China Pulp & Paper
Against the backdrop of overcapacity in the paper industry—where per-ton profit margins for most paper grades have long remained at low levels—new pulp production capacity in China continues to come online. This seemingly contradictory expansion behavior is underpinned by a clear industrial logic: it is not merely a simple expansion of scale, but rather a strategic transformation by industry leaders, shifting from a pure "paper-making" model to one of "pulp-paper integration."
Sappi Europe has announced an additional price increase of EUR 65 per ton for its Packaging & Speciality products, effective April 15. This is in addition to the company's recent price increase for Packaging & Speciality products of EUR 50-70 per ton (depending on the grade) that takes effect on deliveries as of April 1.
Wuzhou Special Paper (Jiangxi) Co. Ltd., a Chinese paper producer, has selected international technology group ANDRITZ as the main supplier of key technologies and equipment for a new greenfield pulp mill in Hukou County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China.
Xuan Mai Paper has started up its second deinking pulp (DIP) line supplied by international technology group ANDRITZ at its mill in Ho Chi Minh City, strengthening its capacity for high-quality recycled tissue production.
On March 6, 2026, Anhui Linping Circular Development successfully started up its new OptiConcept M board making line PM 8. As the first complete board production line supplied by Valmet to Anhui Linping, the investment advances its capacity expansion and sustainability goals and supports the circular economy ambitions by enabling the use of recycled fiber in high-quality board grades.
Koro Viet Nam Tissue Paper Joint Stock Company has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ a contract to supply two tissue production lines for its mill in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, supporting the company’s entry into the tissue market.
The material solutions company UPM has entered into a collaboration with international technology group ANDRITZ to recycle its paper machine clothing.
Valmet will supply three IntelliTissue 1600 tissue machines to Yusen Group for its mills located in Tai’an, Liaoning Province, and Chongxin, Gansu Province, China. The new order represents the fourth consecutive contract awarded by Yusen to Valmet and further consolidates a collaboration that has already resulted in nine successful IntelliTissue machine start-ups at Yusen’s Liaoning and Gansu sites.
Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper TBK, a member of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), has successfully started up its new OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) line and reject treatment system supplied by international technology group ANDRITZ at its Karawang mill in Jawa Barat, Indonesia.
Dong Tien-Long An Paper JSC has successfully started up a recycled fiber line at its board production mill in Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam.
This new OCC (old corrugated containers) line, the third supplied by international technology group ANDRITZ, is designed to process 330 t/d of mixed OCC for the production of high-quality testliner serving both domestic and export markets.
On January 19th, Minfeng Special Paper (600235.SH), known as the "first listed company in specialty paper," released its earnings forecast, stating that it expects to achieve a net profit attributable to the parent company of approximately 15.7 million yuan in 2025, a year-on-year decrease of 78%; and a net profit attributable to the parent company excluding non-recurring items of approximately 6 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 92%.
Guangxi Botare Yuantrove Paper has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ an order to supply a state-of-the-art lime kiln plant for its new pulp mill in Yugui Industrial Park, Guigang City, China.
International technology group ANDRITZ, which supplied the technology and developed the new biological sludge drying plant for Eldorado Brasil Celulose’s pulp mill in Três Lagoas, Brazil, celebrated the plant’s successful start of operations.
On the evening of December 3, Bohui Paper (SH600966, share price 6.23 yuan, market value 8.329 billion yuan) issued an announcement stating that it will invest approximately 1.7 billion yuan to carry out a chemical wood pulp expansion project within its existing plant. This technical renovation project will expand the company's original 95,000-ton annual chemical wood pulp to a production capacity of 320,000 tons — a substantial increase of 237%.
Sun Paper has successfully started up new process islands with state-of-the-art technology and solutions from ANDRITZ at its kraft pulp mill in Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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