China Paper Industry 2022 Annual Report

According to statistics, the total output of pulp, paper and paperboard and paper products in the whole industry in 2022 was 283.91 million tons, an increase of 1.32%. Among them, the output of paper and paperboard was 124.25 million tons, an increase of 2.64% over the previous year; Pulp output was 85.87 million tons, an increase of 5.01% over the previous year; The output of paper products was 73.79 million tons, an increase of -4.65% over the previous year; The operating income of the whole industry reached 1.52 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.44%; The total profit reached 62.1 billion yuan, an increase of -29.79%.

01, paper and cardboard production and consumption

In 2022, there are about 2,500 paper and cardboard production enterprises in the country, and the national production of paper and cardboard is 124.25 million tons, an increase of 2.64% over the previous year. Consumption of 124.03 million tons, an increase of -1.94% over the previous year, per capita annual consumption of 87.84 kg (1.412 billion people). From 2013 to 2022, the average annual growth rate of paper and paperboard production is 1.87%, and the average annual growth rate of consumption is 2.59%.

02, paper and cardboard production enterprises economic indicators completed

According to the statistics of 2,561 paper production enterprises, the operating income of 889.9 billion yuan from January to December 2022; Industrial added value increased by 0.20%; Finished goods inventory was 47.9 billion yuan, an increase of 12.17%; The total profit was 33.6 billion yuan, an increase of -37.54%; Assets totaled 1,119.6 billion yuan, an increase of 2.80%; Asset-liability ratio 57.64%; Total liabilities were 645.3 billion yuan, up 0.27% year-on-year; In the statistics of 2,561 paper production enterprises, there are 770 loss enterprises, accounting for 30.07%.

03, pulp production consumption

(1) Pulp production in 2022

According to the survey data of the China Paper Association, the total pulp production in 2022 will be 85.87 million tons, an increase of 5.01% over the previous year. Among them: 21.15 million tons of wood pulp, an increase of 16.92%; 59.14 million tons of waste pulp, an increase of 1.72% over the previous year; Non-wood pulp was 5.58 million tons, an increase of 0.72% over the previous year.

(2) Pulp consumption in 2022

In 2022, the total pulp consumption in China was 112.95 million tons, an increase of 2.59% over the previous year. 43.28 million tons of wood pulp, accounting for 38% of the total pulp consumption, of which imported wood pulp accounted for 20%, domestic wood pulp accounted for 18%; 64.3 million tons of waste pulp, accounting for 57% of the total pulp consumption, of which: imported waste pulp accounted for 3%, using domestic waste paper pulp accounted for 54%; 5.37 million tons of non-wood pulp, accounting for 5% of the total pulp consumption.

(3) Waste paper utilization in 2022

In 2022, the total amount of domestic recycled waste paper was 65.85 million tons, an increase of 1.45% over the previous year, the recycling rate of waste paper was 53.1%, the utilization rate of waste paper was 53.5%, and the average annual growth rate of domestic waste paper recycling from 2013 to 2022 was 4.64%.

04, production and consumption of paper products

According to statistics, in 2022, there will be 4,727 paper products production enterprises above designated size in China, with a production capacity of 73.79 million tons, an increase of -4.65% over the previous year; The consumption was 68.97 million tons, an increase of -5.89% over the previous year; The import volume was 160,000 tons and the export volume was 4.98 million tons. From 2013 to 2022, the average annual growth rate of paper product production is 3.69%, and the average annual growth rate of consumption is 3.45%

05, paper and board, pulp, waste paper and paper products import and export

(1) Import information

In 2022, 8.36 million tons of paper and cardboard will be imported, an increase of -23.30% over the previous year; Pulp imports were 29.64 million tons, an increase of -2.88% over the previous year; The import of waste paper was 570,000 tons, an increase of 5.56% over the previous year; Paper products imported 160,000 tons, an increase of -42.86% over the previous year.

In 2022, the import of paper and cardboard, pulp, waste paper and paper products totaled 38.73 million tons, an increase of -8.31% over the previous year, and the foreign exchange consumption was $29.819 billion, an increase of 0.82% over the previous year. The average price of imported paper and paperboard was US $732.69 / ton, an increase of 5.35% over the average price of the previous year; The average price of imported pulp was US $766.35 / ton, an increase of 13.45% over the average price of the previous year; The average price of imported waste paper was $237.82 / ton, an increase of -3.43% over the average price of the previous year.

(2) Export information

In 2022, paper and cardboard exports of 8.58 million tons, an increase of 56.86% over the previous year; Pulp exports 266,800 tons, an increase of 73.02% over the previous year; The export of waste paper was 0.03 million tons, an increase of -75.00% over the previous year; The export of paper products was 4.98 million tons, up 13.70% from the previous year.

In 2022, the export of paper and cardboard, pulp, waste paper and paper products totaled 13.827,100 tons, an increase of 38.20% over the previous year, and the foreign exchange income was 34.650 billion US dollars, an increase of 30.60% over the previous year. The average export price of paper and paperboard was $1567.03 / ton, an increase of -4.86% over the average price of the previous year; The average export pulp price was $1563.66 / ton, an increase of 27.70% over the average price of the previous year.

06, paper and cardboard production layout and concentration

According to the survey data of China Paper Association, in 2022, in 11 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in eastern China, paper and paperboard production accounted for 67.5% of the national paper and paperboard production; 8 provinces (autonomous regions) in the central region accounted for 19.6%; In the western region, 12 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government) accounted for 12.9 percent of the total.

07. Summary

2022 is the most difficult year for China's paper industry since the global financial crisis in 2008. The whole industry has experienced multiple pressures such as demand contraction, supply shock, and expected weakening, and the impact of factors such as rising raw and auxiliary materials and energy prices and the "new coronavirus" epidemic repeatedly brought about by the unexpected, which has caused the cost of paper enterprises to rise and the economic benefits to decline significantly. Although the production and operation difficulties increased, but through the unremitting efforts of the papermaking industry, overcome the difficulties, overcome the above many adverse factors, a number of measures, to achieve a steady slightly increased production, to ensure the market supply of paper products.