EU External Trade - PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED (WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPERBOARD, Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes

Extra-EU sourcing of PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED (WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPERBOARD, Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes is highly concentrated. 🇳🇴 Norway captures 63.9% of imports (€234.5M), followed by 🇨🇦 Canada (31.6%). With an HHI of 5089, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED (WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPERBOARD, Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes are concentrated on a few markets. 🇮🇳 India accounts for 59.0% (€406.7M), ahead of 🇨🇳 China (15.5%). The top three destinations are 🇮🇳 India, 🇨🇳 China, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, 🇳🇱 Netherlands concentrates 53.1% of PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED (WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPERBOARD, Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes imports, well ahead of 🇵🇱 Poland (26.8%). The top importing member states are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇮🇹 Italy.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were falling sharply (-42.6%) while exports were rising (3.3%), signalling a structural market shift.