EMGE

What EMGE does

EMGE & Co. Ltd is a privately held, independent market intelligence consultancy founded in 1993 by Martin Glass and Iwan Le Moine, headquartered in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The firm specializes in providing data, analysis, and forecasts for the global paper, packaging, and tissue industries, serving enterprise clients including paper manufacturers, merchants, distributors, publishers, printers, financial analysts, and industry associations across Western Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, South America, Africa, and the Middle East.

EMGE's core technology is its proprietary database and forecasting methodology, built over 30+ years and covering consumption, imports, exports, production, capacity, operating rates, prices, and inventories across multiple paper and board sectors (cartonboard, containerboard, cutsize, graphic papers, newsprint, tissue). The firm aggregates data from national and international bodies, industry associations, trade publications, individual companies, and a global network of industry contacts, supplemented by regular proprietary surveys.

The product portfolio is structured into three lines: (1) eight Monthly Monitor Reports (e.g., Cartonboard Monitor, Containerboard Monitor, Tissue Monitor, Price Monitor) priced at £250 per single issue and £1,000-£2,500 per annual subscription; (2) six Forecast Reports (e.g., World Graphic Papers Forecast, Cartonboard Market Outlook 2030, European Woodfree Forecast) priced at £1,500-£6,000 per single issue and £4,500-£7,500 per annual subscription; and (3) bespoke Consultancy Services including Client Projects, Feasibility Studies, Image Surveys, Market Research, and a 24-hour Support Service. The go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct website purchases, annual subscriptions, industry conference presence, content marketing, and partnerships (notably with Vesper). The core team of approximately 5-8 employees is supplemented by a global network of industry specialists and associates, and the firm has no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or acquisition history.

Name

EMGE

Legal name

EMGE & Co. Ltd

Website

https://emge.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EMGE is an independent UK-based market intelligence consultancy founded in 1993, providing subscription reports, 5-year forecasts, and bespoke consultancy to paper, packaging, and tissue industry clients (manufacturers, merchants, publishers, and financial analysts) across global markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Market Intelligence and Industry Consulting

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

E-book Subscription & Bundling Services (MPAJAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Software/SaaS Subscriptions (Consumer & Prosumer) (CRAFAIAB)

Keywords

• Paper market intelligence
• Packaging industry forecasts
• Tissue market analysis
• Pulp industry consulting
• Graphic papers research

Headquarters

HQ city

Truro

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Monthly Monitor Reports: Recurring monthly reports on paper, packaging and tissue sectors. Single issues available at £250, with annual subscriptions ranging from £1,000 to £2,500 depending on the report type.
2. Forecast Reports: Bi-annual or quarterly forecast reports providing 5-year outlooks on specific paper sectors. Available as single issues (£1,500-£6,000) or annual subscriptions (£4,500-£7,500).
3. Bespoke Consultancy Services: Custom consulting projects including market research, feasibility studies, image surveys, and support services. Tailored to individual client needs with rapid turnaround.
4. Support Service: Rapid response service providing answers to questions about market data and paper prices, typically delivered as Excel spreadsheets or PowerPoint charts within 24 hours.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EMGE publishes subscription-based market intelligence reports and offers bespoke consultancy services for the global paper, packaging, and tissue industries. Its portfolio includes Monthly Monitor Reports covering cartonboard, containerboard, cutsize, tissue, newsprint, and graphic papers, as well as 5-year Forecast Reports on cartonboard, containerboard, European woodfree, publication paper prices, and world graphic papers. Supporting these are consultancy services such as feasibility studies, image surveys, market research, and a rapid-response Support Service delivered by an expert team.

Product overview

EMGE is a specialist paper, packaging, and tissue industry consulting firm offering a portfolio of market intelligence products and consultancy services. The core offering consists of two types of subscription-based reports: Monthly Monitor Reports (Cartonboard Monitor, Containerboard Monitor, Cutsize Monitor, Global Paper Monitor, European Paper & Board Monitor, Positively Newsprint, Price Monitor, and Tissue Monitor) providing regular market data updates; and Forecast Reports (Cartonboard Market Outlook 2030, Containerboard Market Outlook 2030, European Woodfree Forecast, Publication Paper Price Forecast, World Graphic Papers Forecast, and Paper and Pulp Industry Outlook) providing longer-term strategic forecasts. Supporting the report portfolio are Consultancy Services including Client Projects (bespoke tailor-made studies), Feasibility Studies, Image Surveys, Market Research, and Support Service. The company also operates a Market Insights Panel where industry experts contribute perspectives in exchange for market intelligence. EMGE primarily serves paper merchants, manufacturers, publishers, printers, financial analysts, and industry associations across Western Europe, North America, and global markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cartonboard Monitor Monthly report providing comprehensive analysis of the global cartonboard market, including coated and uncoated board, covering demand, production, capacity, operating rates, pricing trends, and cost/market indicators. Targeted at paper industry professionals.
• Containerboard Monitor Monthly report providing detailed market data, charts, and tables showing the regional development for containerboard globally, covering demand, production, capacity, operating rates, prices, and cost/market indicators.
• Cutsize Monitor Monthly report providing comprehensive market data for European Uncoated Woodfree Cutsize Paper markets (A3 and A4 sizes), covering market sentiment, pricing trends, demand, trade, supply dynamics, and costs/drivers for Western and Eastern Europe.
• Global Paper Monitor Monthly report providing deep and comprehensive analysis of the Printing and Writing paper market worldwide, covering Coated Woodfree, Uncoated Woodfree, Coated Mechanical, and Uncoated Mechanical papers, including demand, mill shipments, capacity, operating rates, prices, cost indicators, and market drivers.
• European Paper and Board Monitor Monthly report providing comprehensive analysis of the European paper industry covering Graphic Papers, Cartonboard, Containerboard, and Tissue in Western Europe, including demand, mill production, capacity, operating rates, and cost/market indicators.
• Positively Newsprint In-depth monthly newsletter keeping users updated with developments in the international newsprint marketplace, covering demand, mill shipments, mill capacity, operating ratios, newsprint prices, cost indicators, and industry drivers.
• Price Monitor Monthly analysis of Paper, Packaging, Tissue, and Pulp pricing in the UK and Mainland Europe, providing graphical and tabular data for monitoring price trends across multiple paper and board sectors.
• Tissue Monitor Monthly report tracking tissue paper price trends, operating ratios, supply and demand, and various micro and macro factors affecting the tissue market, covering Western Europe, North America, China/Japan/Korea, and Rest of World.
• Cartonboard Market Outlook 2030 Comprehensive 5-year forecast report examining the global cartonboard industry, providing insights into demand, trade activities, production output, mill capacity, operating rates, manufacturer rankings, industry trends, and market segments through 2030.
• Containerboard Market Outlook 2030 Comprehensive analysis of the global containerboard industry providing a detailed 5-year outlook through 2030, covering market overview, regional insights, historical details, manufacturer rankings, global directory, industry trends, and market segments.
• European Woodfree Forecast Comprehensive forecast report for Europe's uncoated and coated woodfree paper markets, including detailed forecasts by sub-grade and country, covering demand, imports, exports, mill shipments, capacity, operating ratios, prices, leading suppliers, and delivery times.
• Publication Paper Price Forecast Quarterly and annual paper price forecasts for Publication Paper grades including SC Magazine, LWC Magazine, CWF Reels, and NBSK Pulp, providing price index forecasts for UK, Mainland Europe, and USA markets.
• World Graphic Papers Forecast Comprehensive report including 5-year forecasts for the Graphic Paper Industry, covering demand, supply, and trade globally for Coated Woodfree, Uncoated Woodfree, Coated Mechanical, Uncoated Mechanical, and Newsprint grades across multiple regions.
• Paper and Pulp Industry Outlook Annual industry outlook report examining the paper and pulp industry covering manufacture of Paper and Paper Products from Wood Pulp and Recycled Waste Paper, providing forecasts and market insights for the coming year.
• Client Projects Bespoke, tailor-made consultancy projects created to suit individual client needs, covering studies such as European Uncoated Mechanical Paper studies, minerals studies, China vs Europe cost studies, and long-term market studies.
• Feasibility Studies Privately commissioned market studies examining market prospects for clients involved in investment and product planning projects, involving market research and data analysis compiled into authoritative assessments of market and competitive issues.
• Image Surveys Regular and ad-hoc image surveys based on customer surveys including personal interviews, telephone interviews, and focus groups, providing valuable information on brand awareness, factors of importance, customer requirements, and competitor performance ratings.
• Market Research Comprehensive market research services including multi-client and private client market research projects, typically comprising structured customer-based surveys with personal interviews, telephone interviews, and focus groups.
• Support Service Rapid response service providing answers to information requests from EMGE databases, with rapid turnaround (same day or within 24 hours), typically providing Excel spreadsheets or PowerPoint charts for internal presentations.
• Market Insights Panel Select network of industry leaders contributing to EMGE's global research reports by sharing current views and observations, in exchange receiving complimentary comprehensive market summaries and early access to emerging trends.

Quantifiable outcome

• EMGE has been producing paper market intelligence for over 30 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VesperminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEMGE has partnered with Vesper to provide their market reports on the Vesper platform. Vesper is a market intelligence platform that combines EMGE's high-quality strategic insights and decades of expertise in packaging and paper industries with Vesper's real-time market data and price forecasts, providing manufacturers and analysts with comprehensive industry intelligence in one place.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hawkins Wright: UK-based specialist consultancy focused on the global pulp and paper industry, offering subscriptions, multi-client studies, and bespoke consulting. Most direct comparable to EMGE — notably, EMGE co-founder Iwan Le Moine joined Hawkins Wright in 1992 before co-founding EMGE, indicating overlapping methodology and customer base.
• Fastmarkets RISI: The largest global market intelligence provider for the pulp, paper, packaging, and forest products industries, offering subscriptions, price data, and forecasts. Closest scale-and-scope competitor to EMGE, covering many of the same paper grades and serving overlapping mills, merchants, and financial analyst customers.
• Fisher International: Provider of business intelligence and benchmarking for the pulp and paper industry, including the FisherSolve database covering mill-level cost, capacity, and market data. Comparable to EMGE's database-driven subscription model with deep coverage of paper industry cost and capacity benchmarks.
• Numera Analytics: Pulp and paper market research and consulting firm offering market reports, forecasts, and bespoke studies. Similar scale and product mix to EMGE, serving overlapping paper industry clients with subscription research and consultancy.
• ResourceWise (formerly Forest2Market): Market intelligence provider for the forest products, wood, and pulp/paper industries, offering price benchmarks, supply chain data, and analytics. Directly comparable to EMGE in subscription-based data delivery to paper and forest products customers.

Emerging players

• Smithers: Market research and consulting firm with dedicated paper, packaging, and printing practice offering market reports and custom consulting. Comparable to EMGE in scope and customer base but operating across multiple verticals beyond paper, positioning it as a partial overlap with stronger diversification.
• Indufor: Forestry and forest products consulting firm offering market intelligence, strategic studies, and investment advisory. Comparable to EMGE in serving the forest products/paper value chain with bespoke consulting but with a stronger forestry/plantation emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• AFRY (formerly Pöyry): Global engineering and consulting firm with a long-standing pulp and paper industry practice offering strategic consulting, feasibility studies, and market intelligence. Larger and broader than EMGE but historically overlapping in pulp/paper market studies and bespoke advisory for the same customer base.
• Wood Mackenzie: Global commodities research and consulting firm covering energy, metals, and forest products (including pulp and paper). Comparable to EMGE in its subscription-based commodity intelligence model but at vastly larger scale and across many commodity verticals.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights (Pulp & Paper): Large-scale commodity intelligence platform with dedicated pulp and paper coverage including price assessments, market reports, and analytics. Comparable to EMGE in serving financial analysts and paper industry customers but operates as a much broader, platform-based incumbent with embedded data infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EMGELtd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emge-paper-industry-consultants

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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