Indonesia’s paper industry has rebounded strongly in recent years. Indonesia’s growing paper production coupled with soaring exports of paper products, especially uncoated paper products, have helped the country become one of the world’s leading paper suppliers in the global market.
Indonesia’s exports of paper, paperboard and their products show a fluctuating upward trend in 2018-2022, with a CAGR of 1.82% from 2018-2022, and in 2022, Indonesia’s exports of paper, paperboard and their products total $430 million, up 27.72% year-on-year.

In 2018-2022, Indonesia’s imports of paper, paperboard and their products show a fluctuating downward trend, with a CAGR of -1.71% from 2018-2022, and imports in 2021 amount to USD 160 million, the largest annual import of paper, paperboard and their products in Indonesia in the last five years.In 2022, Indonesia’s exports of paper, paperboard and their products total USD 140 million, the A year-on-year decrease of 13.15%.
In general, in recent years, Indonesia’s exports of paper, paperboard and their products are higher than imports, and exports far exceed imports, showing a trade surplus, and the trade surplus of Indonesia’s paper, paperboard and their products in 2018-2022 shows an overall trend of growth, with a compound annual growth rate of 8.34%. in 2022, Indonesia’s trade surplus of paper, paperboard and their products is 298 billion, an increase of 62.43% year-on-year.

According to CRI, the export value of paper?paperboard and articles of paper will reach US$ 650.27 million in 2032 and the CAGR in 2023 to 2032 is 4.15%.

Cultural paper refers to writing and printing paper used to spread cultural knowledge. The text is mainly divided into three categories: newsprint, uncoated cultural paper and coated cultural paper, of which uncoated cultural paper includes double-coated paper, writing paper, light paper, highly calendared paper (SC paper), electrostatic copy paper and printing paper. In terms of cultural paper production, the annual production of cultural paper in Indonesia far exceeds domestic demand, and more than half of cultural paper is exported to overseas. According to CRI’s analysis, in recent years, Indonesia has been in a surplus position in the trade of cultural paper.

Household paper covers a wide range of thin paper used for home care, mainly including tissue paper, napkins, kitchen paper and tablecloths. In terms of the import and export of household paper, according to CRI’s analysis, Indonesia imports very little household paper, only a few thousand tons per year, while exports are seen to be more than a hundred times of imports on average, which can reach hundreds of thousands of tons.
Packaging paper is a generic term for a class of paper used primarily for packaging purposes. It usually has high strength and toughness, can resist pressure and folding, and has simpler quality requirements than paper types such as cultural printing paper. Because paper packaging is more environmentally friendly, paper packaging is popular in Indonesia, and the annual consumption of packaging paper can reach five million tons. Due to the large size of the packaging paper market, many foreign investors have entered Indonesia. in May 2021, SCG Packaging PCL increased its packaging investment in Indonesia, acquiring a 75% stake in IntanGroup, a corrugated packaging company located in the four central provinces. According to CRI, Indonesia’s packaging market size is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4.15% from 2023-2027.


Topics covered:

  • Indonesia Paper Industry Overview
  • The economic and policy environment of the paper industry in Indonesia
  • What is the impact of COVID-19 on the Indonesian paper industry?
  • Indonesia Paper Industry Market Size, 2023-2032
  • Analysis of major Indonesian paper producers
  • Key drivers and market opportunities for Indonesia’s paper industry
  • What are the key drivers, challenges and opportunities for Indonesia’s paper industry during the forecast period 2023-2032?
  • Which companies are the key players in the Indonesian paper industry market and what are their competitive advantages?
  • What is the expected revenue of Indonesia paper industry market during the forecast period 2023-2032?
  • What are the strategies adopted by the key players in the market to increase their market share in the industry?
  • Which segment of the Indonesia paper industry market is expected to dominate the market by 2032?
  • What are the main negative factors facing the paper industry in Indonesia?