EMGE Launches Definitive Global Cartonboard Market Outlook to 2030

LONDON, June 2025

EMGE, the leading independent consultancy for the forest and fibre-based industries, has unveiled its latest publication: “The World Cartonboard Market Outlook 2030” – a deep-dive analysis offering unrivalled intelligence for one of the packaging sector’s most dynamic segments.

With a legacy of delivering trusted data across pulp, paper, and packaging markets, EMGE’s new report delivers a completely independent, data-rich assessment of global cartonboard markets — past, present and future.

Covering every major market region, the report provides detailed annual forecasts from 2025 to 2030, with additional country-level data for 2024. The comprehensive database includes projections for demand, trade, output, capacity, and operating rates, empowering manufacturers, suppliers, investors and policymakers to make truly informed decisions.

Critically, the report includes exclusive rankings of the world’s leading cartonboard manufacturers — by region and globally — with verified insights into capacity, market share and machine-specific expansion plans.

But this is more than numbers. EMGE goes beyond the data to offer expert analysis on the forces shaping the future of cartonboard — from the rise of e-commerce and regulatory shifts to the growing demand for regenerative fibre-based alternatives to single-use plastics.

In a world where sustainable packaging is no longer optional, EMGE’s Cartonboard Market Outlook 2030 is essential.

Find out more here: emge.com