In the first quarter of 2022, the corrugated paper market went out of the trend of rising first, then falling and then rising slightly. The average price reached 4067/ton, down 8.45% from the previous quarter and up 1.96% from the same period last year. Among them, on the supply side, the output in the first quarter rose by 5.09% month-on-month and fell by 4.95% year-on-year, which partially supported the price of corrugated paper; on the demand side, affected by the public health event, weak demand suppressed price increases.
In the second quarter, it is expected that the corrugated paper Corrugated Carton Machine market will fluctuate in a stable and narrow range. Among them, the price support factors are expected to be at a medium and high level under the tight supply of raw material waste yellow cardboard, and the cost of raw materials will continue to be under pressure. However, affected by the public health incident, it is expected that the demand side will remain weak from April to May. In addition, Shanying Paper's corrugated paper and containerboard paper production lines are scheduled to be put into operation in the second quarter, and the pressure on the market supply side will increase. Therefore, it is expected that the paper price in the second quarter will increase. Maintain a stable and narrow range trend.
Q1 market review
In the first quarter of 2022, among the three products in the packaging paper Corrugated Cardboard Cutting Machine industry chain, all showed a downward trend from the previous month, with two up and one down compared with the same period last year. Among them, the highest year-on-year increase was containerboard, an increase of 2.35%, and the decline was waste yellow cardboard, a decrease of 0.88%.
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