Envelope Paper Market Trends

Growth Drivers

• Growing Demand for Envelope Paper in the Postal Industry – Envelopes have a steadfast demand across the globe, especially in the postal industry. According to statistics, over a billion envelopes are produced and sent across the globe every year.

• The postal industry has a higher demand for envelope paper since it delivers letters, greeting cards, and official documents, such as credit cards, debit cards, and others, directly to the respective person in physical form. Hence, such a higher demand is expected to hike the market growth over the forecast period.
• Rising Utilization in the E-Commerce Industry – The last decade has witnessed e-commerce becoming one of the largest industries in the world. With e-commerce companies looking for sustainable packaging, paper envelopes have found their way easily into the e-commerce industry. For instance, over 5 trillion USD worth of sales were recorded in the e-commerce industry globally in 2021.

• Increasing Requirement for Ceremonial Purposes and Gifting – Decorative paper envelopes have been used as a gift item for a long time. According to statistics, over 80% of people believe that social media cannot replace greeting cards. Every year, around 6 billion greeting cards are bought by Americans. An estimated USD 8 billion in greeting card retail sales occur each year.

• Increasing Awareness of the Uses of Plastic – Plastic as a packaging material is being globally discouraged, and this has led paper to become an easy alternative to plastic packaging materials. For instance, over 90% of used plastic is not recycled around the globe.

• Escalating Requirement for Sending Important Documents - Paper envelopes are commonly used to send important documents, by both private and government parties. For instance, in India, Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards are sent via postal service in a paper envelope to the concerned individuals. In 2018, over 19 million PAN cards were registered in India.

Challenges

• Rising Use of Digital Documents and Paperwork
• Digital transformation in every sector has replaced the use of paper in everything from small transactions to notaries, and storage of legal documentation is now done using the internet. Such a higher prevalence of digitalization backed by the up-surged utilization of the internet is projected to hamper the market growth over the forecast period
• High Use of Energy in the Paper Industry
• High Competition Among Major Market Players