China Pulp & Paper
China's paper industry is undergoing an unprecedented wave of capacity expansion, driving a historic reshaping of the global pulp market landscape. New large-scale projects are being launched in coastal regions such as Shandong and Guangxi, while leading companies accelerate their push toward integrated production.
Voith and Wuzhou Special Paper have successfully commissioned the new PM 21 specialty paper machine in Hanchuan, Hubei Province. It is the world's widest machine for the production of release paper. The machine, supplied entirely by Voith, demonstrates the technology group's leading role in the field of high-quality specialty papers.
Voith announced the successful start-up of PM 71 at Shanying Suzhou Paper in Suzhou, west of Shanghai, China. PM 71 compliments the recently started-up sister machine at the mill, PM 72 — another Voith-supplied paper machine.
On October 29, Sun Paper (002078.SZ) released its 2025 third-quarter report, showing year-on-year declines in revenue and net profit excluding non-recurring items, while net profit reported a slight overall increase. Among the paper companies that have released their third-quarter reports, many have seen falling earnings.
Since January 1, 2021, China has completely banned the import of solid waste, including waste paper, which for many years had accounted for a large proportion of imports.
As a result, imported recycled pulp began to attract the attention of paper-making enterprises and overseas waste paper suppliers.
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. has selected international technology group ANDRITZ to supply a new recovery boiler for its pulp mill in Ishinomaki, Japan. The scope of supply includes advanced automation and digitalization solutions for maximum use of the boiler's potential.
Valmet will deliver an IntelliTissue 1600 tissue machine to PT Suparma Tbk’s mill in Surabaya, Indonesia. The new installation will enable production of high-quality tissue products for the Asia Pacific market and the start-up is planned for 2026.
Tariffs could disrupt essential pulp supply, drive up costs, and jeopardize rural American jobs amid investigation into Brazil’s trade and deforestation practices, according to AF&PA.
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.
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