从产能周期看浆纸产业链的结构性变化与趋势

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the document 2. Core View of the Report - The pulp and paper industry is undergoing significant structural changes, with broadleaf pulp gradually seizing market share from softwood pulp, and the industry is facing challenges such as overcapacity and compressed downstream profits [50][52][59] 3. Summary According to Related Catalogs 3.1 Pulp Mill Capacity: Is It in the Clearance Stage? - Market Structure of Commodity Pulp: Global commodity pulp capacity is dominated by broadleaf pulp, accounting for about 50%, followed by softwood pulp at about 20%. Suzano, APP, and UPM are major players [5] - Pulp Production Cost Curve: The average cash cost of BHKP is 289 dollars/ton for 70% of the capacity, and the CIF China break - even point (excluding logistics) is 580 - 600 dollars/ton for 70% - 75% of the capacity. For BSKP, the average cash cost is 500 dollars/ton for 41% of the capacity, and the CIF China break - even point (excluding logistics) is 445 - 465 dollars/ton for 85% - 90% of the capacity [8] - Company Performance Analysis - SUZANO: In 25Q1 - Q3, revenue was 37 billion reais, a year - on - year increase of 11%. Operating cost was 24.8 billion reais, a year - on - year increase of 33%. Operating profit was 7.5 billion reais, a year - on - year decrease of 1%. Net profit rebounded significantly mainly due to less derivative losses last year. Pulp revenue accounts for about 80% of the company's revenue [10][13] - ARAUCO: Q3 revenue was 1.5 billion dollars, a quarter - on - quarter decrease of 1%. Gross profit was 350 million dollars, with a gross profit margin of 23%. The company has been unprofitable since 2025, and Q3 net profit after non - recurring items was underwater. Pulp business EBITDA Margin is about 26.5% [22] - Metsa Group: Sales revenue increased, but profit reached a new low. In Q3, the operating profit margin was - 12%. Pulp sales continued to rise [26] - Mercer: In 25Q3, revenue was 458 million dollars, flat quarter - on - quarter. Gross profit was negative for two consecutive quarters. Net profit after non - recurring items was - 81 million dollars, the lowest since 2023. There was no substantial production cut [29][31][33] - UPM: Revenue continued to decline, with about 2.3 billion euros in 25Q3. Q3 gross profit margin was only 0.3%. Net profit was 18 million euros, with a net profit margin of 0.8%. ROCE in Q3 was 2.4%, the lowest in nearly two years [37][39][42] - Solvency Analysis: Most pulp mill asset - liability ratios are below 60%. As of Q3 2025, Mercer's asset - liability ratio was about 68.1%, and Suzano's was 60.7%. Most pulp mills' EBIT interest coverage ratios are above 1, but Arauco's was 0.36 and Mercer's was - 2.37 as of Q3 [45] 3.2 What Structural Changes Are Taking Place Currently? - Difference between Softwood and Broadleaf Pulp Prices: The price difference between softwood and broadleaf pulp has been widening. Broadleaf pulp capacity growth is faster than that of softwood pulp, and broadleaf pulp is gradually seizing market share from softwood pulp. The global consumption of commodity pulp is 67.7 million tons, of which about 64.6% is broadleaf pulp [50][52][53] - Consumption Situation in Europe: European softwood pulp monthly consumption is stable at 20 - 25 tons, far from recovering to the pre - energy - crisis level. European broadleaf pulp monthly consumption is above 50 tons and has returned to normal [55] - Apparent Consumption and Paper Formula Adjustment: Softwood pulp monthly apparent consumption is maintained at 60 - 80 tons, while broadleaf pulp monthly apparent consumption has increased from about 140 tons to 180 tons. The proportion of toilet paper and white cardboard has increased to about 35%, and the proportion of cultural paper has decreased. The pulp formula of toilet paper and double - glue paper has been deeply adjusted [58] - Profit and Capacity Expansion of Finished Paper: Downstream profits are continuously compressed, and the apparent profit per ton of many finished papers has turned negative. From 2025 to 2026, a large amount of new paper - making capacity is planned to be put into production, mainly in toilet paper, cultural paper, and white cardboard [59] - Industrial Chain Inventory: As of November, European softwood pulp inventory was 27 days, and broadleaf pulp inventory was 26 days. Pulp mill softwood pulp inventory days reached 48 days, a historical high for the same period, and broadleaf pulp inventory days were 45 days, flat month - on - month. Domestic pulp inventory has started to decline, with a structural surplus of softwood pulp [62] - Stable Growth of Broadleaf Pulp Consumption: The natural demand for BHKP may increase to 459,000 tons, with a CAGR of + 2.1%. Emerging markets contribute the main increment, and toilet paper and specialty paper are the main drivers [64] 3.3 Future Development Trends of the Pulp and Paper Industry Chain - Industry Status: The cumulative revenue of the paper - making industry was 1.16 trillion yuan, a year - on - year decrease of 2.4%. The profit was 31.22 billion yuan, a year - on - year decrease of 11.7%. The industry loss area exceeded 30%, and the cumulative loss of loss - making enterprises reached 16.7 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 10%, the highest in the same period in history. The SW paper - making industry index had a revenue of 125.7 billion yuan in 2025Q1 - Q3, a year - on - year decrease of 12%, and a net profit attributable to the parent company of - 1.8 billion yuan, a year - on - year decrease of 138%. The asset - liability ratio of listed paper enterprises exceeded 60%, and the current ratio and quick ratio fell below 1 [68][71] - Integration of Forest, Pulp, and Paper: Leading paper enterprises are implementing pulp - paper integration strategies, and some enterprises have a high degree of forest - pulp - paper integration. Domestic wood pulp consumption has increased from 9.5 million tons in 2015 to 26 million tons in 2024, and imported wood pulp has increased from 17.57 million tons to 25.95 million tons. The proportion of domestic wood pulp has increased from less than one - third to 50% [76] - Integration Project Commissioning: From 2025 to 2029, about 4.6 million tons of self - used BHKP capacity will be put into production in China. It is expected that the output of major wood - pulp - based finished papers will increase by 2.58 million tons in 2029, and self - used pulp will crowd out 2.66 million tons of commercial pulp demand for these paper types [80] - Supply - Demand Changes of Commercial Pulp: BHKP commercial pulp capacity will increase from 46.5 million tons to 50.5 million tons from 2024 to 2029E. Although demand continues to grow, capacity utilization will decline due to new capacity. The commissioning of integrated capacity is expected to reduce the demand for broadleaf commercial pulp by 4.4 million tons from 2024 to 2029 [83]