UPM-Kymmene - Competitors

UPM-Kymmene Competition

Now Viewing UPM-Kymmene's competition in: Paper Products Manufacture (primary)

Recent Developments

US Imposes Duties on Thermal Paper from China - The Department of Commerce will impose preliminary countervailing duties on government subsidized imports of lightweight thermal paper from China. US thermal paper manufacturers may benefit if the duties make US paper products more competitively priced. Duties ranging from 5.68 to 59.5 percent will be imposed on thermal paper from certain Chinese producers and exporters.

University Switches to Green Certified Toilet Paper - The University of Vermont (UVM) has signed a contract to buy green-certified toilet paper and paper towels made from 100 percent recycled paper bleached without chlorine. UVM signed the contract in response to student concerns about environmental responsibility, according to a university spokesperson. Demand for environmentally friendly paper products may rise if other schools follow UVM's lead.

Officials Want to Charge Manufacturers for Packaging Disposal - Officials representing several Ontario municipalities are arguing that manufacturers, not municipalities, should pay to dispose of product packaging. Municipal taxpayers pay more than $150 million a year to dispose of consumer packaging and printed paper, according to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, a cost industry should be responsible for. Paper product manufacturers may be negatively impacted if companies are forced to pay for packaging disposal, because products may be redesigned to require less packaging material.

Competitive Landscape

Demand is driven by general commercial activity and population growth. The profitability of individual companies depends on efficient operations, as products are sold mainly based on price. Big companies have advantages in distribution and can supply large customers. There are few economies of scale in manufacturing; large and small producers operate the same kinds of plants--large producers just have more of them. Small companies can compete successfully by making specialty products or serving a small geographical market. The industry is capital-intensive: average annual revenue per worker is close to $300,000, although the figure varies by product segment.

Full Industry Overview For Paper Products Manufacture

Paper Products Manufacture Industry Forecast

from Hoover's/D&B subsidiary First Research

The output of US pulp, paper, and paperboard products manufacturing is forecast to grow at an annual compounded rate of 4.2 percent between 2007 and 2012.

Paper Products Production Growth Fairly Steady

First Research forecasts are based on INFORUM forecasts that are licensed from the Interindustry Economic Research Fund, Inc. (IERF) in College Park, MD. INFORUM's "interindustry-macro" approach to modeling the economy captures the links between industries and the aggregate economy.