With the further increase in the output of the carton machinery industry and the increase in equipment and devices in development, the world pulp and paper industry in 2003 was significantly better than in 2002, and the amount of packaging paper was greatly increased. With the rapid growth in demand, the world's paper and paperboard operating rate has increased significantly. In 2003, the world's paper and paperboard demand increased by 3.5% and output increased by 11 million tons. In 2004, 18 new paper and cardboard production lines were put into operation in China, which will increase the production capacity by 3.1 million tons. Chinese manufacturers continue to increase investment, which will drive world economic growth.

From a country perspective

United States: In recent years, with the rapid development of packaging and printing technology, the US packaging paper industry has shown a good trend of continuous growth-technology has been widely used, productivity has been further improved, and total sales have continued to increase. In particular, the growth rate of folding carton, flexible packaging and label printing significantly exceeded that of other processing sectors.

Libery/Paper Co., Ltd., Minnesota, USA, has developed M-Guard wet-screen paperboard, which looks like corrugated paperboard and is also similar to the commonly used lined paperboard. It can be printed, recycled, and beaten. This wet screen performance is due to the internal chemical bonding properties during the process of making paperboard.

South Korea: In recent years, the packaging paper industry in South Korea has developed rapidly, and the paper industry production volume has continued to increase. According to the data of the Korea Paper Industry Association, the domestic packaging paper consumption in South Korea in 2002 was 7.348 million tons, an increase of 40% over 2001 ; Export volume is 2.378 million tons, accounting for 25% of total production. In 2003, the output of packaging paper in South Korea exceeded 10 million tons, a record high.

Russia: Recently, lightweight and strong packaging paper will be widely used in Russia. In 2002, the consumption of kraft packaging paper in Russia was 316,000 tons. It is estimated that by 2007, its consumption will reach 390,000 tons, an increase of nearly 30% over 2002. The growth of kraft packaging paper is due to the increase in demand for a large number of building materials, which drives the consumption of kraft packaging paper; on the other hand, the continuous improvement of product quality has promoted the increase in Russian kraft packaging paper exports.

Vietnam: In October 2003, Vietnam has drawn up an investment plan to strengthen the production of packaging paper products. The budgeted investment is 43.39 (L US dollars. The plan has a clear plan for the production of various paper materials. By 2010, annual production can be achieved. 1.26 million tons of paper products, including 1.26 million tons of printing paper, 632,000 tons of packaging paper, 324,000 tons of printing paper and writing paper, and 179,000 tons of other paper products, an increase of 9.2 times compared with 2000. The annual pulp output of Vietnam's paper industry is only 455,000 tons. 98% of domestic paper industry publications belong to small and medium-sized enterprises. The carton machinery and equipment are outdated, the technology is backward, and the cost remains high. Vietnam's paper industry is taking a series of measures to change this situation.