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Paper & Paperboard:

United States

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Industry Overview
Industry Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | Trade | Technological Development
Environmental Factors

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Industry Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts

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Paper & Paperboard: United States

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts US paper and paperboard production in short tons to 2017. Total
production is segmented by product in terms of:

printing and writing paper

tissue paper
packaging and industrial paper
newsprint
unbleached kraft paperboard
recycled paperboard
semichemical paperboard
solid bleached paperboard
construction and other.

To illustrate historical trends, total production is provided in an annual series from 2002
to 2012; the various segments are reported at five-year intervals for 2007 and 2012.
Forecasts emanate from the identification and analysis of pertinent statistical
relationships and other historical trends/events as well as their expected
progression/impact over the forecast period. Changes in quantities between reported
years of a given total or segment are typically provided in terms of five-year compound
annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of brevity, forecasts are generally stated in
smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the forecast year, such as demand is projected
to rise 3.2% annually through 2017. The result of any particular year over that period,
however, may exhibit volatility and depart from a smoothed, long-term trend, as
historical data typically illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
Paper and Paperboard: United States represents the synthesis and analysis of data
from various primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources, including:

firms participating in the industry

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications

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the business and trade press

The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated April 2013 and
indicators dated January 2013
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

322121
322122
322130
322211
322212
322221

2621
2631
2653
2657

322226
322291

Paper (except Newsprint) Mills

Newsprint Mills
Paperboard Mills
Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Mfg
Folding Paperboard Box Mfg
Coated and Laminated Packaging
Paper Mfg
Surface-Coated Paperboard Mfg
Sanitary Paper Product Mfg

2671
2675
2676

Paper Mills
Paperboard Mills
Corrugated and Solid Fiber Boxes
Folding Paperboard Boxes, Including
Sanitary
Packaging Paper and Plastics Film,
Coated and Laminated
Die-Cut Paper and Paperboard and
Cardboard
Sanitary Paper Products

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The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Industry Size & Trends............................................................................................................................. 2
Chart 1 | United States: Paper & Paperboard Production Trends, 2002-2012 .................................. 2
Product Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 3
Chart 2 | United States: Paper & Paperboard Production by Type, 2012 .......................................... 3
Paper. ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Chart 3 | United States: Paper Production by Type, 2012 ............................................................ 4
Printing & Writing ........................................................................................................................... 4
Tissue. ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Packaging & Industrial. .................................................................................................................. 6
Newsprint ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Paperboard. ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Chart 4 | United States: Paperboard Production by Type, 2012 ................................................... 8
Unbleached Kraft. .......................................................................................................................... 9
Recycled ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Solid Bleached. ............................................................................................................................ 11
Semichemical. ............................................................................................................................. 12
Construction & Other. ....................................................................................................................... 12
Trade ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Chart 5 | United States: Paper & Paperboard Production Trade, 2002-2012 (million tons) ............. 13
Technological Developments ................................................................................................................. 14
Environmental Factors ........................................................................................................................... 15
Industry Forecasts ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 16
Table 1 | United States: Key Indicators for Paper & Paperboard Production (billion 2005 dollars) . 16
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 17
Table 2 | United States: Paper & Paperboard Production by Product (thousand tons) ................... 17
Paper. ............................................................................................................................................... 17
Printing & Writing. ........................................................................................................................ 17
Tissue. ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Packaging & Industrial. ................................................................................................................ 18
Newsprint. .................................................................................................................................... 18
Paperboard. ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Unbleached Kraft. ........................................................................................................................ 19
Recycled. ..................................................................................................................................... 19
Solid Bleached. ............................................................................................................................ 19
Semichemical. ............................................................................................................................. 19
Construction & Other. ....................................................................................................................... 20
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 21
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 21
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 22
International Paper Company ........................................................................................................... 22
Koch Industries Incorporated ............................................................................................................ 23
Rock-Tenn Company ........................................................................................................................ 24
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 25
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 26
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