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.
Welsh start-up PlantSea has raised approximately €400,000, reported as about US$476,000, through crowdfunding to advance its seaweed-derived biodegradable packaging material. The company plans to use the funding to move from laboratory development toward industrial trials. PlantSea said the capital could enable it to increase biopolymer production capacity by up to 100 times. The proposed trials are intended to support demonstration-scale manufacturing across the UK, Europe and Asia.…
Metsä Group reported 2025 sales of €5.833 billion, supported by higher pulp and sawn-timber volumes, according to a supplied report published by Tissue Online North America. Net operating cash flow was €537 million. The report says operating performance was affected by lower selling prices and higher fixed costs amid more moderate demand for market…
Coveris has agreed to sell its labels and board business unit to Kingswood Capital Management, according to a report dated February 10, 2026. The agreement was signed in January and was expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary completion conditions. Following completion, the business was expected to operate as a standalone entity under its former name, Paragon Print and Packaging.…
Smurfit Westrock plans to permanently shut down a paper machine at its La Tuque mill in Quebec, Canada, according to a report published February 10, 2026. The machine has reported annual capacity of approximately 127,000 metric tons of solid bleached sulfate (SBS). The company is making the closure as part of a broader strategy to strengthen its SBS portfolio, the report said.…
Smurfit Westrock plans to permanently close a paper machine at its La Tuque mill in Quebec, Canada, according to a report dated February 10, 2026. The machine has stated annual solid bleached sulfate capacity of 127,000 tons. The company said the move is intended to strengthen its SBS portfolio and improve the long-term competitiveness of its paperboard operations.…
Stratus Packaging has integrated Freppel Imprimeur, a printing company based in Colmar, France, into its operations. The acquisition adds a ninth site to the Franco-Swiss label and packaging manufacturer’s network, according to the supplied report. Freppel has 60 employees and annual sales of about €9 million.…
German recycled graphic paper producer Papierfabrik Hainsberg has filed for preliminary insolvency proceedings for the third time, according to EUWID. The report says the mill has again encountered financial difficulties.…
Amazon and the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee are developing packaging from agricultural residues, according to a Packaging Europe report dated February 10, 2026. The project aims to produce a recyclable, home-compostable mailer. The partners say the work could help reduce plastic consumption and make use of crop residues.…
Fibre Excellence may have to close its Saint-Gaudens and Provence pulp mills in southern France, EUWID reported on February 10. The report says local media, associations, and trade unions have raised concerns about the company’s severe difficulties. Fibre Excellence confirmed to EUWID that it was facing significant financial problems.…
Long-term investment by Norwegian forest owners reached NOK 1,336.9 million in 2025, according to figures attributed to the Norwegian Agriculture Agency. The total comprised NOK 1,028.3 million from the forest fund and NOK 308.6 million in grants. The supplied report identifies silviculture and forest roads as leading investment areas.…
Arauco held a groundbreaking ceremony for the railway associated with its Sucuriú project in Inocência, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The ceremony took place on February 6, according to the supplied report, which was published on February 10, 2026. The railway is intended to strengthen the project’s logistics efficiency and safety. Arauco said the future railway operation could eliminate up to 190 truck trips per day.…
Coveris has agreed to sell its paper and labels businesses to US investment fund Kingswood Capital Management, according to a report published February 10, 2026. The transaction is expected to give the businesses legal autonomy under the Paragon Print and Packaging name after completion. The report says the sale was scheduled to close in the first quarter of 2026.…