ONP (Old Newspapers): Market Size & Forecast 2026

The global ONP (Old Newspapers) market stands at USD 8.2 billion in 2025, navigating structural headwinds from declining print consumption while maintaining demand from pulp mills for recycled fiber content. Market growth is constrained by digitization but supported by regulatory mandates for recycled content in packaging and paper products, with a projected CAGR of 3.1% through 2032. > **Analyst Take.** Our view: the 2030 PPWR recycled-content mandate represents the single most underpriced inflection in the ONP market. Current pricing does not adequately reflect the 30% step-up in demand required from major paperboard and containerboard producers. Buyers should lock in long-term fiber contracts now before the regulatory supply squeeze materializes, particularly in North America where domestic collection infrastructure is already strained by digitization.

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