Combined Australian and New Zealand regional production capacity sits just short of 3.8 million tonnes of paper and board in mid-2021. The reduction of around 150,000 tonnes per annum, resulting from the Tasman (Norske Skog) closure at the end of June, would have been worse, if not for the recent reprieve forthe Whakatane Board Mill (SIG Combibloc but soonSmurfit). Source: IndustryEdge
Total regional capacity, by production type, is shown below, demonstrating the dominance of the Packaging& Industrial paper grades. Combined, their 2.895million tonnes is 77% of total regional capacity.
The following chart provides the estimated breakdown by company.
Further details will be in the 2021 edition of the Pulp & Paper Strategic Review, research for which is underway.
