Press release No. N 065 of 3 November 2021
- Wholesale prices of mixed waste paper more than tripled (+222.4%) in September 2021 compared with the same month a year earlier
- Import prices of waste paper (+75.0%) and pulp (+45.7%) significantly higher in September 2021 than in the same month a year earlier
- Production of printing and writing paper decreased by 32% within ten years
- Producer prices of packaging paper and paperboard are also increasing markedly
WIESBADEN – Supply chain bottlenecks and the consequences of the coronavirus crisis have resulted in rising prices in the paper market. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that especially the prices of raw materials for paper production such as waste paper and pulp have risen above average. The wholesale prices of mixed waste paper grew more than threefold (+222.4%) in September 2021 compared with the same month a year earlier. Recently, the wholesale prices of paper and paperboard residues were up by 147.0%. The prices of waste paper imported from abroad have also grown substantially. In September 2021, the import prices were 75.0% higher than in September 2020. Imports of lignin and pulp, which are other important raw materials in paper production, all the way from toilet paper to writing paper, also cost significantly more (+45.7%) in September 2021 than in the same month a year earlier.
