Cutsize Paper Market Monitor
The EMGE Cutsize Monthly Monitor is your essential guide to the European markets for Uncoated Woodfree Cutsize Paper, specifically in A3 and A4 sizes. Published monthly, this report provides comprehensive market data, charts, and tables for both Western and Eastern Europe. Global Cutsize Paper demand and prices (by region) are also provided.
It is the indispensable tool for industry professionals who need up-to-date information on this market place, including demand, supply and price dynamics, to help with purchasing decisions and strategic planning.
Report Summary
The EMGE Cutsize Monitor provides monthly data for the following:
- Market Sentiment: Aggregated survey results on delivery lead times, buyer/merchant stock levels and short-term business prospects.
- Pricing Trends: Tracking monthly movements in paper market (benchmark) prices for 80gsm A (Premium), B (Standard) and C (Economy) grades in Europe.
- Demand & Trade: Evaluating current and historical trends in apparent demand, including country-by-country breakdowns for Western and Eastern Europe. It also includes data on European imports by source and European exports by destination.
- Supply Dynamics: Insights into mill shipments and capacity and operating efficiencies (mill utilisation rates) via the shipments to capacity ratio.
- Costs & Drivers: Monitoring related market factors, such as Pulp (BEKP) Prices, Sorted Office Paper (SOP) Prices, Stationery Retail Sales, and Printer Shipments.
- Global Focus: Regional perspectives on Cutsize demand and prices across North America, Latin America, Asia/ANZAC, Africa/Middle East and World Total.
The Cutsize Paper Market report covers data for the following regions:
- W.Europe-16 (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK)
- E.Europe-14 (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia)
- Europe-30 (Total Western Europe-16 and Eastern Europe-14)
Cutsize Paper Market Terminology
“Cutsize” is the standard industry term referring to Uncoated Woodfree paper that has been pre-cut to common office and home use sizes, typically for use in printers, copiers, and fax machines. While the term is often found written in different forms such as ‘cut size’ or ‘cut-size’ in various contexts, the single word ‘cutsize’ is the terminology preferred in this report series. It acts as an umbrella, covering a wide array of descriptive names and uses, including A3, A4, Copy Paper, Copier Paper, and Office Paper. Other descriptive terms may also be used, such as ‘Cut Paper’, Printer Paper and Multipurpose Paper. ‘Cut Ream’ is another term that is commonly used in the USA. These products are generally sold as reams (bundles) of 500 sheets.
Cutsize Paper Market Industry Overview 2026
The Cutsize Paper market is undergoing a period of significant recalibration as we move into 2026. The sector is currently defined by these market trends:
- Global Cutsize Market Size: Since peaking at over 15 million tonnes worldwide, the sector has fallen back to approximately 12 million tonnes today and is forecast to continue its structural decline through 2026 and beyond.
- Regional Pricing Trends: Following a recovery in 2024, demand returned to decline in 2025, driving prices down across Europe and Southeast Asia, whilst in the USA, mills succeeded in maintaining more robust pricing thanks to good industry consolidation levels and higher operating rates.
- EUDR & Supply Chain Compliance: We predict 2026 will be complex as the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) comes into force; a shift set to fundamentally reshape sourcing strategies and add compliance costs to global supply chains. The jury – and the EU parliament – is still out!
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