Forest, Wood & Paper Products · Direct
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Procurement Category Intelligence

Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp

Overview
Market size
$32.5B
global, USD
CAGR
3.2%
base to forecast
Buyer power
-1.8
supplier-favoured
Suppliers
9
tracked players
Signals
12
2 high severity

Market outlook

2031$38.0B

What changed

Demand by region

Asia Pacific demand52%
Europe demand24%
North America demand18%
Latin America demand4%
Rest of world demand2%
share of global demandtotal 100%

Cost drivers

Long fiber wood and timber logs45%
Chemicals and processing materials15%
Energy and mill electricity20%
Outbound freight and logistics12%
Labor and mill maintenance8%
share of delivered cost (analyst estimate)

Supplier watchlist

9 tracked