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.
Calculate the net change
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.
Keep a project history
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.
Brazil’s BNDES has approved financing totalling R$411.4 million for Suzano through its BNDES Mais Inovação programme, according to the supplied report. The funding is intended for industrial modernisation and the company’s research, development, innovation and digitalisation programme. Of the total, R$280 million is allocated to machinery and equipment using internet-of-things technology, as well as remote operational control and monitoring…
England is implementing a policy to standardize household recycling collections across local authorities. By March 31, 2026, local authorities are required to collect a common core of materials that includes paper and cardboard, alongside food and garden waste, glass, and metal. The supplied report says the policy is intended to reduce variation between local systems and make recycling requirements clearer.…
New Brunswick is providing C$254,600 to AV Group NB’s Atholville pulp mill for projects intended to reduce the site’s carbon footprint. The funding was announced through the Output-Based Pricing System Industry Fund, according to the supplied report. Planned work includes upgrading thermal insulation and modernizing a control system.…
New Brunswick is providing C$254,600 to support energy-efficiency work at AV Group NB’s pulp mill in Atholville, according to a CBC report carried by Tree Frog Creative. The project includes a new dump condenser, thermal insulation upgrades, flow and temperature probes, and a modern control system. The equipment is intended to help the mill monitor and reduce energy use.…
Omnifiber has put its planned recycling project for composite paper packaging and beverage cartons in Schmölln, Germany, on hold. The company attributed the decision to disagreements between the financing banks and the leasing company involved. The project was originally announced in October 2025, with commissioning expected to begin in the second half of 2026.…
PureCycle Technologies has signed a €40 million grant agreement to support a polypropylene recycling facility at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium. The grant is from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, according to the supplied report. The planned ASTRA PP project is to be located in the port’s NextGen District. Once operational, the facility is intended to produce 59,000 metric tons of PureFive recycled polypropylene resin annually.…
Stora Enso implemented a new organizational and reporting structure effective 1 January 2026. The company said the changes are intended to align operations with group strategy and strengthen synergies between business areas. The new structure has four reportable segments: Consumer Packaging, Integrated Packaging, Biomaterials and Other.…
UPM Adhesive Materials plans to open a slitting and distribution terminal near New Delhi in the third quarter of 2026. The terminal will serve customers in northern and eastern India, according to the supplied report. It is intended to provide local inventory of self-adhesive label materials and shorten lead times for label converters.…
EPL has agreed to merge with Indorama Ventures’ rigid PET packaging platform, Indovida, in a transaction reported to be valued at US$2 billion. The deal would combine flexible and rigid packaging businesses, according to the supplied report. The combined company is expected to have annual revenue of more than US$1 billion, with 75% of its business in emerging markets. The report values EPL at approximately US$1.2 billion and Indovida at about US$700 million.…
Suzano reported net revenue of R$50.1 billion and adjusted EBITDA of R$21.7 billion for 2025 in its sustainability report, published in March 2026. The company also reported cash generation of R$13.9 billion for the year. It said 38% of its debt is linked to sustainability commitments.…
French pulp producer Fibre Excellence is seeking a formal position from the government on energy issues, according to a report published March 30. The company said its future would be decided between then and mid-April. The report also says unions learned on March 27 that the shareholder had put the Saint-Gaudens and Tarascon factories up for sale.…
Omnifiber has put its planned recycling project for paper-based composite packaging and beverage cartons in Schmölln, Germany, on hold. The company attributed the pause to disagreements between the financing banks and the leasing company involved. The project will not proceed as originally planned, according to the report.…