Pulp mills and sawmills in Belgium
WoodComp tracks 1 operating pulp mill and 3 sawmills in Belgium, with capacity, status and location as open data. Belgium holds 670 520 ha of forest, 22 % of its land area, led by Epicéa commun and Chêne sessile - Ch.pédonculé.
Wood supply
- Forest area
- 670 520 ha
- 22 % of land area
- Standing volume
- 179 M m3
- growing stock, over bark
- Yearly increment
- 5.3 M m3/y
- net annual increment (FAWS), over bark
- Fellings
- 5.2 M m3/y
- 99 % of yearly increment
- Industrial roundwood
- 4.3 M m3/y
- production
Forest types
share of forest area- Naturally regenerating 36.3 % · 243 300 ha
- Other planted 20.9 % · 140 280 ha
- Plantation 42.8 % · 286 940 haone or two species, one age class
Tree species
share of growing stock- Epicéa commun 28.1 %introduced
- Chêne sessile - Ch.pédonculé 20.2 %
- Hêtre 12.6 %
- Pin sylvestre 6.5 %
- Douglas 4.6 %introduced
- Other species 27.9 %
All 15 reported species
- Epicéa communintroduced28.1 %50 M m3furnish of 2 local facilitiesPicea abies
- Chêne sessile - Ch.pédonculé20.2 %36 M m3Quercus petraea - Q. robur
- Hêtre12.6 %23 M m3Fagus sylvatica
- Pin sylvestre6.5 %12 M m3furnish of 2 local facilitiesPinus sylvestris
- Douglasintroduced4.6 %8 M m3furnish of 3 local facilitiesPseudotsuga menziesii
- Bouleau verruqueux - B. pubescent3.7 %7 M m3Betula verrucosa - B. pubescens
- Peupliers hybridesintroduced3.7 %7 M m3Populus sp.
- Frêne3.2 %6 M m3Fraxinus excelsior
- Pin noirintroduced2.5 %4 M m3furnish of 2 local facilitiesPinus nigra
- Erable sycomore2.3 %4 M m3Acer pseudoplatanus
- Mélèzes européen, japonais et hybrideintroduced2.2 %4 M m3furnish of 2 local facilitiesLarix sp.
- Charme1.9 %3 M m3Carpinus betulus
- Aulne glutineux1.5 %3 M m3Alnus glutinosa
- Saule marsault0.9 %2 M m3Salix caprea
- Mersisier0.5 %1 M m3Prunus avium
Introduced species hold 41.1 % of the reported growing stock. FAO ranks the ten largest native and five largest introduced species, together 94.3 % of the total.
The facilities on this page report Douglas Fir (3), Larch (2), Pine (2), Spruce (2) and Mixed Hardwood (1) as furnish. The species matching that demand hold 43.9 % of the growing stock. Removals by species are not reported internationally, so this is a comparison of demand and standing forest, not a balance.
Forest, species and production figures: FAO FRA 2025 and FAOSTAT (2024-2025). Increment and fellings: Eurostat European Forest Accounts (2023), forest available for wood supply, over bark.
- Pulp mills
- 1
- Sawmills
- 3
- Operating
- 4
- Operating pulp capacity
- 400 000
- t/y pulp
- Sawn timber capacity
- -
Capacity is the sum over 1 of 1 operating pulp mills with a reported capacity (t/y). Sawn timber capacity covers 0 of 3 operating sawmills with a reported figure. Data last updated 2026-09-15.
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| Mill | Raw material | Status | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barthel Pauls Söhne AG (Büllingen)SawmillBarthel Pauls Söhne AG | Softwood | Operating | 250 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 500 000 m3/y log intake |
| Burgo Ardennes MillPulp millBurgo Group | Hardwood | Operating | 400 000 t/y pulp |
| Fruytier Group - site MarloieSawmillFruytier Group | Softwood | Operating | 300 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 600 000 m3/y log intake |
| IBV & Cie (Vielsalm)SawmillIBV & Cie (Industrie du Bois Vielsalm) | Softwood | Operating | 400 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 800 000 m3/y log intake |
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