China Pulp & Paper
Forest industry leaders warn tariffs could disrupt essential pulp supply, drive up costs, and jeopardize rural American jobs amid investigation into Brazil’s trade and deforestation practices.
Valmet is to supply two fine papermaking lines with related automation systems and services to a customer in China. The papermaking lines will produce uncoated woodfree grades and start-ups are scheduled from late 2026 to early 2027.
BO PAPER PISA has selected international technology group ANDRITZ to supply a complete recycled paper stock preparation line with a capacity of 350 tons/day for its paper mill in Jaguariaíva, in the state of Paraná, Brazil.
Counter-Cyclical Expansion Could Further Increase Market Concentration Among Leading Paper Companies
Since 2017, under the national policy of reducing excess capacity, China's paper industry embarked on a rapid and large-scale expansion of production capacity, shattering the previous supply-demand balance. Since 2021, paper prices have remained sluggish for four consecutive years, leaving the industry heavily indebted and mired in losses.
“Starting August 1, corrugated paper prices and recycled kraft paper prices will be raised by 30 yuan/ton,” “All weights of recycled paper, corrugated paper, and paper tube board will be uniformly raised by 50 yuan/ton.”
On July 22, 2025, Liansheng Pulp & Paper successfully started up their newest coated board making line PM 2. The board machine, with a wire width of 8.85 meters, produces folding boxboard grades and will further strengthen Liansheng Pulp & Paper's coated board product portfolio and enhance their market competitiveness.
Suzano, the world’s largest pulp producer, announces its results for the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25), reporting sales of 3.7 million tonnes of pulp and paper. Sales increased 28% over the same period in 2024 (2Q24), mainly reflecting the strong operational contribution of the new Ribas do Rio Pardo pulp mill, whose production started in July 2024. Net revenue in the quarter totaled R$13.3 billion, a 16% increase compared to 2Q24.
Brazilian company Suzano SA is cutting wood-pulp production after negotiations with clients in China, its biggest market, were hit by uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.
Minhan Paper Joint Stock Company has successfully started up a new OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) line supplied by ANDRITZ to its mill in Van Lam, Hung Yen Province, Vietnam. This start-up strengthens Minhan’s position in the growing Vietnamese packaging market.
The 57th Pulp and Paper International Congress highlights biofuels and professional development as central to the future of the planted tree sector
The Brazilian Pulp and Paper Technical Association (ABTCP) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 57th Pulp and Paper International Congress — ABTCP 2025, which will take place from October 14 to 16 at the Novotel Center Norte in São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ an order to supply environmentally leading chemical recovery technologies for its pulp mill in Hualien, Taiwan.
Valmet will deliver key pulp mill technology to Shandong Sun Paper’s new Yandian pulp mill in the Shandong province in China. Valmet’s delivery includes cooking and fiberline, a recovery boiler, and ash crystallization. The scope also includes analyzers and measurements for fiber line as well as an optimizer and safety related systems for the recovery boiler. The new mill will produce 600,000 tonnes of pulp per year and is scheduled to start up during the last quarter of 2026.
Nine Dragons Paper, has successfully started up a pulp mill supplied by ANDRITZ at its new integrated pulp and paper production plant in Hubei Jianli, China.
The new state-of-the-art mill includes world-leading process technology and production equipment.
Norske Skog Skogn is preparing to enter the European book paper market supported by a comprehensive technology package developed in collaboration with international technology group ANDRITZ.
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