15-18 June 2027
Crocus Expo, Moscow
Indonesia already ships pulp and paper to buyers worldwide. A strengthening trade relationship with Russia and the wider Eurasian region is now opening a market that many Indonesian exporters have not yet worked in at scale.
As Eurasian buyers seek reliable, price-competitive supply, exporting pulp and paper to Russia has moved from a possibility to a practical next step. For suppliers weighing where to expand, this is a chance to enter a market with real appetite and fewer entrenched competitors than the routes they already know.
Indonesia's advantage starts with raw materials. Fast-growing plantation fibre, an established fibre supply chain, and large-scale integrated mills give the country the volume and cost position that international buyers look for. This is a mature manufacturing base with the capacity to consistently serve high-demand export markets, not a sector still finding its feet.
That base translates into a few clear strengths for suppliers eyeing new regions:
Together, these factors make Indonesian pulp, paper, and board a strong fit for buyers who need a dependable supply at a workable price. The question is less about capability and more about access to the right markets.
Russia and its neighbouring Eurasian markets consume large volumes of pulp, paper, and packaging material, and demand in the region remains substantial. Major Western pulp and paper producers exited the Russian market following the war in Ukraine, creating supply gaps that other exporters are now moving to fill.
That is where a strengthening Indonesia-Russia trade relationship becomes commercially useful, not just a diplomatic detail. For Indonesian suppliers, the opening is straightforward. Buyers across the region are actively looking for new partners, and the appetite for competitively priced, high-volume pulp and paper plays directly to Indonesia's strengths.
A growing market with real supply gaps rewards suppliers who arrive early and build relationships before the field gets crowded.
Demand across several categories is expanding, and in some categories, supply hasn't kept pace - which is precisely where the growing Indonesian pulp and paper trade with Russia makes commercial sense.
Import requirements span packaging grades, tissue, printing and writing papers, and board, so exporters can pursue several grades at once rather than betting on a single product line. For exporters with the capacity to commit, that breadth lowers the risk of entering a new market.
Demand alone does not close deals. The real barriers are distance, unfamiliarity, and trust. A buyer in Moscow or across the Eurasian region needs confidence in a supplier they have not worked with before, and that confidence is hard to build over email alone. Specifications, volumes, logistics, and payment terms all move faster once people have met in person.
This is why trade exhibitions still matter. A well-established event brings Indonesian suppliers together with active buyers, distributors, and manufacturers ready to source.
It compresses months of cold outreach into days of direct conversation, and it signals commitment in a way that remote enquiries rarely do. Face-to-face contact lets buyers assess samples, discuss requirements, and start the relationships that turn into repeat contracts.
RosUpack is the natural entry point for that conversation. As a major packaging and paper event, the International Packaging Expo brings together buyers, converters, and technical decision-makers from across Russia and the CIS.
For a supplier testing the Eurasian market, it offers the credibility and the concentrated buyer access that make market entry realistic rather than speculative.
RosUpack runs a dedicated focus for suppliers working across raw fibre, paper, board, and converted formats. The pulp and paper sector puts Indonesian exporters in front of the buyers who matter: packaging manufacturers sourcing board and liner, tissue and hygiene producers, printers, and converters looking for a reliable fibre supply.
Rather than presenting to a general audience, suppliers meet decision-makers who understand the material and are there to source it. That focus makes every conversation more useful and every lead more likely to convert into a working relationship.
The Indonesia-Russia pulp and paper opportunity is real, timely, and rewards suppliers who establish themselves while relationships are still forming. Indonesia has the scale, the raw material, and the price position. RosUpack provides the route to the buyers.
Suppliers who build relationships now will hold contracts when demand matures. To put your products in front of Eurasian buyers directly, submit an exhibit enquiry and secure your place.
