The global wood fiber packaging market was valued at around USD 8.65 billion in 2025 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.85% through 2035. The market is projected to reach approximately USD 18.42 billion by 2035. Growing concerns about plastic waste and stricter plastic bans are encouraging businesses to choose wood fiber packaging. The rise of e-commerce, increasing beverage consumption, and ongoing improvements in packaging technology are also creating new growth opportunities.
Recent Developments
- In December 2025, Metsa Spring launched wood fiber punnets, Muoto punnets, for fresh product. The company expanded the Muoto Uncoated Fiber Series range for fresh product. The new punnets are available in two sizes, and the solution is plastic-free. The solution is created using wood pulp and is fully recyclable.
- In August 2025, Stora Enso invested euro 1.1 billion in manufacturing board at its Oulu site. The manufacturing site reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 90% and uses FiberLight Tec for manufacturing. The Oulu site manufactures products like kraftliners, unbleached softwood pulp, folding boxboard, and paper bag material.
- In May 2026, International Paper invested $225 million in a greenfield facility across Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The new facility improves product quality and supports customer-focused innovation. The facility focuses on integrating automation and strengthening operational performance. The new facility is designed for corrugated packaging across 468000 sq-ft area.
Key Companies
- International Paper Company:- The USA-based company offers wood-fiber packaging products like custom corrugated boxes, retail packaging, corrugated sheets, and heavy-duty packaging.
- Stora Enso Oyj:- The Finland-based company offers products like wood foams, molded fiber, paperboards, wood-based cushioning, and others. The company invested EUR 1 billion in an Oulu, Finland, facility for consumer board capacity.
- Smurfit WestRock plc: An Ireland-located company manufactures products like containerboard, kraft paper rolls, corrugated board, paperboard, SBSK market pulp, and solid board.
- Mondi plc:- The company’s headquarters are present across Vienna, Austria, and Weybridge, United Kingdom. The company’s product portfolio includes semi-chemical fluting, e-commerce packaging, heavy-duty transport packaging, ProVantage range, and Kraft paper.
- Huhtamaki Oyj:- A Finland-located company that manufactures wood-fiber products including fresh produce trays, bottle dividers, tableware, egg packaging, cup carriers, and SMF lids.
- Sonoco Products Company:- The USA-based company's product range includes plywood reels, wood core plugs, molded pulp cushioning, rigid paper containers, transfer molded products, polyfiber reels, and nailed wood reels.
- UPL-Kymmene Corporation:- The Finland-located company offers UPM Prego, UPM UniquePack Natural, UPM Asendo Pro, UPM FlexPack, Solide Lucent, and FlexPack Moistproof.
- Sappi Limited:- South Africa-based company produces functional barrier papers, containerboard, face stock papers, standard flexible papers, paperboard, glassine papers, and CCK papers.
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