Europe: pulp & paper industry revenue 2022

In 2022, the European pulp and paper industry generated revenue of 115 billion euros. In 2020, European pulp and paper industry revenue fell 10 percent compared with 2019, with the industry heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. However, the sector has shown signs of a positive post-COVID recovery. The pulp and paper industry encompasses the production of pulp, paper, paperboard, and other cellulose-based products from wood.

European pulp & paper companies

Sweden, Germany, and Finland have among the largest forestry, and by extension—pulp and paper industries in Europe. Sweden’s land area is 57 percent covered in forest, while Germany is one-third forest-covered. Meanwhile, Finland is roughly 75 percent forest based on land area. Based on revenues of 8.5 billion euros, the Finnish companies UPM Kymmene and Stora Enso were the leading European forestry and paper companies in 2021.

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

Special properties

CEPI members

Supplementary notes

Statistic has been compiled from multiple reports
Members of CEPI: The National Associations of the 18 following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
2019 and 2020 figures are based on members’ data, Eurostat and estimates for some countries

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