The global Overlay Papers market size is predicted to grow from US$ 165 million in 2025 to US$ 191 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.5% from 2025 to 2031.
Overlay paper is wear-resistant paper used to protect decorative paper layer on laminate flooring. It is made of high quality pulp impregnated with melamine filled with AlO3 powder. It has high wet strength, controlled porosity and absorption characteristics used for decor lamination.
The Overlay Paper Market is a niche but significant segment within the broader paper and packaging industry. Overlay paper is a specialized type of paper used as a decorative layer in the production of laminates, furniture, flooring, and other surfaces. It is often combined with resins and other materials to create durable, aesthetically pleasing finishes.
Hereās an analysis of the current market trends and future development prospects for overlay paper:
Current Market Trends
Growing Demand for Decorative Surfaces:
The rise in interior design and home renovation activities has increased the demand for high-quality decorative surfaces, driving the overlay paper market.
Overlay paper is widely used in laminates for furniture, cabinets, and flooring, which are popular in both residential and commercial spaces.
Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Materials:
Consumers and manufacturers are increasingly prioritizing sustainable and eco-friendly materials.
Overlay paper manufacturers are focusing on using recycled paper and environmentally friendly resins to meet regulatory and consumer demands.
Technological Advancements:
Innovations in printing and coating technologies have improved the quality and durability of overlay paper.
Digital printing allows for more intricate and customizable designs, catering to the demand for personalized decor.
Growth in the Construction and Furniture Industries:
The booming construction and furniture industries, particularly in emerging economies, are key drivers of the overlay paper market.
Rapid urbanization and rising disposable incomes are fueling demand for modern furniture and interior solutions.
Shift Toward Lightweight and Durable Materials:
Overlay paper is preferred for its lightweight yet durable properties, making it ideal for applications in furniture, flooring, and automotive interiors.
Challenges in the Market
Volatility in Raw Material Prices:
Fluctuations in the prices of pulp and other raw materials can impact the cost of overlay paper production.
Competition from Alternative Materials:
Overlay paper faces competition from alternative materials like PVC films and direct printing technologies, which offer similar decorative effects.
Environmental Regulations:
Strict environmental regulations regarding the use of chemicals and resins in overlay paper production can pose challenges for manufacturers.
Future Development Prospects
Increased Focus on Sustainability:
The market is expected to see a surge in demand for biodegradable and recyclable overlay papers.
Manufacturers will likely invest in research and development to create eco-friendly products.
Currently, there are many players in the market, Qifeng New Material, Glatfelter, MB Papers (Miquel y Costas), SMW, Purico, BMK GmbH, Puli Paper, Ahlstrom-Munksjƶ, SURTECO, Onyx Specialty Papers, Shin Kwang Hwa Paper, Pudumjee Paper Products, Zori International and some others are playing important roles in Overlay Papers industry. The top five manufacturers held about 55% of the market, in terms of Overlay Papers revenue in 2024. Glatfelter is the largest player in Overlay Papers market, with the sales volume market share of about 18% in 2024.
The overlay paper market is poised for steady growth, driven by increasing demand for decorative surfaces, sustainability trends, and technological advancements. While challenges like raw material price volatility and competition from alternative materials exist, the industry's focus on innovation and eco-friendly solutions will likely shape its future. Emerging markets and new applications will further contribute to the market's expansion, making it a dynamic and promising segment within the paper and packaging industry.
The āOverlay Papers Industry Forecastā looks at past sales and reviews total world Overlay Papers sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Overlay Papers sales for 2025 through 2031. With Overlay Papers sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Overlay Papers industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Overlay Papers landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Overlay Papers portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firmsā unique position in an accelerating global Overlay Papers market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Overlay Papers and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Overlay Papers.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Overlay Papers market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
ā¤27 g/mĀ²
27 g/mĀ²-45 g/mĀ²
ā„45 g/mĀ²
Segmentation by Application:
High Pressure Laminates (HPL)
Low Pressure Laminates (LPL)
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Qifeng New Material
Glatfelter
Ahlstrom
MB Papers (Miquel y Costas)
SMW
Purico
Dakor (SURTECO)
Puli Paper
Surfactor Germany GmbH
Onyx Specialty Papers
Shin Kwang Hwa Paper
Pudumjee Paper Products
Zori International
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Overlay Papers market?
What factors are driving Overlay Papers market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Overlay Papers market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Overlay Papers break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Overlay Papers Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Overlay Papers by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Overlay Papers by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Overlay Papers Segment by Type
2.2.1 ā¤27 g/mĀ²
2.2.2 27 g/mĀ²-45 g/mĀ²
2.2.3 ā„45 g/mĀ²
2.3 Overlay Papers Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Overlay Papers Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Overlay Papers Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Overlay Papers Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Overlay Papers Segment by Application
2.4.1 High Pressure Laminates (HPL)
2.4.2 Low Pressure Laminates (LPL)
2.4.3 Others
2.5 Overlay Papers Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Overlay Papers Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Overlay Papers Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Overlay Papers Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Overlay Papers Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Overlay Papers Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Overlay Papers Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Overlay Papers Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Overlay Papers Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Overlay Papers Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Overlay Papers Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Overlay Papers Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Overlay Papers Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Overlay Papers Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Overlay Papers by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Overlay Papers Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Overlay Papers Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Overlay Papers Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Overlay Papers Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Overlay Papers Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Overlay Papers Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Overlay Papers Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Overlay Papers Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Overlay Papers Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Overlay Papers Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Overlay Papers Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Overlay Papers Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Overlay Papers Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Overlay Papers Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Overlay Papers Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Overlay Papers Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Overlay Papers Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Overlay Papers Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Overlay Papers Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Overlay Papers Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Overlay Papers by Country
7.1.1 Europe Overlay Papers Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Overlay Papers Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Overlay Papers Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Overlay Papers Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Overlay Papers by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Overlay Papers Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Overlay Papers Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Overlay Papers Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Overlay Papers Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Overlay Papers
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Overlay Papers
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Overlay Papers
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Overlay Papers Distributors
11.3 Overlay Papers Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Overlay Papers by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Overlay Papers Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Overlay Papers Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Overlay Papers Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Overlay Papers Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Overlay Papers Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Qifeng New Material
13.1.1 Qifeng New Material Company Information
13.1.2 Qifeng New Material Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Qifeng New Material Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 Qifeng New Material Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Qifeng New Material Latest Developments
13.2 Glatfelter
13.2.1 Glatfelter Company Information
13.2.2 Glatfelter Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Glatfelter Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 Glatfelter Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Glatfelter Latest Developments
13.3 Ahlstrom
13.3.1 Ahlstrom Company Information
13.3.2 Ahlstrom Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Ahlstrom Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Ahlstrom Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Ahlstrom Latest Developments
13.4 MB Papers (Miquel y Costas)
13.4.1 MB Papers (Miquel y Costas) Company Information
13.4.2 MB Papers (Miquel y Costas) Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 MB Papers (Miquel y Costas) Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 MB Papers (Miquel y Costas) Main Business Overview
13.4.5 MB Papers (Miquel y Costas) Latest Developments
13.5 SMW
13.5.1 SMW Company Information
13.5.2 SMW Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 SMW Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 SMW Main Business Overview
13.5.5 SMW Latest Developments
13.6 Purico
13.6.1 Purico Company Information
13.6.2 Purico Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Purico Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Purico Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Purico Latest Developments
13.7 Dakor (SURTECO)
13.7.1 Dakor (SURTECO) Company Information
13.7.2 Dakor (SURTECO) Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 Dakor (SURTECO) Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 Dakor (SURTECO) Main Business Overview
13.7.5 Dakor (SURTECO) Latest Developments
13.8 Puli Paper
13.8.1 Puli Paper Company Information
13.8.2 Puli Paper Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Puli Paper Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Puli Paper Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Puli Paper Latest Developments
13.9 Surfactor Germany GmbH
13.9.1 Surfactor Germany GmbH Company Information
13.9.2 Surfactor Germany GmbH Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 Surfactor Germany GmbH Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 Surfactor Germany GmbH Main Business Overview
13.9.5 Surfactor Germany GmbH Latest Developments
13.10 Onyx Specialty Papers
13.10.1 Onyx Specialty Papers Company Information
13.10.2 Onyx Specialty Papers Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Onyx Specialty Papers Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 Onyx Specialty Papers Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Onyx Specialty Papers Latest Developments
13.11 Shin Kwang Hwa Paper
13.11.1 Shin Kwang Hwa Paper Company Information
13.11.2 Shin Kwang Hwa Paper Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 Shin Kwang Hwa Paper Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 Shin Kwang Hwa Paper Main Business Overview
13.11.5 Shin Kwang Hwa Paper Latest Developments
13.12 Pudumjee Paper Products
13.12.1 Pudumjee Paper Products Company Information
13.12.2 Pudumjee Paper Products Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.12.3 Pudumjee Paper Products Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.12.4 Pudumjee Paper Products Main Business Overview
13.12.5 Pudumjee Paper Products Latest Developments
13.13 Zori International
13.13.1 Zori International Company Information
13.13.2 Zori International Overlay Papers Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.13.3 Zori International Overlay Papers Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.13.4 Zori International Main Business Overview
13.13.5 Zori International Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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