North American Pulp and Paper Outlook
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SEPTEMBER 2019 ROD YOUNG Chief Economist
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North American Pulp and Paper Outlook SEPTEMBER 2019 ROD YOUNG Chief Economist 2019 | Fastmarkets | RISI Outlook Presentation 1 Global economy growing moderately, risks heightened Europe USA 2.5 % 1.9 % 1.8 % 2.9 % 2.6 % China 1.4 %
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SEPTEMBER 2019 ROD YOUNG Chief Economist
Global economy growing moderately, risks heightened
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1.6 % 2.3 % 2.9 % 2.6 % 1.1 % 1.8 % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
USA
1.9 % 2.5 % 1.8 % 1.1 % 0.9 % 1.4 % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Europe
6.7 % 6.9 % 6.6 % 6.2 % 6.0 % 6.1 % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
China
1.1 % 0.9 % 0.8 % 1.7 % 2.8 % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Latin America Annual real GDP growth
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US job growth continues
200 400 600 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Employment change Six-mo. mov. avg. (employment change) 24-mo. mov. avg. (employment change)
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Monthly employment change, total non-farm, thousands; six-month moving average; 24-month moving average
Dollar regained strength in 2018, remains strong
80 90 100 110 120 130 140 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
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Trade weighted US dollar index: broad, goods, 1997=100
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Chinese GDP trending lower, 2019 a slowdown
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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Real GDP growth, annual percentage change
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Global P&W demand dropped 2.5% in 2018
Million tonnes of demand decline in 2018
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0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 110,000 120,000 130,000 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 Thousands of tonnes World P&W demand %ch
Smaller global market in 2018 versus 2010
Millions tonnes of average demand declines in 2011-2017 and 2012-2014
Is global graphic paper demand accelerating down?
TONNAGE DECLINES STILL NOT SHRINKING DESPITE GREATLY DIMINISHED MARKETS
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40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Thousands of tonnes
Printing & writing
Tonnage decline % of 2010 demand level 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Thousands of tonnes
Newsprint
Tonnage decline % of 2010 demand level
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Thousand Tonnes, Percentage Per Year
Million Tonnes
Average Percent Change
Three-Year Total Global Growth
17 18 19 20 21
NORTH AMERICA
0.1%
0.5% 0.9%
17 18 19 20 21
LATIN AMERICA
17 18 19 20 21
OCEANIA
1.6%
17 18 19 20 21
ASIA
0.2% 0.4% 0.9% 0.9% 0.6% 17 18 19 20 21
AFRICA
3.2%
0.3% 17 18 19 20 21
MIDDLE EAST
17 18 19 20 21
EUROPE
Global ADD/CVD duties on cut size copy paper
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ADD DATES
Australia Austria 21.6% 2018 Finland 16.9% 2018 Russia 4.2% 2018 Slovakia 17.4% 2018 South Korea 34.2% 2018 China 3.1% to 34.4% 2017 Indonesia 12.6% to 45.1% 2017 Brazil 2.9% 2017 Thailand 13.4% to 23.2% 2017 Pakistan Japan 39.1% 2018 Brazil 35.9% 2018 China 21.9% 2018 Thailand 2% 2018 Indonesia 10.62% to 20.66% 2018
ADD CVD DATES
USA Australia Paper 222% 2015 Suzano 17% 2015 Navigator (1) 1.75% 2015 APRIL Indonesia (2) 2% 4% 2015 APP Indonesia 17% 109% 2015 Asia Symbol 84% 7% 2015 APP China 149% 7% 2015 UPM China 149% 177% 2015 Sun Paper China 149% 177% 2015 India Indonesia $855/tonne minimum price 2018 Thailand $855/tonne minimum price 2018 Singapore $855/tonne minimum price 2018 Mexico Brazil 38% 2013
1) Navigator tariff changed from 8% to 37%, then back down to 1.75% in October 2018. 2) APRIL Indonesia ADD revised up from 2% in March 2019.
Despite tariffs, cut size imports back near peak market share in USA
Offshore share of US cut size in 2014
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0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Thousands of tonnes
US cut size demand by source
Domestic supply Offshore imports Offshore import share (R.)
Offshore share of US cut size in 2018
Effect of tariffs on US cut size imports
IMPORTS FROM NON-TARIFF COUNTRIES
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IMPORTS FROM FIVE TARIFF TARGET COUNTRIES
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Share of US demand Thousand tonnes Portugal Indonesia China/Hong Kong Brazil Australia Five-country import share 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 50 100 150 200 250 300 Share of US demand Thousand tonnes Israel South Korea Finland Thailand Colombia All others Import share
2019 estimated based on 5 months of US customs data.
Indonesia shifting US exports to rolls after tariff hike
Share for rolls for Indonesian exports to USA in 2019
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 50 100 150 200 250 Thousand tonnes Cut size Offset rolls Other (rolls or sheets) Rolls share of total (R.)
2019 estimated based on 5 months of US customs data.
Global coated paper machine shuts/conversions, 2019-2020
COMPANY MILL COUNTRY CAPACITY (TONNES/YR) DATE COMMENTS Arctic Paper Grycksbo Sweden
Q1 2019 Shut PM7 Feldmuehle Uetersen Germany
Q1 2019 Shut PM2 Lecta Condat France
2019 Convert a PM to specialty Stora Enso Oulu Finland
End of 2020 Shut PM6, convert PM7 to kraftliner Arjowiggins Bourray, Besse-sur-Braye France
2019 Q1 Mill closure UPM Plattling Germany
2019 Q3 Shut PM10 ND Paper Biron USA
Q3 2019 Shift PM25 to packaging New-Indy Catawba USA
n/a Potential conversion to packaging Verso Luke USA
2019 Q3 Shut by June 30th Nippon Paper Ind. Fuji Japan
2019 Shut PM11 APP Tijwi Kimia Indonesia
2019 Convert to packaging Hokuetsu Niigata Japan
2019 Close by end of June Nippon Paper Ind. Yufutsu Japan
2020 Mill shut Daio Paper Mishima Japan
2019 Conversion to kraft papers and paperboard Global totals
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Note: There are currently no major coated paper capacity expansions occurring globally.
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Global uncoated woodfree prices
HOW LARGE OF A GLOBAL PREMIUM CAN THE USA MAINTAIN?
levels due to currency swings, premium versus offshore imports.
historically been close, but wide gap has re-opened due to tighter US market.
peak of more than $300/tonne in early 2019.
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600 700 800 900 1,000 1,100 1,200 1,300 1,400 1,500 USD/tonne US 20 lb copy paper
Brazil domestic cut size Southeast Asia 70 gsm UWF
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Mexican USD P&W prices down 2-5% y-o-y in 3Q19
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Signs that printing & writing profitability has peaked
MARKETS HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO WEAKEN
AFTER SPIKING, MILL COST INFLATION IS ABATING
RISE IN IMPORTS
REDUCED CONVERSION OPPORTUNITY
Brazilian P&W prices down 5-15% in first half of 2019
Next moves for US printing & writing prices will be down
US PRICES 5-12% ABOVE YEAR-AGO LEVELS IN EARLY 2019
with major capacity closures.
begun to erode.
trigger larger demand declines and result in price drops.
$700 $800 $900 $1,000 $1,100 $1,200 $1,300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 US dollars per cwt SC-A
Cut size copy
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North American containerboard producers are taking economic downtime to address slower demand growth
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0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Million tonnes Demand Demand % change Corrugated boxes % change
Robust capacity expansion will keep North American containerboard operating rates depressed
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90% 91% 92% 93% 94% 95% 96% 97%
500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Million tonnes Change in demand Change in capacity Change in true demand Operating rates
Slow growth in North American boxboard demand and supply
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90% 91% 91% 92% 92% 93% 93% 94% 94% 95%
100 200 300 400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Million tonnes Change in demand Change in capacity Operating rates
Snapshot of 2018 Asian containerboard demand and supply
Chinese demand fell an estimated 3% in 2018
Rest of Asia saw fairly steady growth at 3.8% in 2018
Chinese output tumbled while net imports soared
Entering 2019, demand conditions have been sluggish
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Chinese RCP policies are changing the way companies are operating
Constrained fiber supplies driving up imports and reducing production
total ban goes into effect in 2021.
Large companies are making investments in light of the new policies
Previously planned projects apparently being delayed
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The smaller exporters to the world reaped most of the benefits from the shift in Chinese policy (net exports to world)
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Million tonnes
Nontraditional containerboard exporters
Japan South Korea Taiwan Indonesia Thailand India Other Asia 2 4 6 8 10 12 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Million tonnes
Traditional containerboard exporters
North America Western Europe Brazil South Africa Oceania
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China’s containerboard market adjusting to new RCP policies
Year-to-year change
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65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Million tonnes Production Net imports Demand Operating rate
DEMAND WILL DROP AGAIN IN 2019 AND THEN MOVE UP IN 2020
PRODUCTION WILL FALL AND NET IMPORTS WILL CLIMB
OPERATING RATES ARE TUMBLING
The North American tissue market has been strong recently
benefitted from the strong economy, low gasoline prices and changing lifestyle of younger generations.
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 Growth rate, percent per year
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Average growth accelerated from 1.5% to 1.95% per year
US tissue import growth, 2009-2018
main US import source for tissue, but China has taken second place ahead of Mexico and Indonesia.
restrict imports from China; the first five months of 2019 show decreases in the volume
the USA.
200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Imports, thousand tonnes
Average growth rate, 2009-2018: 5.4% per year
Canada China Mexico Indonesia Italy South Korea Germany All others
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Expected growth in US tissue consumption by business sector
show the strongest growth, while At-Home branded volume growth will remain moderate.
average At-Home growth.
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 AH brands Retailer labels AfH Million tonnes
Market volume
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Growth of 5.9% per year Growth of 2.3% per year
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Minor growth of 0.4% per year
Major tissue capacity changes in North America, 2018-2021
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2018
140,000 t/a
64,000 t/a 113,000 t/a
2019
64,000 t/a
64,000 t/a
60,000 t/a
72,000 t/a
60,000 t/a 119,000 t/a
2020-2021
64,000 t/a
60,000 t/a
8,000 t/a
70,000 t/a 202,000 t/a
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Net capacity change* and tissue operating rate in North America
good despite the number of projects, but a lot depends on how much tariffs on imports from China change the net trade balance.
decline in net imports in this forecast (trend change).
80 85 90 95 100
100 200 300 400 Capacity utilization, percent Thousand tonnes Capacity change Capacity utilization
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A lot of new capacity coming on stream that will affect 2019-2020; utilization rate will head south but only slightly if no further closures occur
* Based on committed projects only.
Pulp markets recently completed an historical run…
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100 200 300 400 500 600 700 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 Cumulative price change, US dollars per tonne Consecutive months
Cumulative price change
Mar-16 to Oct-18 Dec-85 to Mar-90 Dec-93 to Nov-95
0.75 0.95 1.15 1.35 1.55 1.75 1.95 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 Net price / high average variable cost Consecutive months
Net price / high average variable cost
Mar-16 to Oct-18 Dec-85 to Mar-90
Producer inventories reach a record high
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15 25 35 45 55 65 75 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Produce inventories, days of supply
BHK Average BHK (2004-10 = 36.4, 2011-18 = 42.7) BSK Average BSK (29.7)
Domestic pulp prices in China searching for a bottom
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500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1,000 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
NBSK prices in China, $/tonne
NBSK domestic resale* NBSK net import 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
BEK prices in China, $/tonne
BEK domestic resale* BEK net import
BHK cash cost curve from Mill Intelligence
LATIN AMERICAN PRODUCERS DOMINATE THE LOW END OF THE COST CURVE
from low-cost wood and the exchange rate
much smaller and located in Asia and the Northern Hemisphere
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■ Africa ■ Asia ■ Europe ■ Latin America ■ North America
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Market pulp capacity growth
Limited market pulp capacity expansion until 2021
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Pulp market could remain weaker for longer
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0.86 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.91 0.92 0.93 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Shipment/capacity adj. Shipment/capacity ratio (R)
China and Other Asia: RCP imports
Million tonnes OTHER ASIA CATCHING UP WITH CHINA
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2012 2014 2016 2017 2018 China Other Asia
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OCC prices in different regions
CHINESE PAPER COMPANIES FACING HIGH RECYCLED FIBER COSTS
prices outside of China
prices
expensive in China due to the overall recycled fiber shortage issue in 2018
because of the weak paper packaging markets and reduction in Asian RCP purchases
500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 2016 2017 2018 2019 US average, USD/tonne (L) German OCC, EUR/tonne (L) Chinese imported #12, USD/tonne (L) Asian imported US OCC, USD/tonne (L) Chinese domestic, RMB/tonne (R)
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China’s investments in recycled pulp
ANNOUNCED AND ESTIMATED RECYCLED PULP PROJECTS
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