WoodComp

Pulp mills and sawmills in Germany

WoodComp tracks 8 operating pulp mills and 94 sawmills in Germany, with capacity, status and location as open data. Germany holds 11.5 M ha of forest, 33 % of its land area, led by Norway spruce and Scots pine. The fibre balance below sets their estimated wood demand against the national removals.

Wood supply

Forest area
11.5 M ha
33 % of land area
Standing volume
3.7 bn m3
growing stock, over bark
Yearly increment
90.1 M m3/y
net annual increment (FAWS), over bark
Fellings
72.7 M m3/y
81 % of yearly increment
Industrial roundwood
47.3 M m3/y
production

Forest types

share of forest area
  • Naturally regenerating 50.0 % · 5.7 M ha
  • Other planted 50.0 % · 5.7 M ha

Tree species

share of growing stock
  • Norway spruce 30.1 %
  • Scots pine 21.6 %
  • Beech 17.5 %
  • English oak 5.0 %
  • Sessile oak 4.9 %
  • Other species 21.0 %
All 15 reported species
  • Norway spruce30.1 %1 100 M m3furnish of 62 local facilitiesPicea abies
  • Scots pine21.6 %790 M m3furnish of 34 local facilitiesPinus sylvestris
  • Beech17.5 %640 M m3furnish of 8 local facilitiesFagus sylvatica
  • English oak5.0 %182 M m3furnish of 5 local facilitiesQuercus acuta
  • Sessile oak4.9 %178 M m3furnish of 5 local facilitiesQuercus petraea
  • Silver fir2.7 %98 M m3furnish of 27 local facilitiesAbies alba
  • Douglas firintroduced2.3 %85 M m3furnish of 28 local facilitiesPseudotsuga menziesii
  • European larch2.0 %75 M m3furnish of 21 local facilitiesLarix kaempferi
  • Common ash2.0 %73 M m3Fraxinus excelsior
  • Silver birch1.9 %71 M m3Betula pendula
  • Black alder1.9 %70 M m3Alnus glutinosa
  • Japanese larchintroduced0.8 %30 M m3furnish of 21 local facilitiesLarix kaempferi
  • Northern red oakintroduced0.4 %15 M m3furnish of 5 local facilitiesQuercus rubra
  • Black locustintroduced0.3 %12 M m3Robinia pseudoacacia
  • Sitka spruceintroduced0.2 %7 M m3furnish of 34 local facilitiesPinus sibirica

Introduced species hold 4.1 % of the reported growing stock. FAO ranks the ten largest native and five largest introduced species, together 93.6 % of the total.

The facilities on this page report Spruce (62), Pine (34), Douglas Fir (28), Fir (27), Larch (21) and Mixed Softwood (15) as furnish. The species matching that demand hold 87.4 % 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
Estimate. The demand side covers only the facilities WoodComp has mapped, at reported capacity, converted with published factors. Removals are official statistics.

Sawlogs

Removals38.6 M m3/y35.8 coniferous, 2.8 non-coniferous
Estimated sawmill intake~34.2 M m3/y89 % of removals, from 91 of 94 operating sawmills

Pulp fibre

Pulpwood removals10.5 M m3/y9.3 coniferous, 1.3 non-coniferous
Sawmill chips, estimated11.6-15.5 M m3/y30-40 % of sawlog removals, joins the pulp fibre supply
Estimated pulp-mill wood demand6.1-7.3 M m3/y23-33 % of estimated supply, from 4 of 8 operating pulp mills

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
9
Sawmills
95
Operating
102
Operating pulp capacity
1 370 000
t/y pulp
Sawn timber capacity
-

Capacity is the sum over 4 of 8 operating pulp mills with a reported capacity (t/y). Sawn timber capacity covers 0 of 94 operating sawmills with a reported figure. Data last updated 2026-09-17.

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MillRaw materialStatusCapacity
Abalon Hardwood Hessen SchwalmstadtSawmillAbalon Hardwood HessenHardwoodOperating23 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 45 000 m3/y log intake
Alfeld MillPulp millSappi LimitedMixedOperating120 000 t/y pulp
Aloysius Krenzer BiebergemuendSawmillAloysius Krenzer KGSoftwoodOperating80 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 160 000 m3/y log intake
Aloysius Krenzer DorndorfSawmillAloysius Krenzer KGSoftwoodOperating100 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 200 000 m3/y log intake
Aloysius Krenzer Poppenhausen-AbtsrodaSawmillAloysius KrenzerSoftwoodOperating30 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 60 000 m3/y log intake
ante-holz RoetenbachSawmillante-holz GmbHSoftwoodOperating150 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 300 000 m3/y log intake
ante-holz RottleberodeSawmillante-holz GmbHSoftwoodOperating600 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 1 200 000 m3/y log intake
ante-holz SomplarSawmillante-holz GmbHSoftwoodOperating850 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 1 700 000 m3/y log intake
Augsburg MillPulp millUPM-Kymmene OyjSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Aurnhammer EllwangenSawmillAurnhammerSoftwoodOperating45 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 90 000 m3/y log intake
Beckmann Holzwerk EsloheSawmillEwald Beckmann GmbH & Co. (Baust Beckmann)SoftwoodOperating45 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 90 000 m3/y log intake
Bentheimer Holz Bad BentheimSawmillBentheimer Holz GmbHSoftwoodOperating80 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 160 000 m3/y log intake
best wood Schneider EberhardzellSawmillbest wood SCHNEIDER GmbHSoftwoodOperating65 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 130 000 m3/y log intake
best wood Schneider MesskirchSawmillbest wood SCHNEIDER GmbHSoftwoodOperating150 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 300 000 m3/y log intake
Bien-Holz (Lauterbach)SawmillBIEN-HOLZ GmbH-Operating150 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 300 000 m3/y log intake
Bien-Holz (Uelzen)SawmillBIEN-HOLZ Sägewerk Uelzen GmbH-Operating150 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 300 000 m3/y log intake
binderholz BaruthSawmillbinderholz DeutschlandSoftwoodOperating700 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 1 400 000 m3/y log intake
binderholz KoeschingSawmillbinderholz Deutschland-Operating450 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 900 000 m3/y log intake
binderholz OberrotSawmillbinderholz DeutschlandSoftwoodOperating450 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 900 000 m3/y log intake
binderholz WolfeggSawmillBinderholz Wolfegg GmbH-Operating150 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 300 000 m3/y log intake
Braun Holzwerk UehlingenSawmillBraun Holzwerk GmbHSoftwoodOperating53 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 105 000 m3/y log intake
Dickel-Holz SchmallenbergSawmillDickel-Holz-Operating50 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 100 000 m3/y log intake
Doelker Holzwerk HorbSawmillDoelker Holzwerk GmbHSoftwoodOperating75 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 150 000 m3/y log intake
Dold Holzwerke BuchenbachSawmillDold Holzwerke GmbHSoftwoodOperating140 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 280 000 m3/y log intake
E.A. Vehmeyer HaseluenneSawmillE.A. Vehmeyer GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating55 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 110 000 m3/y log intake
Egger Saegewerk BrilonSawmillEgger Saegewerk Brilon GmbH-Operating454 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 907 000 m3/y log intake
Ehingen MillPulp millSappi LimitedSoftwoodOperating150 000 t/y pulp
Elka-Holzwerke MorbachSawmillElka-Holzwerke GmbHSoftwoodOperating150 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 300 000 m3/y log intake
Ernst Fisch RuethenSawmillErnst Fisch GmbH & Co. KG-Closed 2024100 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 200 000 m3/y log intake
Eugen Decker Holzindustrie MorbachSawmillEugen Decker Holzindustrie KGSoftwoodOperating125 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 250 000 m3/y log intake
Finkbeiner Holzindustrie KG (Triberg)SawmillFINKBEINER Holzindustrie KG-Operating125 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 250 000 m3/y log intake
Franz Obermeier SchwindeggSawmillFranz ObermeierHardwoodOperating50 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 100 000 m3/y log intake
Gebr. Keß Sägewerk HammelburgSawmillGebr. Keß SägewerkHardwoodOperating18 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 36 000 m3/y log intake
Gebrueder Eigelshoven WuerselenSawmillGebrueder Eigelshoven GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating113 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 225 000 m3/y log intake
Gebrueder HosenfeldSawmillGebrueder Hosenfeld GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating70 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 140 000 m3/y log intake
GELO Holzwerke WeissenstadtSawmillGELO Holzwerke GmbHSoftwoodOperating125 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 250 000 m3/y log intake
GELO Timber WunsiedelSawmillGELO Timber GmbHSoftwoodOperating175 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 350 000 m3/y log intake
HBB Holzbearbeitung Bralitz (Bad Freienwalde)SawmillHBB Holzbearbeitung Bralitz GmbH-OperatingNo data yet
Heinrich Bulthaup MelleSawmillHeinrich Bulthaup-Operating48 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 95 000 m3/y log intake
Heinrich Harling Bergen-EversenSawmillHeinrich Harling GmbH & Co. KGMixedOperating55 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 110 000 m3/y log intake
Heinrich Holtmeyer & Sohn OttersbergSawmillHeinrich Holtmeyer & Sohn GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating65 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 130 000 m3/y log intake
Hermes Holz StadtkyllSawmillHermes Holz GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating125 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 250 000 m3/y log intake
HILO Holzindustrie LosheimSawmillHolzindustrie Losheim GmbH & Co. KG (HILO)SoftwoodOperating150 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 300 000 m3/y log intake
Hirschbach Sulzbach-LaufenSawmillHirschbach GmbHSoftwoodOperating105 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 210 000 m3/y log intake
Holz Ruser BornhoevedSawmillHolz Ruser GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating98 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 196 000 m3/y log intake
Holz Schiller RegenSawmillHolz Schiller GmbH-Operating53 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 105 000 m3/y log intake
Holz Schmidt Cölbe-SchönstadtSawmillHolz SchmidtSoftwoodOperating53 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 105 000 m3/y log intake
Holzindustrie Hassel Stockum-PueschenSawmillHolzindustrie Hassel GmbHSoftwoodOperating60 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 120 000 m3/y log intake
Holzindustrie Templin (Templin)SawmillHolzindustrie Templin GmbH-OperatingNo data yet
Holzwerk Baumann WangenSawmillHolzwerk Baumann GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating60 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 120 000 m3/y log intake
Holzwerk Baur WainSawmillHolzwerk Baur GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating90 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 180 000 m3/y log intake
Holzwerk Riedlinger SingenSawmillHolzwerk Riedlinger GmbHSoftwoodOperating53 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 105 000 m3/y log intake
Holzwerk Schilling Rot an der RotSawmillHolzwerk Schilling GmbHSoftwoodOperating125 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 250 000 m3/y log intake
Holzwerke van Roje OberhonnefeldSawmillHolzwerke van Roje GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating135 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 270 000 m3/y log intake
Holzwerke Weinzierl VilshofenSawmillHolzwerke Weinzierl GmbHSoftwoodOperating325 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 650 000 m3/y log intake
HS Timber Productions KodersdorfSawmillHS Timber Productions GmbHSoftwoodOperating600 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 1 200 000 m3/y log intake
I.B.H. Sägewerk HarperscheidSawmillI.B.H. SägewerkSoftwoodOperating150 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 300 000 m3/y log intake
Ilim Nordic Timber WismarSawmillIlim Nordic Timber GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating850 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 1 700 000 m3/y log intake
Ilim Timber Bavaria LandsbergSawmillIlim Timber Bavaria GmbHSoftwoodOperating425 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 850 000 m3/y log intake
Johann Kirchhoff (Joki) FinnentropSawmillJohann Kirchhoff GmbH & Co. KG (Joki)SoftwoodOperating80 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 160 000 m3/y log intake
Josef Baust Holzbetrieb EsloheSawmillJosef Baust HolzbetriebSoftwoodOperating25 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 50 000 m3/y log intake
Josef Ziegler Ploessberg-SteinSawmillJosef Ziegler GmbHSoftwoodOperating125 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 250 000 m3/y log intake
Karl Streit HausachSawmillKarl Streit GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating183 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 365 000 m3/y log intake
Karl Wöhr FriolzheimSawmillKarl WöhrHardwoodOperating13 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 25 000 m3/y log intake
KellerHolz LichtenauSawmillKellerHolz GmbHSoftwoodOperating68 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 135 000 m3/y log intake
Kiefern Bohm (Boitzenburger Land)SawmillKiefern Bohm GmbH & Co. KG-OperatingNo data yet
Kolb Sägewerk RuppertshofenSawmillKolb SägewerkSoftwoodOperating40 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 80 000 m3/y log intake
Kuenzel-Holz IssigauSawmillKuenzel-Holz GmbHSoftwoodOperating63 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 125 000 m3/y log intake
Ladenburger KerkingenSawmillLadenburger GmbHSoftwoodOperating500 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 1 000 000 m3/y log intake
Leuna BiorefineryPulp millUPM-Kymmene OyjHardwoodOperatingNo data yet
Maxau MillPulp millSchwarz Produktion (Schwarz Group)SoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Mercer Timber Products Friesau (Saalburg-Ebersdorf)SawmillMercer Timber Products GmbHSoftwoodOperating725 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 1 450 000 m3/y log intake
Mercer TorgauSawmillMercer Torgau GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating550 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 1 100 000 m3/y log intake
Pauls Holz ZingsheimSawmillPauls HolzSoftwoodOperating50 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 100 000 m3/y log intake
Pfeifer Holz LauterbachSawmillPfeifer Holz GmbHSoftwoodOperating440 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 880 000 m3/y log intake
Pfeifer Holz UelzenSawmillPfeifer Holz GmbHSoftwoodOperating190 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 380 000 m3/y log intake
Pfeifer Holz UnterbernbachSawmillPfeifer Holz GmbHSoftwoodOperating425 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 850 000 m3/y log intake
Pfeiffle Holz Seewald-SchorrentalSawmillPfeiffle HolzSoftwoodOperating34 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 67 000 m3/y log intake
Pieper Holz OlsbergSawmillPieper Holz GmbHSoftwoodOperating115 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 230 000 m3/y log intake
Pollmeier AschaffenburgSawmillPollmeier Massivholz GmbH & Co. KGHardwoodOperating170 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 340 000 m3/y log intake
Pollmeier CreuzburgSawmillPollmeier Massivholz GmbH & Co. KGHardwoodOperating163 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 325 000 m3/y log intake
Pollmeier MalchowSawmillPollmeier Massivholz GmbH & Co. KGHardwoodOperating50 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 100 000 m3/y log intake
Rettenmeier HirschbergSawmillRettenmeier Holzindustrie HirschbergSoftwoodOperating375 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 750 000 m3/y log intake
Rettenmeier PloessbergSawmillRettenmeier HolzindustrieSoftwoodOperating1 100 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 2 200 000 m3/y log intake
Rettenmeier Ramstein-MiesenbachSawmillRettenmeier Holzindustrie RamsteinSoftwoodOperating125 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 250 000 m3/y log intake
Rettenmeier WilburgstettenSawmillRettenmeier Holzindustrie GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating600 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 1 200 000 m3/y log intake
Robeta Holz MilmersdorfSawmillRobeta Holz OHGSoftwoodOperating115 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 230 000 m3/y log intake
Rosenthal MillPulp millMercer International Inc.SoftwoodOperating360 000 t/y pulp
Sägewerk Bürk SeebachSawmillSägewerk BürkSoftwoodOperating25 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 50 000 m3/y log intake
Sägewerk Echtle NordrachSawmillSägewerk Echtle KGSoftwoodOperating23 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 45 000 m3/y log intake
Sägewerk Friedrich Rothmund KlettgauSawmillSägewerk Friedrich RothmundSoftwoodOperating33 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 65 000 m3/y log intake
Sägewerk Hagenah BülkauSawmillSägewerk HagenahMixedOperating43 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 85 000 m3/y log intake
Sägewerk Koddenbrock GoldenstedtSawmillSägewerk KoddenbrockMixedOperating29 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 57 000 m3/y log intake
Sägewerk Poschenrieder GrünenbachSawmillSägewerk PoschenriederSoftwoodOperating33 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 65 000 m3/y log intake
Sägewerk Richard Schmidt Tann/RhönSawmillSägewerk Richard SchmidtSoftwoodOperating25 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 50 000 m3/y log intake
Sägewerk SchwarzmühleSawmillSägewerk SchwarzmühleSoftwoodOperating33 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 65 000 m3/y log intake
Schongau MillPulp millUPM-Kymmene OyjSoftwoodOperatingNo data yet
Schwaiger HengersbergSawmillSchwaiger Holzindustrie GmbH & Co. KGSoftwoodOperating590 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 1 180 000 m3/y log intake
SchwoererHaus Saegewerk HohensteinSawmillSchwoererHaus KGSoftwoodOperating100 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 200 000 m3/y log intake
Stendal MillPulp millMercer International Inc.SoftwoodOperating740 000 t/y pulp
SWL KollerbeckSawmillSWLMixedOperating43 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 85 000 m3/y log intake
UPM EttringenPulp millUPMSoftwoodClosed 2025280 000 t/y pulp
Vente-Holz FinnentropSawmillVente-Holz GmbHSoftwoodOperating60 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 120 000 m3/y log intake
Westerwaelder Holzwerke LangenbachSawmillWesterwaelder HolzwerkeSoftwoodOperating73 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 145 000 m3/y log intake

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