U.S. recovered paper exports totaled 9.9 million mt in the January-September 2023 period, down 17.5% from the same period in 2022, while the value of those exports dipped 32% year-on-year to $1.87 billion, according to data from ISRI and the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Looked at on a month-to-month basis, U.S. recovered paper exports rose 0.6% in July 2023 and 9.4% in August 2023, but declined 0.7% in September 2023 to just over 1 million mt. And comparing September 2023 to September 2022, U.S. recovered paper exports were down 8.2% by volume.

India remained the top importer of U.S. recovered paper, buying 1.9 million mt in the January-September 2023 period, a decrease of 27% from the same period a year ago.

Thailand maintained its position as the second-largest import buyer of U.S. recovered paper, receiving roughly 1.7 million mt in the January-September 2023 period, an increase of almost 26% from the comparable 2022 time frame. Notably, Thailand was the only top-10 import buyer whose purchases of U.S. recovered paper increased in the nine-month period.

Mexico was the third-largest importing country, buying almost 1.4 million mt of U.S. recovered paper in the January-September 2023 period, down 21% year-on-year.

Overall, the top-10 importing countries decreased their purchases of U.S. recovered paper about 13% in the first nine months of this year, to about 9.4 million mt.

Container photo (top) by Pexels from Pixabay. Ship photo (above) by Rinson Chory from Unsplash.

Paper Stock Industries

A National Chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries

P.O. Box 482, Palm Beach, FL 33480

isripsichapter@gmail.com

Official Web Site

Like us on Facebook

Twitter @PSIpaperstock

Follow the PSI Chapter page on Linkedin

STAY CONNECTED