Wuzhou Special Paper reaches 70% completion on 600,000t chemical pulp plant

Chinese specialty paper producer Wuzhou Special Paper has reached 70 percent construction progress on its 600,000 tonne per year chemical pulp project in Hukou, Jiangxi province. The plant will use imported wood chips and include an alkali recovery system, with all pulp output consumed internally to integrate the company's pulp-and-paper operations. Single-machine equipment commissioning is scheduled to start in January 2027.

Why this mattersIn-house pulp integration cuts a specialty paper maker's exposure to pulp price swings, a cost lever that affects downstream packaging and graphic paper pricing.

• Project is a 600,000 tonne per year chemical pulp plant in the Yinshawan park of Hukou High-tech Industrial Zone, Jiangxi province
• Overall construction progress stands at 70 percent as of early October 2026
• Main equipment installation is largely complete; work has shifted to instrumentation and electrical fit-out
• Single-machine equipment commissioning is planned to begin in January 2027
• Peak on-site workforce during the national holiday period exceeded 2,000
• All chemical pulp produced will be used internally for the company's own paper production, forming a closed-loop pulp-to-paper system

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