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.
French tissue and hygiene paper manufacturer MP Hygiène has adopted BWT’s ECO-MX technology for process-water treatment, according to the supplied report. The report says water treatment helps control unwanted microorganisms and maintain production efficiency. It presents the technology as an alternative to treatment methods that can involve chemical handling, transportation and recurring supply costs.…
Poland’s State Forests plans to offer 37.7 million cubic metres of timber in 2027 under new sales rules, according to a report published October 9, 2026. The planned volume is described as slightly higher than the current year’s offer. The rules would tighten checks on buyers’ declarations about processing timber. Inflation would remain a factor in setting base prices.…
Strategic Biofuels has selected Valmet to provide biomass power-generation and flue-gas-cleaning technologies for its Louisiana Green Fuels project in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. The planned facility is to use forestry residuals to generate electricity. Carbon capture and permanent underground storage are intended to make the project’s power carbon-negative, according to the supplied report.…
A new particleboard line and biomass energy plant are under development at Morbach in western Germany, according to a Global Wood Markets Info report dated October 9, 2026. The investment is described as being in the high double-digit-million-euro range. The continuous line is intended to produce specialist panels, including boards for timber construction. Production is scheduled to begin in summer 2027.…
Bracell plans to invest approximately R$150 million in a logistics operation linking Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo, according to a report published on October 9, 2026. The project includes two private-use terminals and a fleet of vessels for operations on the Tietê–Paraná Waterway. Bracell says the system is intended to transport wood and pulp.…
Masterpress has installed a Karlville Swiss pouch-making machine at its production site in Białystok, Poland, according to reports dated October 9, 2026. The investment brings pouch production in-house, alongside the company’s existing digital and flexographic printing capabilities. Masterpress says the line will make paper-based and single-layer polyethylene pouch structures. The reported portfolio includes high-barrier, PFAS-free pouches with more than 90% paper content, as well as recyclable single-layer PE structures.…
Arbex has begun operating as a global tissue and hygiene company formed through a joint venture between Suzano and Kimberly-Clark, according to a report published on October 9, 2026. The supplied report values the joint venture at US$3.4 billion. Arbex is reported to operate independently and serve more than 70 markets across five continents. Its reported network comprises 22 factories in 14 countries and a portfolio of more than 40 regional brands.…
Mondelēz International has completed the replacement of rigid PET trays with FSC-certified paper alternatives for more than 115 biscuit products in Europe, according to a report published on October 9, 2026. The change spans eight brands and more than 25 markets, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain and Nordic countries. The products named in the report include LU, Milka, Granola, Cadbury, Marabou, Chips Ahoy!, Lacta and Freia. Mondelēz says the products covered represent approximately 28,000 metric tons of biscuits produced annually.…
Pulpex has opened its first commercial fibre-bottle manufacturing facility near Glasgow, according to reports dated October 9, 2026. The plant has an initial stated capacity of up to 40 million bottles annually. The opening is described as a move from pilot and development work to commercial-scale manufacturing. The facility is expected to create approximately 39 skilled jobs.…
UPM Specialty Materials is extending its barrier paper technology to label applications, according to a company announcement. The company says its papers are made without adding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at any stage of production. UPM says each grade is tested by independent third-party laboratories and that converters can use the resulting documentation for their customers.…
Stora Enso reports that new Valmet refiner segments reduced specific pulp energy consumption by 5.5% at its Beihai mill in Guangxi, China. The reported result was achieved while maintaining production capacity and pulp quality, including freeness and shive levels. The application is on the mill’s bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP) line.…
Kronospan’s proposed oriented strand board (OSB) production line at its Chirk factory in North Wales has moved closer to environmental approval. Natural Resources Wales said it was minded to grant a variation to the factory’s permit, according to…