The European corrugated board market is valued at approximately SEK 200bn. SCA is the second-largest player with a market share of 13%.
Packaging in different forms is used in every segment of manufacturing industry. Everything from fresh fruit to sophisticated industrial components is packed for transport to the next link in the value chain or to end-consumers. A current trend within packaging is that the same packaging is increasingly used both for transport and to market and sell the contents. This makes packaging in many contexts a banner for the brand and market communication.
The food industry uses approximately 40% of the corrugated board packaging produced in Europe. 30% is used within manufacturing industry. Corrugated board is a material that is expensive to transport in relation to its value. For this reason most corrugated board production is local and carried out close the customers’ production facilities.
There are a large number of corrugated board producers in Europe. The level of consolidation within this market remains low with the five largest producers accounting for almost 45% of the total market.