Pulp mills and sawmills in France
WoodComp tracks 6 operating pulp mills and 21 sawmills in France, with capacity, status and location as open data. France holds 17.8 M ha of forest, 33 % of its land area, led by Chêne sessile and Chêne pédonculé. The fibre balance below sets their estimated wood demand against the national removals.
Wood supply
- Forest area
- 17.8 M ha
- 33 % of land area
- Standing volume
- 3.0 bn m3
- growing stock, over bark
- Yearly increment
- 73.9 M m3/y
- net annual increment (FAWS), over bark
- Fellings
- 50 M m3/y
- 68 % of yearly increment
- Industrial roundwood
- 23.7 M m3/y
- production
Forest types
share of forest area- Naturally regenerating 86.8 % · 15.4 M ha
- Other planted 13.2 % · 2.4 M ha
Tree species
share of growing stock- Chêne sessile 11.7 %
- Chêne pédonculé 11.5 %
- Hêtre 10.5 %
- Sapin pectiné 7.8 %
- Epicéa commun 6.7 %
- Other species 51.9 %
All 15 reported species
- Chêne sessile11.7 %344 M m3furnish of 2 local facilitiesQuercus petraea
- Chêne pédonculé11.5 %338 M m3furnish of 2 local facilitiesQuercus robur
- Hêtre10.5 %308 M m3furnish of 2 local facilitiesFagus sylvatica
- Sapin pectiné7.8 %229 M m3furnish of 8 local facilitiesAbies alba
- Epicéa commun6.7 %196 M m3furnish of 8 local facilitiesPicea abies
- Pin sylvestre5.2 %154 M m3furnish of 8 local facilitiesPinus sylvestris
- Pin maritime5.2 %154 M m3furnish of 8 local facilitiesPinus pinaster
- Douglasintroduced4.9 %144 M m3furnish of 9 local facilitiesPseudotsuga menziesii
- Châtaigner4.8 %140 M m3Castanea sativa
- Charme4.3 %126 M m3Carpinus betulus
- Chêne pubescent4.0 %119 M m3furnish of 2 local facilitiesQuercus pubescens
- Pin noir d'Autricheintroduced1.5 %44 M m3furnish of 8 local facilitiesPinus nigra nigra
- Peuplier cultivéintroduced1.2 %35 M m3furnish of 2 local facilitiesPopulus sp.
- Robinier faux-acaciaintroduced1.2 %34 M m3Robinia pseudoacacia
- Epicéa de Sitkaintroduced0.3 %9 M m3furnish of 8 local facilitiesPicea sitchensis
Introduced species hold 9.0 % of the reported growing stock. FAO ranks the ten largest native and five largest introduced species, together 80.7 % of the total.
The facilities on this page report Douglas Fir (9), Pine (8), Fir (8), Spruce (8), Mixed Softwood (5) and Larch (3) as furnish. The species matching that demand hold 70.5 % of the growing stock. Removals by species are not reported internationally, so this is a comparison of demand and standing forest, not a balance.
Fibre balance
betaestimated industry demand vs reported removals
Sawlogs
Pulp fibre
Demand is derived at render time from reported capacities and the published factor table: sawn output at 2.0 m3 of log per m3 sawn, pulp at 2.3 to 5.3 m3 per tonne depending on process and furnish. Sawmill chips are estimated at 30 to 40 percent of sawlog removals (FAO conversion factor material balances) and shown as their own supply component, never merged with the removals. Log imports and exports are not modelled, and demand above the estimated supply can mean either imports or capacity above actual production. Where coverage is low the balance measures our dataset, not the market.
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. Removals by assortment: Eurostat roundwood removals (2023), under bark.
- Pulp mills
- 7
- Sawmills
- 21
- Operating
- 27
- Operating pulp capacity
- 1 415 000
- t/y pulp
- Sawn timber capacity
- 1 830 000
- m3/y sawn timber
Capacity is the sum over 5 of 6 operating pulp mills with a reported capacity (t/y). Sawn timber capacity covers 11 of 21 operating sawmills with a reported figure. Data last updated 2026-09-14.
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| Mill | Raw material | Status | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aprobois (Carhaix-Plouguer)SawmillAprobois | Softwood | Operating | 30 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 60 000 m3/y log intake |
| Archimbaud (Secondigné-sur-Belle)SawmillScierie Archimbaud | Mixed | Operating | 164 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Barillet Scierie (Vitry-aux-Loges)SawmillSEF (Societe d'Exploitations Forestieres Barillet) | - | Operating | 50 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Biganos MillPulp millSmurfit Westrock | Softwood | Operating | 450 000 t/y pulp |
| Bois et Scieries du Centre (Sauviat-sur-Vige)SawmillBois et Scieries du Centre (BSC) | Softwood | Operating | 90 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Cosylva (Bourganeuf)SawmillCosylva | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| Ducerf - site Vendenesse-lès-CharollesSawmillGroupe Ducerf | Hardwood | Operating | 25 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 50 000 m3/y log intake |
| Ducret Bois (Maillat)SawmillLes Fils de Cyrille Ducret (Ducret Bois) | Softwood | Operating | 70 000 m3/y |
| Fibre Excellence Saint-GaudensPulp millFibre Excellence Saint-Gaudens SAS | - | Operating | 280 000 t/y pulp |
| Fibre Excellence TarasconPulp millFibre Excellence Provence SAS | - | Closed 2026 | 250 000 t/y pulp |
| FP Bois (Mimizan)SawmillFP Bois | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| Gascogne Bois (sites Escource + Saint-Symphorien)SawmillGascogne Bois | Softwood | Operating | 170 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| La Rochette MillPulp millLa Rochette Cartonboard SAS | - | Operating | No data yet |
| Lesbats (Léon)SawmillLesbats Scieries d'Aquitaine | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| Mimizan MillPulp millGascogne Papier | - | Operating | 150 000 t/y pulp |
| Monnet-Sève Saint-VulbasSawmillMonnet Sève SA (MS Bois) | Softwood | Operating | 570 000 m3/y |
| Piveteau Bois (Sainte-Florence)SawmillPiveteau Bois | Softwood | Operating | 250 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Saillat MillPulp millSylvamo Corporation | Mixed | Operating | 395 000 t/y pulp |
| Schilliger Bois (Volgelsheim)SawmillSchilliger Bois SAS | Softwood | Operating | 250 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Scierie Chauvin (Mignovillard)SawmillScierie Chauvin Frères | Softwood | Operating | 110 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 220 000 m3/y log intake |
| Scierie Labadie (Arue)SawmillScierie Labadie | Softwood | Operating | 35 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Scierie Mathieu (Xonrupt-Longemer)SawmillScierie Jean Mathieu | Softwood | Operating | 20 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 40 000 m3/y log intake |
| Scierie Moulin (Dunières)SawmillScierie Moulin | Softwood | Operating | 71 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Scierie Raboterie Lemaire (Vosges)SawmillScierie Raboterie Lemaire | Softwood | Operating | 300 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Scieries des Gardes (Felletin)SawmillScieries des Gardes (SDG) | - | Operating | 50 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Siat Braun (Urmatt)SawmillSiat Braun | Softwood | Operating | 400 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Tartas MillPulp millRayonier Advanced Materials Inc. | Softwood | Operating | 140 000 t/y pulp |
| Vosges Bois DéveloppementSawmillVosges Bois Développement | Hardwood | Operating | 40 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 80 000 m3/y log intake |
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