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Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Veronica Albarella Veronica Albarella New York, United States Last Updated: January 2024 NAICS 32222

Revenue

$24.6bn

2024

$24.6bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xbn

Employees

52,083

Businesses

518

Wages

$X.Xbn

Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US industry analysis

Coated and laminated paper manufacturers are essential to the economy, as packaging, adhesives and other goods are necessary to transport and sell other goods. But manufacturers have been at odds with technological development, as the use of paper products has been replaced by digital alternatives in many instances, causing the industry to contract. COVID-19 brought on difficult times for coated and laminated paper manufacturers as overall economic activity dwindled, meaning fewer items needed to be packaged. A rise in e-commerce helped sustain the industry during the economic downturn. International trade has also squeezed domestic manufacturers, as less expensive production costs abroad have led to a rise in import penetration, while a strong US dollar makes exports less appealing. Overall, revenue has fallen at a CAGR of 1.3% to $26.1 billion over the past five years, including a drop of 2.2% in 2024 alone.

Trends and Insights

  • The decline in print media cuts out a major downstream market. The takeover of digital media has pushed publications online and drastically reduced the viability of print advertisements.
  • Paper packaging is rising in popularity. Consumers are continually moving away from single-use plastic.
  • Access to Canada bolsters producers. The free trade agreement between these countries makes it a key export market.
  • Shifting downstream markets leads to a fight for buyers. Dwindling print media consumption has pushed manufacturers toward other buyers.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 2.5 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $24.6bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Changes in media leave coated and laminated paper behind

  • As print media has fallen out of fashion in favor of digital alternatives, coated and laminated paper manufacturers have paid the price.
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Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Shifting economic conditions will pressure manufacturers

  • The continued shift from plastic to paper and increased consumer spending in the short term will uplift manufacturers.

Biggest companies in the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Domtar Corp
1,468.7
50.8
3.5
Avery Dennison Corporation
1,174.1
143.5
12.2
Verso Corporation
1,136.1
-19.3
-1.7

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Products & Services Segmentation

Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Coated and laminated paper not for packaging , Pressure-sensitive products and Uncoated and coated paper bags and sacks. Coated and laminated paper not for packaging is the largest segment of the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US.

Trends and Insights

Pressure-sensitive products account for the bulk of revenue

  • Pressure-sensitive products are primarily made up of adhesives, including tapes, labels, stickers and a variety of other products.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Companies in this industry primarily manufacture products that include coated or laminated paper and packaging, multiwall bags and laminated aluminum foil for flexible packaging. Industry operators also purchase raw materials, such as paper and paperboard, then process them with plastic, clay, latex and metal to create industry products. This industry does not include companies that manufacture paper from pulp; these companies are part of the Paper Mills industry (IBISWorld report 32212).

What's included in this industry?

Coated and laminated paper not for packagingCoated and uncoated paper bags and sacksCoated and laminated packaging paperSurface-coated paperboardPressure-sensitive products

Companies

Domtar CorpAvery Dennison CorporationVerso Corporation

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Related Terms

PRESSURE-SENSITIVE MATERIALCOATED PAPERLAMINATED PAPERCOUNTERVAILING DUTIES

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 32222 - Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

The decline in print media cuts out a major downstream market. The takeover of digital media has pushed publications online and drastically reduced the viability of print adv...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Paper packaging is rising in popularity. Consumers are continually moving away from single-use plastic.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Access to Canada bolsters producers. The free trade agreement between these countries makes it a key export market.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Shifting downstream markets leads to a fight for buyers. Dwindling print media consumption has pushed manufacturers toward other buyers.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Companies shift their focus to mirror downstream trends. Packaging and pressure-sensitive products are becoming the focus as print media declines.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Domtar Corp's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Avery Dennison Corporation's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Verso Corporation's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 11 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Domtar Corp, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Avery Dennison Corporation, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Verso Corporation, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 11 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Steadily rising paper prices continue to pressure profit. Rising input costs while downstream markets shift hampers manufacturers.

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Profit threatens to drop in the near future. Steadily declining revenue and rising input costs will lead to difficult times.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is $24.6bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US industry in 2024?

There are 518 businesses in the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US industry in United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.9 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US industry in United States has been declining at a CAGR of 2.5 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is expected to decline.

What are the biggest companies in the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing market in United States are Domtar Corp, Avery Dennison Corporation and Verso Corporation

What does the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US in United States include?

Coated and laminated paper not for packaging and Coated and uncoated paper bags and sacks are part of the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Domtar Corp.

How competitive is the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is high and steady in the Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in the US industry in United States.

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Competitors

  • Paperboard Mills in the US
  • Cardboard Box & Container Manufacturing in the US
  • Plastic Film, Sheet & Bag Manufacturing in the US

Complementors

  • Paper Mills in the US
  • Office Stationery Manufacturing in the US
  • Paper Product Manufacturing in the US
  • Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US

International industries

  • Global Paper & Pulp Mills
  • Coated & Laminated Paper Manufacturing in Canada
  • Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing in Australia
  • Paper Bag and Other Paper Product Manufacturing in Australia
  • Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing in New Zealand

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