Wrap: Quality key for recovered material exports

A Wrap survey into international recovered material markets found that Chinese plastics and paper industries were to be positive about 2010 and had recovered well since the downturn in 2008.

Marcus Gover, Wrap director of market development, said it was important that UK firms were aware of tightening import controls and focus on quality in order to remain competitive.

“We must remain vigilant of our own export quality and conscious of the quality our competitors can produce,” he said.

Wrap said that while India and Indonesia would not reach the scale of Chinese demand for recovered paper, they were nonetheless significant markets for UK materials exporters.

However, while recent research suggests paper production in the two Asian countries was forecast to grow over the next decade, the countries are likely to satisfy recovered paper demand through domestic collection rather than import.

Wrap said that UK opportunities would depend upon the relative prices between imports and exports.

“Our research demonstrates the importance of ensuring a diverse portfolio of markets for UK recovered materials to buffer businesses against any future market shocks,” said Gover.

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