Industry Insights
With emerging economies growing faster, a strategy has been adopted by most leading vendors in the Casting & Release Paper market to approach these areas. XYZ analysis of the Casting & Release Paper market indicated that the demand in Europe and USA will be relatively stable, but Asia, especially China, has higher growth rate. Vendors recognize the importance of this region, particularly in developing countries and are working towards penetrating this market by strengthening their sales and distribution networks.
In 2020, the epidemic (COVID-19) swept the world, global economic slowed down, and all walks of life have been shut down and transformed.
Globally, the Casting & Release Paper industry market is low concentrated as the manufacturing technology of Casting & Release Paper is relatively matures. The consumption volume of Casting & Release Paper is related to downstream industries and global economy. As there is some uncertain in the global COVID-19 in the following time, the growth rate of Casting & Release Paper industry may not keep that fast. But it is surely forecasted that the market of Casting & Release Paper is still promising.
Product Insights
Product Application Coverage:
Label and Stickers
Medical and Pharmaceutical
Electronic Materials
Leather
Hard Coating Film
Cold Chain Packaging
Other
Global Casting & Release Paper Market by Application in 2019 are distributed：
Competitive Landscape
Company Coverage (Company Profile, Sales Revenue, Price, Gross Margin, Main Products etc.):
Munksjö
Loparex
UPM
Mondi
LINTEC
Others
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to expand globally, the supply chain for face masks continues to be stressed with demand exceeding available supplies. Ahlstrom-Munksjö has been actively working on alternative technologies and capabilities expansions, with synergies among its sites and new dedicated production lines. Now the company, and the Medical Business Unit specifically, are taking another step forward, going beyond the scope of the general medical offer. The French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) has recently issued guidance to provide policies that help expand the availability of face masks for non-sanitary use, which now include two new categories: “Individual filter masks for use by professionals in contact with the public (Category 1)” and “Collective protection filter masks to protect an entire group (without contact with the public)”. April 8, 2020, Ahlstrom-Munksjö increases capacity across its entire protective medical fabrics product portfolio to support the healthcare industry. The exponential spread of the COVID-19 virus around the world has caused an exceptional situation, creating strong demand for healthcare goods in general, and specifically for protective medical products that are made from the company’s fabrics. It is also expanding manufacturing of fabrics production lines normally used for producing other fiber-based materials and providing support with its in-dept knowledge of fiber-based solutions. April 23, 2020, Ahlstrom-Munksjö has developed a face mask material as part of the Resilience project, administrated by the French Government. During May, the company will produce material equivalent to 100 million face masks for civil servants in contact with the public such as police, prison administration and social workers as well as companies active in essential sectors e.g. food, energy, water and waste.
March 18, 2020 PR Newswire reported that UPM announced that it had reached a cooperation with cycle4green, which is a paper recycling enterprise. Both sides will further optimize the recycling efficiency of used-Casting & Release Paper in Europe, with the goal of minimizing waste and ensuring that renewable resources are recycled in a sustainable and effective way. With the help of its professional technology, UPM makes secondary use of recycled release paper to help the industry achieve closed-loop and promote the development of circular economy.
Two workers at Sappi North America’s Westbrook paper mill have tested positive for COVID-19, the company said on April 13. The Cloquet mill temporarily ceased production and laid off workers from April 15-22. Workers at Sappi's Cloquet paper mill will return to work on April 24, and the plant prepares for a three-week outage.
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