One of the biggest factors responsible for the mushrooming sales of cut size uncoated freesheet paper is the growing demand for paper across the world. Moreover, paper demand is rising explosively in the developing countries such as Brazil and India, on account of the material being a prerequisite for education. As per reports, the paper industry is registering rapid advancement in India and the demand for paper will grow by 53.0% over the next six years in the country.
In addition to the aforementioned factor, the surging sales of printers in various countries are also positively impacting the demand for cut size uncoated freesheet paper around the world. Printers produce textual and graphical output on a printable medium like paper after it receives an input from the computer. As cut size uncoated freesheet paper is highly compatible with laser and inkjet printers, it is being extensively used for various printing applications.
Hence, the massive rise in the sales of printers (meant for either professional or personal use) is predicted to push up the paper demand throughout the world in the forthcoming years. This will subsequently fuel the expansion of the global cut size uncoated freesheet paper market in the future. Cut size uncoated freesheet paper is basically a type of graphic paper produced from using around 10.0% mechanical pulp and 90.0% chemical pulp.
This product is sold in the form of rectangular sheets in 3 sizes namely 215 mm x 345 mm (legal), 297 mm x 420 mm (A3), and 210 mm x 297 mm (A4). Depending on size, the cut size uncoated freesheet paper market is classified into A3, A4, and others, wherein, the others category consists of legal-sized paper. Out of these, the A4 category recorded the highest growth in the market during the past few years.
This is because this paper size is widely preferred over other sizes due to its high compatibility with various printers such as laser and inkjet printers and its affordable cost. Geographically, the cut size uncoated freesheet paper market registered the highest growth in Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the years gone by, as per the observations of P&S Intelligence, a market research company based in India. Furthermore, the market is predicted to exhibit huge expansion in this region in the future.
One of the major factors driving the progress of the cut size uncoated freesheet paper market in this region is the surging number of educational institutes and offices in the regional countries such as China and India. Additionally, the expansion of the paper industry, and the soaring sales of printers are boosting the demand for cut size uncoated freesheet paper in this region. The market will demonstrate a CAGR of more than 1.0% in this region in the upcoming years.
