223 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of paper and paperboard (SIC code 17120), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 16.5% dissolution rate — 223 of 291 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 226.4% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 78% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 20.6 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 17% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 16 government contracts valued at £52.2M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1889.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 226.4% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of paper and paperboard sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">16.5% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 20.6 years old. Geographic concentration: 17% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of paper and paperboard sector have been awarded 16 government contracts worth £52.2M in total.
There are 223 active companies classified under SIC code 17120 (Manufacture of paper and paperboard) in the UK, out of 291 total registered.
SIC code 17120 stands for "Manufacture of paper and paperboard". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (37), MANCHESTER (9), CUMBRIA (6).
The average active manufacture of paper and paperboard company in the UK is 20.6 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1889.
Our database contains 3,556 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of paper and paperboard companies. The largest category is Financial with 1,302 signals from 9 government sources.
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