“The expansion of the global paper and paperboard packaging industry is forecast to reach 6.0% p.a. in the coming years. Between 2007 and 2013 the market increased with an average annual growth of 9.4%. Currently, folding paper and paperboard boxes, cases and cartons account for 37.5% of the global demand while the remaining market share is divided between paper bags and sacks (26.0%), corrugated paper and paperboard boxes, cases and cartons (25.2%), corrugated paper and paperboard (3.6%) and other paper and paperboard packaging (7.8%).
China, France, Germany, Japan and the United States represent the largest paper and paperboard packaging markets while the strongest annual growth is forecast to occur in Panama (12.3%), Bolivia (11.3%), China (9.6%), Vietnam (7.8%) and Sri Lanka (7.7%).
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