Major Expenditures

Georgia-Pacific leaders said the company's $83 million expansion is designed to increase product storage capacity, improve shipping efficiency and introduce advanced automation technology to enhance productivity and safety at the site.

Following a comprehensive review of its manufacturing footprint, International Paper's Board of Directors approved both the exploration and advancement of this $225 million greenfield project in central Mississippi. The facility is planned to be built on an 80-acre site in Brandon, Mississippi, less than 10 miles from the company's existing Richland (Jackson) box plant.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has guaranteed $115.2 million in loans through the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program to support sawmills and wood processing facilities that will establish, reopen, expand, or improve operations across eight U.S. states, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest forest products companies, has selected Gallatin for a new wood products distribution center that will strengthen its ability to serve customers and manufacturing partners across the Southeast. The project represents Weyerhaeuser's first operational facility in Tennessee.

UPM Energy is investing over EUR 20 million in the extensive modernization of the Tyrvää hydropower plant. The project will ensure the plant, located in the Pirkanmaa region, Finland, can operate safely far into the future.

Cascades, the leader in environmentally responsible packaging and hygiene product manufacturing, is proud to announce it has invested $6.9 million in its Kingsey Falls uncoated recycled boxboard manufacturing plant (Papier Kingsey Falls) to increase its equipment's production capacity and product quality.

Western Forest Products has begun loading the first batches of lumber into one of two new continuous dry kilns at its value-added division in Chemainus, Canada. The new capacity will increase output of kiln-dried products, including lumber used for glued laminated timber in mass timber applications.

Sofidel Group, celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, has finalized the details of the expansion plan announced last October.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, will open a new Packaging Design Studio in Milan in summer 2026, marking a significant step in accelerating packaging innovation and strengthening collaboration with European brand owners, converters, and packaging developers.

Domtar has begun installation of a new high-speed tissue converting line at its Calhoun, Tennessee facility, a project designed to increase operational output and better align the mill's tissue production capacity with its converting capabilities. The company is also expanding existing warehouse space for parent tissue rolls to support improved inventory management.

The project is a candidate for up to $10 million in funding from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development's Minnesota Forward Fund, which provides grants and loans to businesses making "large private capital investments in new and existing industries."

The expansion comes with significant investment into the company's southern Georgia operations and continued growth within the region. In addition to creating several new full-time jobs, it will bring increase service and support for Georgia's agriculture industry and the many customers Pratt serves in the region.

Metsä Group has commenced operations at its new lignin product demo plant in Äänekoski, Finland, with a nameplate capacity of 2 tons per day.

The construction of the terminal will be carried out through a joint venture between CMPC and Neltume Ports.

Tetra Pak takes another major step towards the next generation of sustainable packaging materials with its €60 million investment in a new pilot plant for its paper-based barrier technology at the company's facility in Lund, Sweden.

A Chinese firm, Huanrong Paper, is set to construct a paper manufacturing plant in Uzbekistan's Samarkand region, in a project valued at around $500 million, local authorities have said.

A long-idle paper manufacturing site in Port Huron is moving closer to redevelopment with new state support.

Suzano, the world's largest pulp producer, has commenced operations this week at its new fluff pulp production line located in its Limeira unit in Brazil's São Paulo state. This R$490 million investment increases Suzano's total fluff pulp production capacity by more than 400%, from 100,000 to 440,000 tonnes per year.

Smurfit Westrock, a producer of sustainable paper and packaging, laid the first stone of its new production plant in Cajeme, Sonora, in which it will invest US$65 million.

$6 million expansion project will create 36 new jobs, strengthen Wisconsin's paper industry.

Western Forest Products' value-added division in Chemainus will receive $7.5 million to add two new continuous dry kilns to its manufacturing operation.

Rengo Co., Ltd. has announced the start of operations at a new heavy-duty corrugated packaging plant for its subsidiary TRICOR Packaging & Logistics AG in Goch, Germany.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper say the new Warner Robins facility strengthens local jobs and provides vital support for farmers.

The rebuild at the Gruvön mill is scheduled for April 2026.

The €370 million investment doubles the mill's annual tissue paper capacity to 145,000 tonnes, significantly strengthening the local supply of high-quality tissues, like Lambi, Serla, and Katrin products for both consumers and professional customers across Scandinavia.