51% Micro
30% Small
11% Mid
6% Large
2% Mega
INSIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2025
UK Paper Products Industry
UK Paper Products Industry Information
The pulp and paper industry is made up of companies that use wood as raw material and produce pulp, paper, paperboard and other cellulose-based products
Active Businesses
2,121
Annual Sales
£17bn +
Employees
63,690
Economic Contribution
£5bn
Tags
Location of Paper Products Companies
Paper Products Companies by Size
Largest Paper Products Companies
Turnover
Essity Uk Limited
£918.5m
Kimberly - Clark Limited
£885.6m
Ds Smith Packaging Limited
£687.2m
Paper Products Companies by Age
40% Mature
22% Established
22% Young
15% Startup
0% New
Oldest Paper Products Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Paper Products Companies
35% Healthy
28% Declining
15% High
13% Low
10% Rapid
Paper Products Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Paper Products Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Paper Products Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Paper Products Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Manufacture of paper and paper products Industry Insights
There are 2,121 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £17 billion .
The Industry employs around 63,690 people and contributes £5 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Paper Products companies is London with 355 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 42.
The largest Paper Products company is Kimberly-clark Europe Limited with a turnover of £1.4bn. 51% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 11% Mid companies.
15% of the Paper Products Industry is made up of 15% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (40%) the oldest company is James Cropper Public Limited Company founded in 1889.
Paper Products industry has a number of high growth companies (13%), the fastest growing company is Eren Paper Ltd with a 3 year growth rate of 142%. Other fast growing companies include Sca Products (Uk) Limited (89%), Opus Trust Marketing Limited (49%) and Fellowes Ltd (44%).
The UK Paper Products Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 7.81x, Turnover multiple of 1.00x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.65x.
