Cote d’Ivoire - Paper and Paper Board Cote d’Ivoire - Paper and Paper Board
As the world’s top cocoa producer and top cashew producer, thisvis a top prospect industry sector for this country.
Overview
No paper mills produce raw paper material in Côte d’Ivoire. However, imported raw paper materials are transformed into toilet paper, notebooks, boxes, packages and other consumer items.
NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars; N/A =Not Available
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 (Estimated) | |
| Total Local Production | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Exports | 52,327 | 66,118 | 20,422 | 32,850 |
| Total Imports | 132,719 | 131,661 | 53,353 | 90,050 |
| Imports from the US | 7,543 | 4,802 | 1,624 | 2,455 |
(total market size = (total local production + imports) - exports)
Leading Sub-Sectors
Best prospects include paperboard used for cement bags, cardboard-grade paper for banana and pineapple packaging, photographic paper, and printing paper for newspapers, magazines, and books. Distributors include companies specialized in photocopy paper, leading importers of miscellaneous goods and products, and printing companies.
Opportunities
Good opportunities exist in importing U.S. paper craft, granulated polyethylene, bleached craft and softwood pulp.
Web Resources
Association of Industrial companies and Services
Côte d’Ivoire’s Investment Promotion Centre (CEPICI)
Chambre de Commerce et d‘Industrie de Côte d’Ivoire
Bureau National d‘Etudes et de Développement (BNETD)
Ivoirian Customs Office