Several leading export destinations show double-digit declines in their demand for US recovered paper during first nine months of year; 9.9 million tonnes of US recovered paper were exported globally through September, but value of exports down 32%

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November 28, 2023 (press release) –

After nine months this year, mills in Thailand and Malaysia combined have purchased 158 percent (and counting) more U.S. recovered paper than they did in all of 2020.
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Despite Thailand and Malaysia recording a combined increase of 158% for U.S. recovered paper in 2023, PSI has reported that several leading export destinations are showing double-digit declines in their demands for the material this year. A total of 9.9 million metric tons of U.S. recovered paper were exported globally in the first nine months of this year, while the value of those exports fell by 32% year-on-year to $1.87 billion. Only Thailand has recorded a net gain in imports, receiving roughly 1.7 million metric tons in the January-September 2023 period, representing an increase of nearly 26% from the comparable time frame in 2022.

So far in 2023, says PSI, the top 10 importing countries combined have decreased their purchases of U.S. recovered paper about 13 percent in the first nine months of this year.

This article contains information originally reported by Waste Today magazine.

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