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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.
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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.
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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills industry include:- Increasing digitalization reducing demand for traditional paper products
- Rising raw material costs
- Environmental regulations tightening
- Recycling and sustainable production practices gaining traction
- Growth in packaging demand due to e-commerce
- Innovation in bio-products and green solutions
- Global supply chain disruptions
- Shift towards high-quality, specialty papers
- Expansion in emerging markets
- Consumer preferences for eco-friendly packaging
U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.| Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.| Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills industry is performing. | |
| Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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| Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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| Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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| Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
| Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
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| Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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| Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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| Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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| Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
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Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.| Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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| Management Occupations | 4% | Order at top of page |
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| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 15% | |||
| Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 12% | |||
| Industrial Machinery Installation, Repair, and Maintenance Workers | 10% | |||
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 7% | |||
| Production Occupations | 54% | |||
| Other Production Occupations | 44% | |||
| Miscellaneous Production Workers | 33% | |||
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 27% | |||
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 10% | |||
| Material Moving Workers | 9% | |||
| Laborers and Material Movers | 6% | |||
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills industry and adjacent sectors:| Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
| Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills industry. |
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Latest Industry News
- Hold Maine’s paper mills to higher standards | Editorial - Paper mills’ generation of “biogenic” emissions (from wood and wood byproducts, ethanol, biodiesel and biomass waste) aren’t tracked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Since July of 2022, thankfully, Maine has been tracking those emissions. Now we just need our leaders to act on the data. (06/29/2025)
- Paper mills in Maine release above average levels of greenhouse gas - As the Trump administration eyes rollbacks on industrial emissions limits, a new report claims that paper mills are already dirtier than they appear. (06/28/2025)
- Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill reduced production waste generation by 10.4% in 2024% - AK&M 28 June 2025 10:23 By the end of 2024, Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill JSC reduced production waste generation by 10.4% compared to the same period last year. The gross emission of pollutants into the atmospheric air decreased by 7.2%. This is stated in the company's message. Over the past five years, the company has reduced the specific consumption of river water for the production of ... (06/27/2025)
- A Natchitoches paper mill closed and left Louisiana's forestry industry 'in chaos' - Before shuttering in April, International Paper’s Red River mill in Natchitoches Parish purchased 1.6 million tons of pulpwood per year. Now, according to loggers, foresters and industry leaders, there’s nowhere for that type of forestry product to go, (06/26/2025)
- Rumford paper mill among dirtiest in the country, new study finds - As other mills move away from burning tires as fuel, Maine plants have increased the practice, according to the Environmental Integrity Project, which also says emissions are being underreported. The plants dispute that. (06/23/2025)
- AF&PA reports paper production boost, capacity decline - The organization says the industry “utilized its assets more effectively,” while containerboard capacity faced a third-straight decline. (05/20/2025)
- Paper industry seminar brings together women leaders in Wisconsin's paper sector - The one-day event features women leaders from Ahlstrom, Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Georgia-Pacific, and Sabert. (05/20/2025)
- Suzano Reports Record First-Quarter Revenue - Suzano, the world's largest pulp producer, announces its first quarter results for 2025 (1Q25) with record net revenue of R$11.6 billion, up 22% on the same quarter last year (1Q24). The result was driven by the exchange rates, (05/15/2025)
- Applications open for Pamsa bursary programme - BSc and BEng Chemical Engineering final-year students and recent graduates are urged to apply for Pamsa's 2026-2027 Master’s in Engineering Bursary and Research (05/13/2025)
- Statewide View: St. Paul must take action to avoid harming forest-products industry - From the column: "This issue goes beyond paper. … Minnesota's working families … deserve a recycling policy that elevates success, not one that harms it." (05/12/2025)
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