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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 →China imported 8.39 million metric tons of wood pulp in the third quarter of 2026, down 1.1% year on year, according to Lesprom. The supplied report also says the value of imports rose 0.5% and the average CIF price increased 1.7%.…
Read the full article →Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG) said its Lindenmeyr Munroe division will acquire the business of Omaha Paper Company, a Nebraska-based distributor. The company, which recently rebranded as OPC Direct, distributes paper, packaging materials and equipment, wide-format products and JanSan…
Read the full article →Valmet has received an order to supply a complete board-making line to an unnamed customer in Asia. The reported scope includes stock preparation and a board machine running from the headboxes through to the reel and winders. Valmet says the line is intended to produce coated board.…
Read the full article →Nine Dragons Paper Ltd. has signed an agreement for a further 5 billion yuan investment to build a high-grade paper production base with an annual capacity of 1.3 million tons. The project will be located in the Jiangjin area of the Chongqing Logistics Hub Economic Zone, on the south side of the existing plant, on approximately 32.6 hectares of land. This is the company’s fifth investment in Jiangjin and its second 5-billion-yuan project there within two years. The plant is expected to reach full production within two years of commissioning, after which the company’s total annual output value is projected to exceed 15 billion yuan, making it Jiangjin’s first enterprise of that scale. The company, which has operated in Jiangjin for 20 years, already runs a smart factory and two digital workshops, plus its own Yangtze River freight terminal and power plant, producing high-grade kraft paper, corrugated paper, and coated gray-backed whiteboard.…
Read the full article →Barge Forest Products is expanding its sawmill operations in Macon, Mississippi, in a project representing an investment of more than US$8.3 million.…
Read the full article →Hotpack, a packaging manufacturer headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, has acquired a major stake in Oman’s Pride Packaging, according to an October 20 report. Pride Packaging is a corrugated-packaging manufacturer and a subsidiary of Sea Pride. Hotpack said the deal will bring it into manufacturing in Oman through an integrated packaging complex in Barka. The announcement does not specify the size of the stake or provide a project investment figure.…
Read the full article →Södra is expanding its commercial presence in the United States with a new sales office near Boston, Massachusetts. The office will oversee sales of pulp and sawn timber, according to the supplied report. Södra says the move is part of a growth strategy for its pulp and sawn-timber businesses.…
Read the full article →Södra is expanding its North American commercial presence with a new sales office near Boston, Massachusetts. The office will oversee sales of pulp and sawn timber in the United States. The company said the move is intended to improve local market responsiveness and support long-term growth.…
Read the full article →Go-Pak Group has received a UK Packaging Awards 2026 recognition for an investment in AI-assisted warehouse automation, according to a report dated October 20. The system, nicknamed “Stretch Armstrong,” unloads incoming goods and transfers cases to conveyors feeding a palletisation process. Go-Pak implemented the technology with support from its parent company, SCG Packaging, and engineering and technology specialists. The company said the system reduced container-processing times by 67%.…
Read the full article →Hivest Capital Partners completed its acquisition of Sustana on October 19, according to a supplied report. Sustana is identified in the report as the acquired company, but the material does not describe its operations, assets or products. Kevin Richard has been named Sustana’s chief executive, the report says.…
Read the full article →Finland’s pulp and paper industry has reduced its fossil carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 85% since 1990, according to figures reported by the Finnish Forest Industries Federation. Waste sent to landfill has fallen by 97% compared with 1992, the supplied report says. The federation published the figures on October 12, 2026, in a review of the sector’s environmental performance.…
Read the full article →UPM Specialty Materials, Siegwerk and Uteco have developed a paper-based solution for secondary packaging, according to a report dated October 20. UPM supplies the barrier base paper, Siegwerk provides the coating, and Uteco supplies the application technology. The companies describe the solution as an entry point for brand owners testing paper formats in demanding applications. The development is intended for secondary packaging, while primary packaging continues to protect the product.…
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