BRIC Paper and Paperboard Market: Ken Research
The report titled “Paper & Paperboard BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Industry Guide
2017”, provides a comprehensive analysis of the paper and paperboard industry in BRIC
nations. This report covers awareness of BRIC developments, paper uses, paperboard uses,
use of paper, use of paperboards, environmentally-conscious products, and continuing growth
over the coming years.
BRIC is an abbreviation for four developing countries of Brazil, Russian Federation, India
and China. These countries are at a comparable stage of new economic development. BRIC
maintains trade and investment activities within the four countries. There is an enormous
growth in all industrial sectors in Brazil, Russian Federation, India and China. India and
China consist of large-scale production platforms and global investments are very easy.
Among the BRIC countries, Russia is the fastest growing country in all sectors along with
China followed by India and Brazil. By the end of the year 2018, China is expected to stand
first in almost all sectors followed by India, Brazil and Russia respectively.
Industry Overview: Paper is a thin material made out of compressed wood fibers. Majority
of the paper manufactured in the BRIC nations is used for writing, printing, cleaning,
currency making, gift wrappings, decoration, and for absorption of any liquids. With
increase in the production of paper, the consumption of paper has increased for various uses
in BRIC countries. The largest paper producing countries are China and Russia among the
BRIC nations. Manufacturing units are known as paper mills and these mills produce
hundreds of thousands of tons of paper each year. Some variants of paper are strong which
are used to make boxes and other packing materials. Cardboard is made by bonding several
layers of paper using glue and it is used for packing materials.
Paperboard is thicker than paper and is a paper based material. It is used for packaging
because it is lightweight. It can be easily cut to give various shapes. Paperboard is used in