Worldwide demand for graphic paper remains a profitable core enterprise for pulp and paper manufacturers, although world demand for the product is falling gradually year on year. However, growth opportunities for this core product continue to exist across emerging and developing markets still investing in paper technologies. Moreover, the paper and pulp-products sector is growing as a whole as firms diversify into other products to meet growing demand. Demand for paper packaging is growing worldwide as online retailing distribution increases, and trends in the developed world towards recycling are creating lucrative opportunities for paper traders who can pulp, process and manufacture composite or recycled products. Small but lucrative markets are also emerging in niche product ranges, such as pulp for hygiene products and textile applications, and research science is taking an increasing interest in uses for wood and its chemical components.

Trade Finance Global can offer trade finance products and tools to help pulp and paper traders capitalise on these trends. Most significantly, trade finance lending can help free up working capital for international traders constrained by trade cycles to invest in large orders or new ventures through its unique structuring and repayment terms. In addition, TFG can help firms manage risky international transactions by operating as a middleman between importer and exporter, ensuring suppliers are paid promptly and buyers receive both the quantity and quality of goods they expect.