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Paperboard Mills in Washington

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS WA32213

Paperboard Mills in Washington industry analysis

The Paperboard Mills industry in Washington is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments decreased an annualized -x% to x locations. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have increased an annualized x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion, while the national industry is expected to grow x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to grow x.x% to x locations. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Paperboard Mills in Washington Market Research Report

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Definition of the Paperboard Mills in Washington?

This industry processes pulp, used paper and old corrugated containers (OCC) into various paperboard varieties, including unbleached and bleached packaging paperboard, coated paperboard, industrial converting paperboard and recycled paperboard. The paperboard this industry produces is sold mainly to cardboard box and container manufacturers and to a range of consumer and industrial product producers for further processing.

What’s included in the Paperboard Mills in Washington?

The Paperboard Mills in Washington includes producing unbleached and bleached packaging paperboard, producing recycled paperboard, producing semichemical paperboard and producing corrugated medium and linerboard. Related terms covered in the Paperboard Mills in Washington industry report includes any type of paperboard that is used in the production of corrugated cardboard, including linerboard and corrugated medium, a white paperboard made from pulp containing no less than 80.0% bleached virgin wood fibers, a paperboard made from pulp containing no less than 80.0% wood fibers produced by the sulfate (kraft) process, a paperboard made out of a combination of recycled fibers from various grades of paper stock, with the larger portion of the pulp being recycled fibers and the lesser amount being virgin fibers, the solid outer sides of corrugated cardboard, a toxic byproduct produced by the kraft process when wood is converted into wood pulp and then into paper, paperboard made from pulp containing more than 75.0% virgin wood fibers, most of which is produced by chemical treatment combined with mechanical refining and a rigid packaging material made from multiple layers of paper, typically with a fluted (wavy) inner layer sandwiched between two flat outer layers.

Industry Performance of the Paperboard Mills industry in Washington

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Paperboard Mills in Washington

#5 in Highest Revenue 7.9% of state's GDP
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Paperboard Mills in the US


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Key Drivers of the Paperboard Mills industry in Washington

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Washington Economic Indicators

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US Key External Drivers

World price of wood pulp
Price of paper
Consumer spending

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County Data of the Paperboard Mills industry in Washington

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Key Statistics of the Paperboard Mills industry in Washington

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What is the market size of the Paperboard Mills industry in Washington in 2025?

The market size of the Paperboard Mills industry in Washington is $3.2bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Paperboard Mills industry in Washington in 2025?

There are 6 businesses in the Paperboard Mills industry in Washington, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -3.0% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Paperboard Mills industry in Washington grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Paperboard Mills industry in Washington has been growing at an average annual rate of 5.2% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Paperboard Mills industry in Washington in 2025?

There are 2,445 employees in the Paperboard Mills industry in Washington, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 2.5% from 2020 to 2025.