How to deal with changes in demand for used corrugated cardboard boxes

In the past year and a half, everyone can see that the general trend of the boxboard market is overproduction, in addition to the cyclical replenishment of inventory by users. During this period, despite the increase in production capacity of the company's production capacity of recycled cardboard, which was mainly used for the production of boxboard, it was finally due to the unfavorable global economic situation. Most container board companies continuously adjusted their production volume in order to balance demand. As a result, the consumption of recovered paper in most parts of the world has fallen considerably. Of course, in this situation, recycled paper suppliers in North America do not have the opportunity to raise prices. On the other hand, when waste paper users feel that the prices are too high, they will cut inventory and reduce purchases, trying to force the price of 11th used corrugated cardboard boxes. It fell to around $40 per ton.

However, from the recent situation, the market seems to be quickly out of the bottom of this cycle. At present, due to the normal operation of the container board industry, the demand for used corrugated cardboard boxes is restored. Moreover, from the recent overseas orders, it can be proved that users are seizing the opportunity for lower recycled paper prices and expanding purchases to accumulate stocks before the peak of production in the future, which are positive factors for the market to change.

Although the consumption of waste paper recovered from the summer last year was greatly reduced, when the boxboard industry went through a seasonal light period and demand picked up, the production companies would abandon production reduction. In the next few weeks, the container board industry will enter the usual seasonal peak season, and the trend will turn stronger. This will increase the consumption of raw materials in the short term, and the strong economic growth in the latter part of the year will have a great impact on the production of boxboard. The impact, which will also play a decisive and positive role in the growth of recycling waste paper consumption worldwide.

In addition, due to the increase in production capacity of boxboards using recycled waste paper by nearly 3 million tons in 2002, these newly-built paperboard opportunities have greatly increased the consumption of recycled waste paper, and will form a huge impact on the global waste paper market. The impact. However, after a few quarters of low prices, the waste paper supply chain in North America has been affected and contracted. Now faced with the global outlook for increased recycling of waste paper, a short-term response to the recycling of waste paper will play an important role in the price change.

Last year, due to the chain reaction caused by the weak shipment of US cardboard boxes, the potential suppliers of used corrugated cardboard boxes were greatly affected (the shipping volume of cardboard boxes fell by 5.4% in 2001). Therefore, the used corrugated cardboard boxes in North America were Whether supply can cope with the global demand for used corrugated cardboard boxes in the later part of this year has rebounded greatly, and it is still uncertain.

However, the favorable factor is that more than a year ago, the United States pulp and paper industry and the municipal solid waste treatment industry were united and then turned to the country to provide financial assistance, so that the supply of used corrugated cardboard boxes in North America was fully supported. The reason why supply exceeds global demand greatly. Too low price damages the enthusiasm of small and medium-sized waste paper suppliers for collection and processing, but a few suppliers also have hoard goods to wait for price increases.

In short, can we respond quickly to market demand, especially whether the small and medium-sized waste paper suppliers in North America have the ability to respond effectively to the large increase in global containerboard production this year, which may be related to the 11th old corrugated cardboard? The price range of the box changes.