Newsprint & Offset Papers Procurement Category Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld
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Newsprint and offset papers have a buyer power score of 3.9 out of 5. This score signifies a high amount of negotiating power and reflects slow price growth, a wide variety of substitutes, a low level of product specialization and very low switching costs. However, some factors work against buyers. "A medium level of market share concentration, high price volatility, a medium level of supply chain risk and a very high degree of vendor financial risk all diminish buyer power," says
Newsprint and offset papers are commodities in decline. Paper is highly standardized, with little variation in products among suppliers. Buyers will typically source from multiple suppliers on a rolling basis to fulfill their requirements. The standardized nature of the product makes moving from supplier to supplier simple because there is little perceptible difference between papers. In addition to low switching costs, there are also a wide variety of substitutes for the paper itself. "The most notable substitutes are forms of electronic communication, which offer the same functions as traditional print newspapers, magazines, coupons and promotions, typically at a lower cost to buyers," adds Hovanetz.
Due to rising internet use, rapidly declining demand for newsprint and offset paper has caused considerable consolidation within the market. Top suppliers in the market include
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This report is intended to assist buyers of newsprint and offset paper. Newsprint and offset paper are uncoated groundwood paper products manufactured in paper mills and used in offset printing processes. Offset printing is a printing technique that involves transferring an inked image from a plate to a rubber blanket, then onto a printing surface. Newsprint and offset papers are used to produce newspapers, magazines, telephone books, bibles, dictionaries, brochures and other products economically and in large volumes. Suppliers of newsprint and offset paper include manufacturers, distributors and retailers. This report excludes office, writing and coated papers.
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