India’s Soft Tissue Paper Market: Outlook 2026
The article analyzes India’s booming soft tissue paper market, highlighting rapid demand growth, capacity expansions, logistical challenges, export potential, and emerging global competitiveness by 2026.
There is a common saying never to start the conversation with statistical data, but nowadays, without statistics, opinions do not have much cognizance.
Presently, the Indian soft tissue market is approximately 1.8+-10% Lakh TPA, including both virgin and recycled-grade soft tissue. Further, the market is split exactly half between both grades. Demand fell 25-30% during years 20-22 due to COVID-19, but thereafter, it recovered immediately after COVID-19.
Growth of the Indian Soft Tissue Market
Presently, the demand is expected to grow at 15-18% per annum, so an understanding of all is that Indian domestic Soft Tissue demand by 2026 will be approx. 2.5 Lakh TPA +-8% .
Already, various Indian Paper Manufacturers have announced a new/increase in soft tissue paper production capacity by more than approximately 1.2 Lakh TPA, which is expected to be in production by FY 2026. Further, some additional capacity is under active consideration or finalization but is yet to be announced. It is expected that the total capacity expansion in soft tissue will be 02 Lakh TPA by 2026.
The derivative from the above statistical data is that by 2026, the Indian Soft tissue paper Industry will be net of surplus in production.
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