2026 London Paper and Household Paper Industry Exhibition

Exhibition time: November 11-12, 2026

Exhibition cycle: once a year

Exhibition location: ExCel International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hall 2, London, UK

Exhibition organizer: Beijing Beihua Huanyu International Exhibition Co., Ltd

1、 Papermaking and Household Paper: Parallel Green Transformation and Supply Chain Restructuring
The UK paper industry presents a pattern of "strong packaging and upgraded household paper". Packaging paper accounts for 60% of the total demand for paper products. Driven by the prosperity of e-commerce, the annual growth rate of sub sectors such as corrugated cardboard boxes and food packaging has reached 6%. Companies such as DS Smith and Mondi have seized the market through lightweight design and bio based coating technology. The household paper market is transforming towards high-end products, with bamboo pulp and 100% recycled fiber products accounting for 18%. Brands such as SCA have achieved a 20% premium with "carbon neutrality" certification, and sales of organic biodegradable products in maternal and female hygiene products have increased by 40% annually.

In terms of supply chain, the self-sufficiency rate of British tissue is only 62%, relying on imports from Türkiye and southern Europe. However, the 240000 tons of new capacity put into production by Finlin Group in 2025 will gradually alleviate this problem, and the self-sufficiency rate is expected to rise to 85%. After Brexit, companies are facing tariff barriers in the EU market (about 5%) and rising logistics costs, forcing companies such as Mondi to optimize their European production capacity layout. In terms of environmental policies, the 2021 Environmental Law requires a 30% reduction in emissions, which puts significant pressure on small and medium-sized enterprises due to insufficient funding for equipment upgrades.

2、 Recycling and packaging: policy driven upgrade but efficiency lagging behind
The UK recycling system is undergoing mandatory reforms. England will implement a new "simplified recycling" policy in March 2025, requiring companies to separately classify and collect food waste, paper cards, and dry recyclables. Wales will implement a similar policy as early as April 2024, prohibiting mixed recycling and food waste landfill. Driven by this series of policies, the paper recycling rate is expected to increase by 15% by 2025, but the automated sorting rate is only 45%, far lower than Germany's 70%. About 17.3 million tons of recyclable packaging are wasted annually due to insufficient technology, resulting in a loss of 2.8 billion pounds.

The packaging industry is strongly driven by the European Union's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), and after its full implementation in August 2026, paper packaging needs to meet higher recyclability standards (with a target of 90% by 2030). 42 companies in the UK have pledged to achieve full recyclability of plastic packaging by 2025, but pollution caused by mixed recycling remains unresolved, with 44% of paper packaging ultimately being buried or incinerated. In terms of circular economy innovation, DS Smith's "closed-loop design" has increased the packaging recycling rate to 80%, but small and medium-sized enterprises have made slow progress due to a lack of technical support.

3、 Hygiene and Non woven Fabric: Sustainable Materials Lead Growth
The hygiene products market in the UK exhibits characteristics of 'green innovation'. In 2025, Harper Hygienics will launch 100% organic cotton sanitary tampons, responding to consumers' demand for non sensitive and biodegradable products. Organic cotton and biodegradable wipes have reached a market share of 15% in the women's hygiene products market. In the field of non-woven fabrics, medical and health applications dominate. The flax PLA composite developed by the University of Manchester has been degraded within six months and has been used in medical packaging to promote the penetration of bio based materials.

At the policy level, the EU single use plastic directive requires the plastic fiber content of wet wipes to be reduced to below 5% by 2025, and the UK has followed suit. Suominen's plastic free non-woven fabric has become the preferred choice for retailers such as Boots. In terms of market size, the non-woven fabric filtration market in Western Europe grew by 5.7% annually, with the largest proportion of demand in the hygiene sector. After the epidemic, products such as masks and disinfectant wipes continued to drive growth. However, local production capacity is insufficient, high-end products rely on imports from Northern Europe and Asia, and industry university research cooperation (such as joint research and development between Manchester University and enterprises) has become the key to breaking the situation.

Common challenges and trends

The three major industries all face common problems of rising policy compliance costs and insufficient technology investment, but sustainable transformation brings clear opportunities. The research and development of bio based materials for papermaking and packaging, the intelligent upgrading of recycling systems (such as AI sorting), and the application of plant fibers in sanitary non-woven fabrics will become core growth points. The UK needs to adopt unified recycling standards, expand support from the 'Packaging Modernization Fund', and strengthen cross industry collaboration (such as the integration of paper-based packaging and non-woven fabric technology) in order to take the initiative in the EU's green transformation

Paper making equipment for household paper and papermaking materials
Pulping equipment (filtration, dehydration, crushing)
Paper machine (paper making net, spraying equipment, calendering equipment, felt)
Drying equipment (dryer)
Cutting equipment (cutting tools)
Dehydration and pressing equipment, pumps, valves, cutters, pipelines, and new technology equipment for papermaking, energy-saving technology and equipment for papermaking;
Paper making chemicals (defoamers, drift agents, decolorizers, etc.)
Daily paper
Toilet paper machine: used as the base paper for producing toilet paper rolls
Napkin machine: a specialized molding equipment for producing napkins
Facial tissue paper machine: producing base paper for boxed or soft pack facial tissue paper
Toilet paper machine: manufacturing toilet paper for public restrooms
Non woven rewinding machine: used for rewinding processing of non-woven materials (partially compatible with papermaking processes)
Embossing machinery, handmade paper and its technology
Tissue conversion machine, tissue manufacturing machinery, tissue manufacturing technology

Recycling and packaging of recycled fiber technology, recycled paper, de ink technology and equipment, recycled paper utilization processing and environmental protection treatment technology equipment, de ink agent
Packaging handling and packaging machinery and equipment, corrugated paper machines, paper boxes, cardboard, cardboard boxes and other paper product packaging materials

Sanitary and non-woven sanitary wipes, sanitary pads, diapers, and specialized machinery
Non woven mask machine, protective clothing, wet wipes, and diapers machine