China’s Pulp and Paper Boom: How Overcapacity Is Reshaping Global Trade
Explore the risks, challenges, and solutions for Western leaders navigating the global pulp and paper market.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 | 2:00 P.M. EDT (6:00 P.M. UTC)
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What We'll Cover

Global Overcapacity
Understand how China’s expanding pulp and paper production is creating lasting market imbalances that affect global trade.

Financing & Subsidies
Learn how government-backed mills prioritize employment over profitability—and why this threatens competitive stability.

Wood Fiber Concerns
Examine questionable sourcing practices, including Vietnam’s rapid wood expansion, and the sustainability risks this poses.

Cheap Russian Oil
Discover how low-cost oil and chemicals are giving Chinese mills an artificial edge in coated paperboard and beyond.

Western CEO Challenges
See why oversupply caps margins across the industry, undermining shareholder value and creating long-term risk.

The Transparency Solution
Find out how benchmarking and verified data can help companies prove sustainability and protect supply chain trust.
About the Experts
Matt Elhardt
Chief Revenue Officer, ResourceWise
Matt Elhardt is a seasoned strategic planning professional with 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and operations in natural resource industries. As Chief Revenue Officer, Matt leads ResourceWise’s global customer-facing team, helping clients leverage world-class data, business intelligence, and industry expertise to drive performance and uncover new opportunities. Before joining ResourceWise, Matt held leadership roles at Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging and Fisher International, where he contributed to major company turnarounds, revenue growth, and strategic initiatives across M&A, planning, and margin optimization. He holds an MBA from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University.
What You'll Gain

Clarity on Market Shifts
Gain insights into the structural forces driving Chinese overcapacity and what it means for global competitiveness.

Risk Management Tools
Learn how to navigate financing, sourcing, and cost advantages that are reshaping the pulp and paper trade.

Sustainability Insights
Understand the pitfalls of false sustainability claims and how to build trust with verifiable transparency.

Actionable Solutions
See how ResourceWise benchmarking and data tools can support CEOs and procurement leaders facing these challenges.
About ResourceWise
ResourceWise is a commodity price reporting agency with proprietary datasets and deep expertise in the forest products, low-carbon fuels, biomaterials, and petrochemicals industries. ResourceWise legacy companies include Chemical Intelligence, Fisher International, Forest2Market, Prima Markets, Tecnon OrbiChem, and Wood Resources International.
We help our customers make better decisions by providing accurate data and analytics, which we supplement with strategic consulting. Because our markets are energy-intensive, we use our data and expertise to help our customers identify and navigate decarbonization pathways and industry-related regulatory requirements.