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Absorbent Paper Market Research Report Forecast to 2032: America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific

Publisher Market Research Future
Published Aug 12, 2024
Length 137 Pages
SKU # RESFT19101252

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Absorbent Paper Market Research Report Forecast to 2032: America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific


It is anticipated that the absorbent paper market in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific will experience a robust growth rate of 5.1% during the review period. A form of porous paper that is specifically engineered to rapidly absorb liquids or moisture is known as absorbent paper, blotting paper, or absorbent sheet. It is typically composed of cellulose fibers that are derived from wood pulp or cotton fibers. These fibers are processed to produce a network of interconnected pores that enable rapid absorption. Absorbent paper is employed in a variety of applications, such as medical procedures, personal care products, art and craft projects, and laboratory investigations. In laboratories, absorbent paper is employed to blot superfluous liquids during chromatography, gel electrophoresis, or as a surface for drying samples. It is frequently present in feminine hygiene products or facial oil-absorbing linens in personal care products. Furthermore, absorbent paper is employed in packaging to safeguard products from damage and absorb excess moisture.

The absorbent paper market in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions was significantly fragmented in 2022. Kimberley Clark's market leadership was established with an impressive 11.3% share, which is indicative of its extensive market penetration and robust brand recognition. Nevertheless, the market is still fragmented, with Packaging Corporation of America occupying a substantial but relatively minor portion of 4.3%. The competitive diversity within the region is underscored by the fact that the majority of the market, which accounts for 56.1%, is dispersed among a variety of other participants. Oji Holdings Corporation has been a prominent player in the market, achieving a 9.0% market share. This success can be attributed to the company's firm presence and well-established distribution network. Mondi's 3.6% market share suggests a market that is less concentrated but still competitive. In the same vein, the European market is distinguished by the significant involvement of a multitude of other actors, which contributes to its fragmented nature. Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited maintained its market leadership with an 8.1% share, which is indicative of its strategic expansion initiatives and growing influence. Nippon Paper Industries followed closely with a 7.6% share, which is indicative of a mature market landscape and severe competition. A substantial portion of the market is occupied by a variety of other competitors, which further underscores the fragmentation within the region, despite the presence of these notable participants.

The global absorbent paper market is fragmented due to a variety of factors. Segmented market demand is the result of a variety of industries and applications, including hygiene products, packaging, and printing, which are driven by diverse market requirements. Furthermore, the competitive landscape is further diversified by the proliferation of local manufacturers, which is facilitated by regional preferences and requirements. Price wars and cost-cutting strategies are frequently the result of intense competition, which motivates a multitude of participants to compete for market share through competitive pricing strategies. Technological advancements in manufacturing processes have reduced entry barriers, which has facilitated the entry of new actors and contributed to market fragmentation. Additionally, multinational corporations are able to access a variety of markets as a result of globalization and trade, which exacerbates market fragmentation and intensifies competition among players in different regions.

In general, manufacturers are presented with both opportunities and challenges due to the fragmented nature of the absorbent paper market. Although it encourages innovation and diversity, it also requires strategic differentiation and market positioning to effectively capture market share in a competitive environment across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America.

Major Players
Mondi, Cascades Inc., International Paper, Kimberly-Clark, Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited, Metsä Board, Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited, Nippon Paper Industries, Oji Holdings Corporation, Packaging Corporation of America, Hokuetsu Corporation, Rengo Co., Ltd., Smurfit Kappa, Stora Enso, UPM-Kymmene, WestRock, Daio Paper Corporation, Domtar Corporation, Clearwater Paper Corporation, and Nordic Paper are the primary market players.

Table of Contents

137 Pages
1 Executive Summary 16
2 Market Introduction 18
2.1 Definition 18
2.2 Scope Of The Study 18
2.3 Research Objective 18
3 Research Methodology 19
3.1 Overview 19
3.2 Data Flow 21
3.2.1 Data Mining Process 21
3.3 Purchased Database22
3.4 Secondary Sources23
3.4.1 Secondary Research Data Flow23
3.5 Primary Research24
3.5.1 Primary Research Data Flow25
3.5.2 Primary Researchnumber Of Interviews Conducted 26
3.5.3 Primary Researchregional Coverage 26
3.6 Approaches For Market Size Estimation27
3.6.1 Revenue Analysis Approach 27
3.7 Data Forecasting 28
3.7.1 Data Forecasting Technique 28
3.8 Data Modeling 29
3.8.1 Microeconomic Factor Analysis29
3.8.2 Data Modeling30
3.9 Teams And Analyst Contribution 32
4 Competitive Landscape 33
4.1 Competitor Dashboard 33
4.2 Competitive Benchmarking 35
4.3 Market Share Analysis 37
4.4 The Leading Player In Terms Of Number Of Developments In America, Europe,
And Asia Pacific Absorbent Paper Market 38
4.5 Key Developments 39
5 Company Profiles 43
5.1 Mondi 43
5.1.1 Company Overview 43
5.1.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 44
5.1.3 Financial Overview 45
5.1.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 45
5.1.5 Key Developments 46
5.1.6 Swot Analysis 47
5.1.7 Key Strategies 47
5.2 Cascades Inc. 48
5.2.1 Company Overview 48
5.2.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 49
5.2.3 Financial Overview 49
5.2.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 50
5.2.5 Key Developments 51
5.2.6 Swot Analysis 52
5.2.7 Key Strategies 52
5.3 International Paper Company 53
5.3.1 Company Overview 53
5.3.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 54
5.3.3 Financial Overview 54
5.3.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 55
5.3.5 Key Developments 55
5.3.6 Swot Analysis 56
5.3.7 Key Strategies 56
5.4 Kimberly-clark Corporation 57
5.4.1 Company Overview 57
5.4.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 58
5.4.3 Financial Overview 59
5.4.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 60
5.4.5 Key Developments 60
5.4.6 Swot Analysis 61
5.4.7 Key Strategies 61
5.5 Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited 63
5.5.1 Company Overview 63
5.5.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 64
5.5.3 Financial Overview 65
5.5.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 65
5.5.5 Key Developments 66
5.5.6 Swot Analysis 66
5.5.7 Key Strategies 67
5.6 Metsä Board 68
5.6.1 Company Overview 68
5.6.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 69
5.6.3 Financial Overview 69
5.6.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 70
5.6.5 Key Developments 70
5.6.6 Swot Analysis 71
5.6.7 Key Strategies 71
5.7 Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited 73
5.7.1 Company Overview 73
5.7.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 74
5.7.3 Financial Overview 74
5.7.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 75
5.7.5 Key Developments 75
5.7.6 Swot Analysis 76
5.7.7 Key Strategies 76
5.8 Nippon Paper Industries 78
5.8.1 Company Overview 78
5.8.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 79
5.8.3 Financial Overview 79
5.8.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 80
5.8.5 Key Developments 80
5.8.6 Swot Analysis 81
5.8.7 Key Strategies 81
5.9 Oji Holdings Corporation 82
5.9.1 Company Overview 82
5.9.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 83
5.9.3 Financial Overview 83
5.9.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 84
5.9.5 Key Developments 84
5.9.6 Swot Analysis 84
5.9.7 Key Strategies 86
5.10 Packaging Corporation Of America 87
5.10.1 Company Overview 87
5.10.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 88
5.10.3 Financial Overview 88
5.10.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 89
5.10.5 Key Developments 89
5.10.6 Swot Analysis 90
5.10.7 Key Strategies 90
5.11 Hokuetsu Group 91
5.11.1 Company Overview 91
5.11.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 91
5.11.3 Financial Overview 92
5.11.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 93
5.11.5 Key Developments 93
5.11.6 Swot Analysis 94
5.11.7 Key Strategies 94
5.12 Rengo Co., Ltd. 96
5.12.1 Company Overview 96
5.12.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 97
5.12.3 Financial Overview 97
5.12.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 98
5.12.5 Key Developments 98
5.12.6 Swot Analysis 99
5.12.7 Key Strategies 99
5.13 Smurfit Kappa 101
5.13.1 Company Overview 101
5.13.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 102
5.13.3 Financial Overview 102
5.13.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 103
5.13.5 Key Developments 103
5.13.6 Swot Analysis 104
5.13.7 Key Strategies 105
5.14 Stora Enso 106
5.14.1 Company Overview 106
5.14.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 107
5.14.3 Financial Overview 107
5.14.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 108
5.14.5 Key Developments 108
5.14.6 Swot Analysis 108
5.14.7 Key Strategies 109
5.15 Upm 110
5.15.1 Company Overview 110
5.15.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 111
5.15.3 Financial Overview 111
5.15.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 112
5.15.5 Key Developments 112
5.15.6 Swot Analysis 113
5.15.7 Key Strategies 113
5.16 Westrock 114
5.16.1 Company Overview 114
5.16.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 115
5.16.3 Financial Overview 116
5.16.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 116
5.16.5 Key Developments 117
5.16.6 Swot Analysis 117
5.16.7 Key Strategies 118
5.17 Daio Paper Corporation 119
5.17.1 Company Overview 119
5.17.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 120
5.17.3 Financial Overview 120
5.17.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 121
5.17.5 Key Developments 121
5.17.6 Swot Analysis 122
5.17.7 Key Strategies 122
5.18 Domtar Corporation 123
5.18.1 Company Overview 123
5.18.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 124
5.18.3 Financial Overview 124
5.18.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 125
5.18.5 Key Developments 125
5.18.6 Swot Analysis 126
5.18.7 Key Strategies 126
5.19 Clearwater Paper Corporation 127
5.19.1 Company Overview 127
5.19.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 128
5.19.3 Financial Overview 128
5.19.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 129
5.19.5 Key Developments 129
5.19.6 Swot Analysis 130
5.19.7 Key Strategies 130
5.20 Nordic Paper 131
5.20.1 Company Overview 131
5.20.2 Absorbent Paper Market Overview- 132
5.20.3 Financial Overview 132
5.20.4 Products/Overlaying Material Offered 133
5.20.5 Key Developments 133
5.20.6 Swot Analysis 134
5.20.7 Key Strategies 134
5.21 Data Citations 136
List Of Figures
Figure 1 Competitor Dashboardamerica, Europe And Asia-pacific Absorbent Paper Market 33
Figure 2 Benchmarking Of Major Competitors 35
Figure 3 America, Europe And Asia-pacificmajor Manufacturer Market Share Analysis, 2022 (%) 37
Figure 4 Mondifinancial Overview Snapshot 45
Figure 5 Mondiswot Analysis 47
Figure 6 Cascades Incfinancial Overview Snapshot 49
Figure 7 Cascades Inc.Swot Analysis 52
Figure 8 International Paper Companyfinancial Overview Snapshot 54
Figure 9 International Paper Companyswot Analysis 56
Figure 10 Kimberly-clark Corporationfinancial Overview Snapshot 59
Figure 11 Kimberly-clark Corporationswot Analysis 61
Figure 12 Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limitedfinancial Overview Snapshot 65
Figure 13 Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limitedswot Analysis 66
Figure 14 Metsä Boardfinancial Overview Snapshot 69
Figure 15 Metsä Boardswot Analysis 71
Figure 16 Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limitedfinancial Overview Snapshot 74
Figure 17 Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limitedswot Analysis 76
Figure 18 Nippon Paper Industriesfinancial Overview Snapshot 79
Figure 19 Nippon Paper Industriesswot Analysis 81
Figure 20 Oji Holdings Corporationfinancial Overview Snapshot 83
Figure 21 Oji Holdings Corporationswot Analysis 84
Figure 22 Packaging Corporation Of Americafinancial Overview Snapshot 88
Figure 23 Packaging Corporation Of Americaswot Analysis 90
Figure 24 Hokuetsu Groupfinancial Overview Snapshot 92
Figure 25 Hokuetsu Groupswot Analysis 94
Figure 26 Rengo Co., Ltd.Financial Overview Snapshot 97
Figure 27 Rengo Co., Ltd.Swot Analysis 99
Figure 28 Smurfit Kappafinancial Overview Snapshot 102
Figure 29 Smurfit Kappaswot Analysis 104
Figure 30 Stora Ensofinancial Overview Snapshot 107
Figure 31 Stora Ensoswot Analysis 108
Figure 32 Upmfinancial Overview Snapshot 111
Figure 33 Upmswot Analysis 113
Figure 34 Westrockfinancial Overview Snapshot 116
Figure 35 Westrockswot Analysis 117
Figure 36 Daio Paper Corporationfinancial Overview Snapshot 120
Figure 37 Daio Paper Corporationswot Analysis 122
Figure 38 Domtar Corporationfinancial Overview Snapshot 124
Figure 39 Domtar Corporationswot Analysis 126
Figure 40 Clearwater Paper Corporationfinancial Overview Snapshot 128
Figure 41 Clearwater Paper Corporationswot Analysis 130
Figure 42 Nordic Paperfinancial Overview Snapshot 132
Figure 43 Nordic Paperswot Analysis 134
List Of Tables
Table 1 Market Synopsisamerica, Europe And Asia-pacific Absorbent Paper Market 16
Table 2 America, Europe And Asia-pacific Absorbent Paper Market, By Region, 2019-2032 (Usd Bn) 16
Table 3 Qfd Modeling For Market Share Assessment 30
Table 4 The Most Active Player In The America And Europe Absorbent Paper Market 38
Table 5 Key Developments 39
Table 6 Mondiproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 45
Table 7 Cascades Inc.Products/Overlaying Material Offered 50
Table 8 International Paper Companyproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 55
Table 9 Kimberly-clark Corporationproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 60
Table 10 Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limitedproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 65
Table 11 Metsä Boardproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 70
Table 12 Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limitedproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 75
Table 13 Nippon Paper Industriesproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 80
Table 14 Oji Holdings Corporationproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 84
Table 15 Packaging Corporation Of Americaproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 89
Table 16 Hokuetsu Groupproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 93
Table 17 Rengo Co., Ltd.Products/Overlaying Material Offered 98
Table 18 Smurfit Kappaproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 103
Table 19 Stora Ensoproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 108
Table 20 Upmproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 112
Table 21 Westrockproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 116
Table 22 Daio Paper Corporationproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 121
Table 23 Domtar Corporationproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 125
Table 24 Clearwater Paper Corporationproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 129
Table 25 Nordic Paperproducts/Overlaying Material Offered 133

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