Updated on 9th October 2026
OCC (Old Corrugated Containers)
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Buyer Power Score
-2.0
Supplier-favoured −5+5 Buyer-favoured
Negotiating position for this category, scored from supplier-favoured to buyer-favoured.
Recommended stance. Lock in 12-month volume cover
Market size$43.2Bglobal, USD
CAGR5.0%base to forecast
Suppliers8tracked players
Signals12monitored
What to do
3Risk Exceptions
3Black number: sourced statements naming the countryRed badge: live signals (alerts) for the country
10 countries · 4 lanes from 38 sourced statementsCountries
Ranked by sourced statements.United States · 5 alerts25
China · 1 alert5
United Kingdom2
Mexico2
Germany1
Sweden1
Finland1
France1
Netherlands1
India · 1 alert1
SupplierHQProfileStatus
International PaperTennessee, USAOne of the world's largest containerboard and recycling companies, a top US OCC collector and recovered-fiber consumer. Completed acquisition of DS…ProfiledSmurfit WestrockGeorgia, USA (Americas)Formed July 2024 from merger of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock; one of the largest containerboard producers globally with integrated recycling operations…ProfiledPratt IndustriesGeorgia, USAPrivately held, the largest 100% recycled-content containerboard producer in North America, operating multiple 100% recycled paper mills and a large…ProfiledGeorgia-Pacific (Koch Industries)Georgia, USAMajor US containerboard producer with recycled fiber operations; operates recycled paper mills including the world's largest 100% recycled…ProfiledDS SmithLondon, United KingdomEuropean packaging and paper recycler, one of Europe's largest OCC collectors, handling roughly 6+ million tonnes of recovered fiber annually;…Profiled