Capital projects of note in 2023


Dec 2023: Georgia-Pacific Spent $2 Billion to Improve 7 U.S. Facilities This Year

Dec 2023: Metsä Group explores possibilities to construct carbon capture facility

Dec 2023: York Container Announces Expansion To Chicago Market

Dec 2023: Elopak selects Little Rock, Arkansas for its new production plant in the USA

Dec 2023: VIDA to invest in Bruza Sawmill in Hjältevad, Sweden

Dec 2023: Georgia-Pacific to invest $150 million in tissue mill in Halsey, Oregon

Dec 2023: Weyerhaeuser Announces $96.2 Million Modernization Project

Dec 2023: Conversion of Billerud Escanaba paper mill stalled

Dec 2023: Green Bay Packaging looks to move and expand its regional headquarters in Wisconsin

Nov 2023: EIB signs SEK 1.3 billion (Euro 110 million) loan agreement with Billerud for Frövi mill upgrade

Nov 2023: Saica Group unveils its Resarch, Development & Innovation Centre in Zaragoza, Spain

Nov 2023: UPM invests Euro 10 million in new split saw at its sawmill in Korkeakoski, Finland

Nov 2023: Felix Schoeller North America unveils new coating operation in Pulaski, New York

Nov 2023: Metsä Group laid foundation stone for Kerto LVL mill in Äänekoski, Finland

Nov 2023: Rayonier Advanced Materials Fernandina Site Applies to Get Into the Bioethanol Production Business

Nov 2023: Metsä Board Husum folding boxboard capacity expansion starts up

Nov 2023: Smurfit Kappa will invest $68 million, create 200 new jobs at packaging plant in Anderson County, South Carolina

Nov 2023: Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG: Reduction of strategic investment and increase in share of renewable energy at MM Kwidzyn, Poland

Nov 2023: DS Smith to invest Euro 90 million in new biomass boiler at Rouen mill in France

Nov 2023: Update related to the conversion from newsprint to containerboard at Norske Skog Golbey

Nov 2023: Boise Cascade Moves Distribution Location to Modesto, CA

Oct 2023: Suzano to Invest R$1.66 Billion in New Tissue Paper Mill, Expand Fluff Pulp Capacity and New Biomass Boiler

Oct 2023: Saica Is Expanding with Six Machines

Oct 2023: Boise Cascade adds new distribution warehouse in West Palm Beach, Florida

Oct 2023: Metsä Group is looking into construction of first mill producing Muoto packaging in Rauma

Oct 2023: Ilim Group presents its new mill in Ust-Ilimsk to Chinese partners

Oct 2023: Sofidel opens new automated warehouse in Poland

Oct 2023: International Paper in Coosa (Rome, GA) to Invest $100 Million in Facility Upgrades

Oct 2023: Visy opens corrugated box facility in Queensland, Australia

Oct 2023: West Fraser in Newberry, South Carolina announces third expansion in 10 years

Oct 2023: Georgia-Pacific Cuts the Ribbon on New $325 Million Gypsum Wallboard Facility in Sweetwater, Texas

Oct 2023: Ahlstrom launches new glass fiber tissue line for high-performance building materials in Madisonville, U.S.

Oct 2023: LP Building Solutions opens new manufacturing site in Bath, New York

Oct 2023: Smurfit Kappa inaugurates industrial water treatment plant in Belgrade, Serbia

Sep 2023: Billerud inaugurates new recovery boiler at Frövi mills in Sweden

Sep 2023: Klabin holds inauguration ceremony for Puma II project in Brazil

Sep 2023: DS Smith Zarnesti mill inaugurates new waste water treatment plant in Romania

Sep 2023: SCA and Holmen see good opportunities to develop the sawmill in Rundvik

Sep 2023: Metsä Tissue chooses Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire as site for its planned new tissue paper mill in the UK

Sep 2023: SCA inaugurates Obbola paper mill in Sweden

Sep 2023: Metsä Group starts up its Kemi bioproduct mill and paperboard mill

Sep 2023: Ahlstrom completes investment of new calendering and embossing capabilities in South Korea

Sep 2023: International Paper Opens Its Newest Corrugated Packaging Facility in Atglen, Pennsylvania

Sep 2023: Pratt Industries Invests $500 Million in Pennsylvania to Create Hundreds of New Jobs

Sep 2023: Canfor to build $200 million new state-of-the-art mill in Houston, Canada

Sep 2023: Kentucky Gov. Beshear joins Pratt Industries to open paper mill in Henderson, creating over 320 jobs

Sep 2023: Boise Cascade plans new door shop facility in Commerce City, CO

Sep 2023: Sofidel invests $185 million to expand its Circleville, Ohio mill

Sep 2023: Pixelle Invests $1.4 Million in Mill Safety and Productivity with Industry First Robotics

Sep 2023: Pratt Industries pledges 200+ new jobs, new Dayton, Ohio facility

Sep 2023: Graphic Packaging hits key milestone constructing recycled paperboard facility in Waco, Texas

Sep 2023: Lenzing completes conversion and upgrade of its Purwakarta site in Indonesia

Sep 2023: Pratt Industries plans a $120 million box facility in Georgia, hiring 125

Sep 2023: Metsä Wood and SRV sign agreement to build Kerto LVL mill in Äänekoski, Finland

Aug 2023: Nordic Paper decides on strategic investments for Bäckhammar

Aug 2023: Visy Industries launches new drum pulper at Coolaroo facility in Victoria, Australia

Aug 2023: Arctic Paper invests $26.7 million in bioenergy in Grycksbo, Sweden

Aug 2023: Suzano to Complete Cerrado Project by June of 2024

Jul 2023: DS Smith investing Euro 33.9 million into its Greek packaging plants

Jul 2023: Mexican paper manufacturer plans $400M facility near Houston

Jul 2023: Huhtamaki investing $30 million in Paris, Texas, facility expansion

Jul 2023: Smurfit Kappa opens new corrugated plant in Rabat, Morocco

Jul 2023: Mondi buying mill from West Fraser; announces investment

Jul 2023: Progroup builds new waste-to-energy plant at Sandersdorf-Brehna mill in Germany

Jul 2023: Georgia-Pacific completes $120 million upgrade of Pineland Lumber in Texas

Jun 2023: Enviva Officially Establishes Roots in Alabama with a Ceremonial Groundbreaking in Sumter County

Jun 2023: Norske Skog officially opens Bruck PM3 in Austria

Jun 2023: Metsä Husum mill prepares to start up expanded BM1 this autumn

Jun 2023: Sofidel announces $185 million expansion of Circleville mill

Jun 2023: Pratt Industries Opens New Regional Facility in Cedar Hill, Texas

Jun 2023: Government of Canada grants $3 million to Roseburg Forest Products for robotic equipment installation in Ontario

Jun 2023: More MailerBAGs, please! Mondi invests to meet growing eCommerce demand

Jun 2023: Mercer Rosenthal mill optimizes wood efficiency with new debarking system

Jun 2023: Stora Enso opens new corrugated packaging production facility at De Lier, Netherlands

Jun 2023: RYAM Announces the Official Groundbreaking at their 2G Bioethanol Plant in Tartas, France

Jun 2023: Klabin starts up paper machine in Paraná, Brazil

Jun 2023: Metsä Group to build a Kerto LVL wood product mill worth Euro 300 million in Äänekoski

Jun 2023: Smurfit Kappa invests more than $350 million in its Mexican operations

Jun 2023: Georgia-Pacific investing $18 million in Camden, Texas, plywood plant

Jun 2023: Metsä Group and Andritz plan lignin product demonstration plant at Äänekoski mill in Finland

Jun 2023: DS Smith invests Euro 11.35 million in Cartogal packaging plant in Spain

Jun 2023: UPM inaugurates its Paso de los Toros pulp mill in Uruguay

Jun 2023: Elopak to build a new production plant in the USA, continuing profitable growth in Americas

May 2023: Visy wraps up $48 million upgrade

May 2023: New facility opens at ND Paper going 100% recyclable

May 2023: Ortviken's new pulp mill is inaugurated

May 2023: Domtar Paper Co. investing $51 million into Hawesville, Ky. mill modernization

May 2023: Smurfit Kappa invests €40 million in Poland expansion

May 2023: Mondi to modernise its Dynäs kraft paper mill in Sweden

May 2023: Boise Cascade Expands Birmingham, AL, Distribution Center

May 2023: Simpcw Resources Group invests in whole-log chipping facility in Kamloops, Canada

May 2023: Hood Industries to build new plywood mill in Beaumont, Mississippi

May 2023: Successful start-up of Cascades Containerboard Packaging plant - Bear Island, Virginia

May 2023: International Paper breaks ground on $103 million expansion

May 2023: Rottneros invests $17.4 million to expand CTMP pulp production

May 2023: Sappi puts new barrier coating machine into operation at its Alfeld site

May 2023: Mercer Peace River completes Fibre Procurement Project

May 2023: MM Group invests Euro 660 million in Kwidzyn mill in Poland

May 2023: Holmen invests $43.9 million in PM rebuilding at Braviken Mill in Sweden

May 2023: Rottneros to invest $8.4 million in renewable electricity at Rottneros Mill in Sweden

May 2023: Resolute Inaugurates New Cellulose Filament Plant in Quebec

May 2023: DS Smith to invest Euro 145 million in paper mill in Viana, Portugal

Apr 2023: Georgia-Pacific to invest over $50 million in Zachary, Louisiana location

Apr 2023: Holmen Wood Products to install new planer at Iggesund Sawmill in Hudiksval, Sweden

Apr 2023: Roseburg Forest Products announces $700M investment in Southern Oregon manufacturing

Apr 2023: UPM Paso de los Toros pulp mill begins operations

Apr 2023: Georgia-Pacific Announces $91 Million Upgrade at Monticello Mill to Boost Efficiency, Industry Competitiveness

Apr 2023: Norske Skog Bruck begins production of containerboard

Apr 2023: Summit Paper Tube to establish first South Carolina facility

Apr 2023: Progroup builds waste-to-energy plant at Sandersdorf-Brehna site in Germany

Apr 2023: Smith Corona Labels Unveils New On-Site Nitrogen Generation System

Mar 2023: UPM Paso de los Toros pulp mill ready for start-up

Mar 2023: Ox Industries invests $5 million in high-speed converting lines

Mar 2023: Sonae Arauco to invest in wood fiber insulation production line at Meppen site in Germany

Mar 2023: Klabin inaugurates port terminal in Paranaguá

Mar 2023: SCA puts into operation new kraftliner machine at Obbola paper mill in Sweden

Mar 2023: WestRock breaks ground on new plant in Longview, Washington

Mar 2023: Södra's new CLT facility inaugurated - tenfold increase in production capacity

Mar 2023: Heinzel Group to convert idled paper machine at Steyrermühl Mill for production of kraft papers

Mar 2023: BiOrigin Specialty Products--formerly Dunn Paper--starts up PM2 at its Menominee mill in Michigan

Mar 2023: Metsä Tissue to Build Automated Warehouse at Mariestad Mill in Sweden

Feb 2023: Smurfit Kappa invests €27 million in new sustainability initiative at Spanish paper mill

Feb 2023: Cascades says Bear Island startup on track for March

Feb 2023: Södra investigates new large-scale sawmill - initiates preliminary project

Feb 2023: $30 Million Investment Will Modernize Georgia-Pacific's Corrugated Plant in Owosso, Michigan

Feb 2023: Stora Enso invests Euro 30 million in Heinola Fluting mill in Finland

Feb 2023: Procter & Gamble Paper Products Expands In Utah

Feb 2023: Kruger Packaging invests $30 million to modernize containerboard mill

Feb 2023: Nippon Paper to establish new plant in Budapest, Hungary

Feb 2023: Metsä Tissue to invest Euro 370 million in Mariestad mill in Sweden

Feb 2023: Graphic Packaging eyes $1 billion investment; announces new mill in Waco, Texas

Feb 2023: MM Board & Paper to modernize board machines at three mills in Austria, Germany and Slovenia

Feb 2023: Cascades invests $9 million in Piscataway, New Jersey

Feb 2023: Nordic Paper receives permit for increased production volume at Bäckhammar

Jan 2023: Holmen to invest in new CLT production plant in Sweden

Jan 2023: Port Hawkesbury Paper sister company pitches Guysborough County wind farm

Jan 2023: Michigan legislature approves $200 million for Billerud paper mill

Jan 2023: Norske Skog Skogn investing NOK 180 million

Jan 2023: Smurfit Kappa invests €6 million in solar panels at Spanish mill

Jan 2023: Boise Cascade plans new door shop facility in Kansas City

Jan 2023: $50M in upgrades announced at Paper Excellence Vancouver Island mill, 100-plus employees to be brought back

Jan 2023: International Paper Formally Announces Plans To Invest $103 Million in Cedar River Mill

Jan 2023: Domtar's Kingsport Mill resumes operation; produces first containerboard roll

Jan 2023: ND Paper to Increase Efficiency at Rumford Division with Support from Grant Funding

Jan 2023: Graphic Packaging moves Bristol, UK, packaging operations to state-of-the-art site in long-term commitment to beverage packaging excellence

Jan 2023: Progroup starts operations at PW14, new corrugated sheetfeeder plant in Strykow, Poland

Jan 2023: Duino mill now part of Mondi Group, Mondi to invest around €200 million in mill

Jan 2023: International Paper planning $103 million expansion of Cedar Rapids, Iowa mill