Sep 19, 2018   SOURCE: BusinessWire

$17 Bn Paper Pigments (Calcium Carbonate and Kaolin) Market - Global Forecast to 2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The "Paper Pigments Market by Type (Calcium Carbonate and Kaolin), Application (Coated Paper and Uncoated Paper), and Region (APAC, North America, Europe, and RoW (Middle East & Africa and South America)) - Global Forecast to 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The paper pigments market is estimated to be USD 13.52 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 17.72 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2018 to 2023.

Increasing demand for paper from the packaging industry, high demand in emerging countries, and sustained demand for uncoated paper are projected to drive the paper pigments market. The key factors restraining the growth of the paper pigments market are the environmental concerns related to manufacturing and recycling paper and growing digitalization affecting the paper industry.

Calcium carbonate is projected to be the largest and the fastest-growing type of paper pigment in the paper pigments market. It is the cheapest and the most effective paper pigment and provides 95.0% brightness to the paper. Calcium carbonate is the most widely used type in the largest Asia Pacific (APAC) paper pigments market. It is majorly used for the coated paper application which accounts for a large share in the paper industry.

Coated paper is expected to be the largest and the fastest-growing application in the paper pigments market during the forecast period. The filler loading percentages have increased to as high as 50.0-60.0%. The demand for coated paper is increasing due to high growth in the commercial printing and packaging industry. Even in China, which is the largest market in the coated paper application globally, coated paper accounts for the largest share in the paper pigments market.

The APAC is projected to be the largest and the fastest-growing paper pigments market. The APAC paper industry is experiencing high demand which in turn, is leading to increasing investments in the paper industry. The paper pigments market is expected grow at a high rate during the forecast period due to the increasing use of paper across the healthcare, personal care, home care, and retail industries for paper packaging applications. The increasing shift towards the use of eco-friendly and sustainable paper packaging is expected to support the growth of the paper pigments market further.

Key players profiled in this report include Omya (Switzerland), Imerys (France), Minerals Technologies (US), BASF (Germany), Ashapura Group (India), Huber (US), Kemira Oyj (Finland), Chemours (US), Thiele Kaolin Company (US), and KaMin/CADAM (US).

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction

2 Research Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Premium Insights

5 Market Overview

6 Expert Interview

7 Paper Pigments Market, By Type

8 Paper Pigments Market, By Application

9 Paper Pigments Market, By Region

10 Competitive Landscape

11 Company Profiles

  • Ashapura Group
  • BASF
  • Chemours
  • FP Pigments
  • Imerys
  • J.M. Huber Corporation
  • Kamin/Cadam
  • Kemira
  • Minerals Technologies (MTI)
  • Mississippi Lime
  • Nordkalk
  • Omya
  • Quarzwerke
  • Sibelco
  • Thiele Kaolin Company
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