Pulp mills and sawmills in Laos
WoodComp tracks 1 operating pulp mill in Laos, with capacity, status and location as open data. Laos holds 13.0 M ha of forest, 56 % of its land area, led by Pinus kesiya and Dipterocarpus alatus.
Wood supply
- Forest area
- 13.0 M ha
- 56 % of land area
- Standing volume
- 832 M m3
- growing stock, over bark
- Industrial roundwood
- 1.9 M m3/y
- production
Forest types
share of forest area- Naturally regenerating 97.1 % · 12.7 M ha
- Plantation 2.9 % · 377 620 haone or two species, one age class
Tree species
share of growing stock- Pinus kesiya 15.9 %
- Dipterocarpus alatus 13.7 %
- Anisoptera costata 12.5 %
- Hopea ferrea 4.7 %
- Pterocarpus macrocarpus 3.0 %
- Other species 50.2 %
All 10 reported species
- Pinus kesiya15.9 %122 M m3
- Dipterocarpus alatus13.7 %104 M m3
- Anisoptera costata12.5 %96 M m3
- Hopea ferrea4.7 %36 M m3
- Pterocarpus macrocarpus3.0 %23 M m3
- Afzelia xylocarpa3.0 %23 M m3
- Dipterocarpus obtusifolius1.2 %9 M m3
- Dalbergia cana0.3 %2 M m3
- Shorea obtusa0.2 %2 M m3
- Dipterocarpus tuberculatus0.0 %0 M m3
The facilities on this page report Acacia (1), Eucalyptus (1) and OCC (1) as furnish.
Forest, species and production figures: FAO FRA 2025 and FAOSTAT (2024-2025).
- Pulp mills
- 1
- Sawmills
- 0
- Operating
- 1
- Operating pulp capacity
- 300 000
- t/y pulp
- Sawn timber capacity
- -
Capacity is the sum over 1 of 1 operating pulp mills with a reported capacity (t/y). Data last updated 2026-09-14.
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| Mill | Raw material | Status | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Paper LaosPulp millShandong Sun Paper Group | Hardwood | Operating | 300 000 t/y pulp |
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