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Track new mills, expansions, conversions, closures and restarts across the fibre value chain. A useful project record identifies the company, mill, location, grade, net capacity change, project stage and expected start-up. Announced, permitted, under construction and operating describe different stages and should not be combined as confirmed supply.
Separate new capacity from replacement equipment, transferred production and grade conversions. State annual metric tons and distinguish pulp from paper and integrated from market pulp. A converted machine can add one grade while removing another; it is not necessarily a net increase in total output.
Preserve the original announcement and record subsequent changes to timing, scope and status. Commissioning is followed by ramp-up, so annual nameplate capacity should not be treated as first-year production. Use the linked stories to follow changes rather than counting repeated announcements as separate projects.
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Editorial standards →Saica has commissioned a rotary die cutter at its corrugated packaging plant in Ashbourne, Ireland, according to an EUWID listing dated 7 October 2026. The company cited growing demand for efficient and automated packaging solutions among the reasons for the investment. Saica operates five sites across the island of Ireland, the listing says.…
Read the full article →Germany’s Federal Cartel Office cleared Mayr-Melnhof’s planned acquisition of Reno de Medici’s Arnsberg cartonboard mill on 24 September, according to the supplied EUWID listing. The clearance removes a German competition-law obstacle to the proposed transaction. The listing, dated 7 October 2026, says the companies had announced plans for the deal in mid-August. It does not report that the acquisition has closed.…
Read the full article →Vietnamese tissue producer Xuan Mai Paper selected Valmet consistency-measurement technology for its TM4 tissue machine, according to a Valmet customer reference dated October 7, 2026. The equipment delivery comprised five blade consistency measurements, four optical consistency measurements and two rotating consistency measurements. Valmet says the instruments are installed at key process points, including after the pulper and at the machine chest.…
Read the full article →The Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence and the South Australian Wine Industry Association are working on a national stewardship scheme for end-of-life vineyard posts in Australia. The partners aim to complete the scheme design by late 2027, according to the supplied Wood Central report published on 7 October 2026. The initiative addresses posts already stockpiled as well as those still standing in vineyards. The report cites 32.5 million posts stockpiled nationwide and says a further 85.6 million remain in vineyards.…
Read the full article →Voith has launched NipDynamics, a sensor system embedded in roll covers that monitors nip conditions while a paper machine is running, according to a report dated October 7, 2026. The system is designed to provide real-time information about operating conditions without requiring a production stop for measurement. Voith says monitoring can help mills identify issues such as roll misalignment, cover failures and paper breaks associated with inconsistent nip profiles.…
Read the full article →CMPC is investing US$92.6 million in two wood operations in Chile’s Biobío region, according to the supplied October 7, 2026 report. The projects cover a remanufacturing plant in Los Ángeles and the Mulchén sawmill. The report says most of the spending is allocated to further processing, while the Mulchén project will expand lumber capacity.…
Read the full article →Brangs + Heinrich has added two closure options and an XXL size to its Hey Circle reusable shipping-box range. The new closures are a pre-zipped zipper and a slip-on lid. The supplied report describes the boxes as rainproof plastic containers available in various sizes. It says they can reportedly circulate up to 50 times and replace up to 49 single-use cardboard boxes, depending on the application.…
Read the full article →Borouge International has invested in mechanical-recycling capacity at multiple facilities, with a stated aim of increasing annual recyclate output by 14,000 metric tons. At Niedergebra, Germany, the investment is expected to add nearly 9,000 metric tons of annual output when the capacity becomes operational in the first quarter of 2027. That site processes post-consumer mixed polyolefin waste into recyclate for rigid-plastic applications.…
Read the full article →Xuan Mai Paper Company Limited is using Valmet consistency measurements on its TM4 tissue machine, according to a Valmet reference published on October 7, 2026. The measurements are intended to improve process stability, machine runnability and production efficiency. The supplied reference describes the technology’s use at the machine but does not identify the measurement system or provide technical specifications.…
Read the full article →Finnish forest and food-sector groups are urging the government to protect wood supply as Finland implements the EU Nature Restoration Regulation, according to the supplied Lesprom report. The groups estimate that proposed restoration measures could cost about €1.2 billion, with an annual funding gap of about €400 million. Under the most extensive scenario, they say the volume of wood affected could equal the annual use of one to two pulp mills and 15 industrial-scale sawmills.…
Read the full article →Toscotec will supply a new tissue production line, designated MP2, to GrandBay Group’s Blue Tissue plant in Apizaco, Mexico, according to the supplied report. The project includes an AHEAD 2.2 tissue machine. Start-up is planned for the first half of 2027. Toscotec described the order as the third large-scale installation between the companies in five years.…
Read the full article →Gold Hongye Paper Group has started up two ANDRITZ-supplied PrimeRefine HC T refining systems for tissue stock preparation, according to Tissue World Magazine. One system is at the group’s Rudong mill in Nantong and the other at its Xiaogan mill in Hubei. Each system comprises a screw press and a high-consistency refiner.…
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