Latin America's Paper Industry Faces Challenges, an Industrial Info Market Brief

The paper industry must adapt to new market demands. Production of packaging in e-commerce and toilet paper continues to grow, but demand for graphic papers and those destined for printing has fallen drastically.

Also, the paper industry faces a shortage of its raw materials, especially recycled fiber.

However, some companies in Latin America, such as Papelera Nacional SA in Ecuador and Brazil's Fabrica de Papel e Papelao Nossa Senhora da Penha SA , have begun market analysis and feasibility studies of projects to increase production capacity in a couple of years (2022-2023).