Paper Mills in Canada - Market Research Report (2014-2029)
New York, United States
Last Updated: January 2024
NAICS 32212CARevenue
$6.3bn
Past 5-Year Growth
Profit
$XXX.Xm
Employees
8,728
Businesses
46
Wages
$XXX.Xm
Paper Mills in Canada industry analysis
Paper mills have continued to experience declines over the five years to 2023. One of the biggest drivers of these declines has been the contraction of downstream publishing industries across North America. Major declines in the print newspaper industry have considerably impacted industry revenue. All domestic publishing industries have experienced decreased revenue from downstream paper-based communications companies. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected downstream markets as shifts to remote work further contributed to these trends. Revenue is expected to decline at a CAGR of 3.5% to $6.8 billion over the five years to 2024, including a decline of 4.6% during the current, with industry profit forecast to hover around 9.8% of revenue.
Trends and Insights
- Declining demand for print news has significantly reduced industry revenue. Newsprint is the single largest industry product and industry performance can be closely tied to conditions in downstream newspaper markets.
- Newsprint remains the largest product segment for paper mills. Newsprint paper is a low-cost paper designed for printing presses, which most commonly produce paper for newspapers, directories and other publications.
- Quebec and Ontario dominate Canada's total timber and paper production industries. This is due to their high population, vast availability of lumber, convenient access to major Canadian cities, and proximity to US ground shipping.
- Declining demand for paper products has weighed on paper mill activity. Smaller mills have faced difficulty remaining profitable in this business environment.
Industry Overview
Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 5.0 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $6.3bn in 2024.
Trends and Insights
Newsprint demand drops substantially
- Canada is one of the world's top newsprint producers thanks to its abundant timber stocks and proximity to the United States.
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)
Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
Paper mills face a secular decline in demand for printed material
- Paper consumption will continue to decline as electronic communications and online services become more prevalent among consumers and businesses.
Biggest companies in the Paper Mills in Canada
| Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Domtar | 1,579.3 | 61.0 | 3.9 | |
Kruger Products LP | 1,235.8 | 88.8 | 7.2 | |
Resolute Forest Products | 1,084.4 | 169.5 | 15.6 |
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Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Newsprint, Specialty paper and Sanitary products. Newsprint is the largest segment of the Paper Mills in Canada.
Trends and Insights
Newsprint remains the largest segment for paper mills
- Newsprint paper is a low-cost paper designed for printing presses, which most commonly produce paper for newspapers, directories and other publications.
- More insights available in the full report
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Competitors
- There are no industries to display.
Complementors
- Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in Canada
- Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing in Canada
- Paper Product Manufacturing in Canada
- Printing in Canada
- Wood Pulp Mills in Canada
- Paperboard Mills in Canada
International industries
- Global Paper & Pulp Mills
- Paper Mills in the US
- Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing in Australia
- Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing in New Zealand
- Paper & Paperboard Manufacturing in the UK
Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
The Paper Mills industry in Canada manufactures paper from pulp, a fibrous material derived from wood. Mill operators may convert their own pulp into paper or purchase pulp from other mills. Industry products include paper rolls and reams, in addition to printing, writing, newsprint, packaging and household paper. These products are typically sold to downstream manufacturers for further processing, printers and newspaper and magazine publishers.
What's included in this industry?
Manufacturing rolls of printing paper, writing paper, packaging paper and industrial paper from pulpManufacturing absorbent sanitary and tissue paperManufacturing clay-coated paperManufacturing newsprintCompanies
DomtarKruger Products LPResolute Forest ProductsPurchase this report to view all 4 major companies in this industry.
Related Terms
COATED PAPERNEWSPRINTUNCOATED FREESHEET PAPERUNCOATED GROUNDWOOD PAPEREFFLUENTIndustry Code
NAICS 32212 - Paper Mills in Canada
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
Declining demand for print news has significantly reduced industry revenue. Newsprint is the single largest industry product and industry performance can be closely tied to c...
In this chapter (4)
- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.
Analyst insight
Newsprint remains the largest product segment for paper mills. Newsprint paper is a low-cost paper designed for printing presses, which most commonly produce paper for newspa...
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
- International Trade
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2024
- Product innovation level
- Total imports, level and trend
- Total exports, level and trend
- Trade Balance
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2024
- Major market segmentation in 2024
- International trade, including imports by country and exports by country
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
- Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
Quebec and Ontario dominate Canada's total timber and paper production industries. This is due to their high population, vast availability of lumber, convenient access to maj...
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each province
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each province in 2024
- Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of employees in each province in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.
Analyst insights
Declining demand for paper products has weighed on paper mill activity. Smaller mills have faced difficulty remaining profitable in this business environment.
In this chapter (4)
- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Analyst insights
The industry operates with a moderate level of market share concentration. The three largest companies in the industry are expected to account for about 40.0% of industry rev...
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
- Overview of Domtar's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
- Overview of Kruger Products LP's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
- Overview of Resolute Forest Products's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
- Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for one additional company
Detailed analysis
- Description and key data for Domtar, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Kruger Products LP, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Resolute Forest Products, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description, key data and performance trends for one additional company
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
Wide fluctuations in key downstream markets have partly driven revenue volatility. For example, many publishing industries have been in decline across North America, cutting ...
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
Analyst insights
The cost of raw materials has remained elevated in recent years, reflecting high prices in lumber markets. As the economy slows, purchase costs pressure is expected to ease.
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
- Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
- Leverage Ratios (2017-2022)
- Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
- Assets (2017-2022)
- Liabilities (2017-2022)
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
- Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Average Wage (2014-2029)
- Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
- Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2014-2029)
- IVA (2014-2029)
- Establishments (2014-2029)
- Enterprises (2014-2029)
- Employment (2014-2029)
- Exports (2014-2029)
- Imports (2014-2029)
- Wages (2014-2029)
Methodology
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What data sources do IBISWorld analysts use?
Each industry report incorporates data and research from government databases, industry-specific sources, industry contacts, and our own proprietary database of statistics and analysis to provide balanced, independent and accurate insights.
Key data sources in Canada include:
- Statistics Canada
- Industry Canada
- Canadian Business Patterns
Analysts also use industry specific sources to complement catch-all sources, although their perspective may focus on a particular organization or representative body, rather than a clear overview of all industry operations. However, when balanced against other perspectives, industry-specific sources provide insights into industry trends.
These sources include:
- Industry and trade associations
- Industry federations or regulators
- Major industry players annual or quarterly filings
Finally, IBISWorld’s global data scientists maintain a proprietary database of macroeconomic and demand drivers, which our analysts use to help inform industry data and trends. They also maintain a database of statistics and analysis on thousands of industries, which has been built over our more than 50-year history and offers comprehensive insights into long-term trends.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the market size of the Paper Mills industry in Canada in 2024?
The market size of the Paper Mills industry in Canada is $6.3bn in 2024.
How many businesses are there in the Paper Mills in Canada industry in 2024?
There are 46 businesses in the Paper Mills industry in Canada, which has declined at a CAGR of 2.0 % between 2019 and 2024.
Has the Paper Mills industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Paper Mills industry in Canada has been declining at a CAGR of 5.0 % between 2019 and 2024.
What is the forecast growth of the Paper Mills industry in Canada over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Paper Mills industry in Canada is expected to decline.
What are the biggest companies in the Paper Mills market in Canada?
The biggest companies operating in the Paper Mills market in Canada are Domtar, Kruger Products LP and Resolute Forest Products
What does the Paper Mills in Canada include?
Manufacturing rolls of printing paper, writing paper, packaging paper and industrial paper from pulp and Manufacturing absorbent sanitary and tissue paper are part of the Paper Mills industry.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Paper Mills in Canada?
The company holding the most market share in Canada is Domtar.
How competitive is the Paper Mills industry in Canada?
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Paper Mills industry in Canada.
