Pulp mills and sawmills in Norway
WoodComp tracks 4 operating pulp mills and 26 sawmills in Norway, with capacity, status and location as open data. Norway holds 12.1 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
- 12.1 M ha 33 % of land area
- Standing volume
- 1.2 bn m3 growing stock, over bark
- Yearly increment
- 21.2 M m3/y net annual increment (FAWS), over bark
- Fellings
- 16.2 M m3/y 76 % of yearly increment
- Industrial roundwood
- 12 M m3/y production
Forest types
share of forest area- Primary 1.9 % · 224 540 ha
- Other naturally regenerating 97.2 % · 11.8 M ha
- Plantation 0.9 % · 113 110 haone or two species, one age class
Tree species
share of growing stock- Norway spruce 41.4 %
- Scots pine 29.6 %
- Downy birch 16.3 %
- Grey alder 1.8 %
- European aspen 1.8 %
- Other species 9.2 %
All 15 reported species
- Norway spruce41.4 %491 M m3furnish of 28 local facilitiesPicea abies
- Scots pine29.6 %350 M m3furnish of 16 local facilitiesPinus sylvestris
- Downy birch16.3 %193 M m3furnish of 1 local facilityBetula pubescens
- Grey alder1.8 %21 M m3Alnus incana
- European aspen1.8 %21 M m3Populus tremula
- Silver birch1.2 %14 M m3furnish of 1 local facilityBetula pendula
- Goat willow1.0 %12 M m3Salix caprea
- European mountain ash1.0 %12 M m3Sorbus aucuparia
- Sitka spruceintroduced0.9 %11 M m3furnish of 28 local facilitiesPicea sitchensis
- English oak0.9 %11 M m3Quercus robur
- Common alder0.2 %3 M m3Alnus glutinosa
- Contorta pineintroduced0.1 %1 M m3furnish of 16 local facilitiesPinus contorta
- European silver fir (etc.)introduced0.1 %1 M m3Abies alba
- Larchintroduced0.1 %1 M m3Larix spp.
- Sycamoreintroduced0.1 %1 M m3Acer pseudoplatanus
Introduced species hold 1.3 % of the reported growing stock. FAO ranks the ten largest native and five largest introduced species, together 96.4 % of the total.
The facilities on this page report Spruce (28), Pine (16) and Birch (1) as furnish. The species matching that demand hold 89.5 % 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.
Key figures
- Pulp mills
- 4
- Sawmills
- 28
- Operating
- 35
- Operating pulp capacity
- 540 000 t/y pulp
- Sawn timber capacity
- 1 070 000 m3/y sawn timber
Capacity is the sum over 2 of 4 operating pulp mills with a reported capacity (t/y). Sawn timber capacity covers 8 of 26 operating sawmills with a reported figure. Data last updated 2026-11-04.
Report a missing millKnow a mill we have not listed?
| Mill | Raw material | Status | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbaflame ArbaOnePellet plantArbaflame AS | - | Operating | 70 000 t/y pellets |
| Begna BrukSawmillBegna Bruk AS | Softwood | Operating | 100 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 200 000 m3/y log intake |
| Bergene Holm BrandvalSawmillBergene Holm AS | Softwood | Operating | 115 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 230 000 m3/y log intake |
| Bergene Holm HaslestadSawmillBergene Holm AS | Softwood | Operating | 115 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 230 000 m3/y log intake |
| Bergene Holm KirkenærSawmillBergene Holm AS | Softwood | Operating | 100 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 200 000 m3/y log intake |
| Bergene Holm LarvikSawmillBergene Holm AS | Softwood | Operating | 120 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Bergene Holm Nidarå (Åmli)SawmillBergene Holm AS | Softwood | Operating | 170 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| BindalsbruketSawmillBindalsbruket AS | - | Closed 2024 | No data yet |
| Borregaard SarpsborgPulp millBorregaard ASA | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| Eikås SagbrukSawmillFramTre Industri avd. Eiken | Softwood | Operating | 38 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 75 000 m3/y log intake |
| Follafoss MillPulp millMM FollaCell AS | Mixed | Operating | 140 000 t/y pulp |
| Forforedling LevangerPellet plantForforedling | - | Operating | 20 000 t/y pellets |
| G3 Fåvang SagSawmillG3 Fåvang Sag AS | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| G3 Gausdal Bruk (Bruvoll)SawmillG3 Gausdal Treindustrier SA | Softwood | Operating | 80 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 160 000 m3/y log intake |
| G3 Gran TreSawmillG3 Gran Tre AS | Softwood | Operating | 100 000 m3/y |
| Hallingdal TrepelletsPellet plantHallingdal Trepellets AS | - | Operating | 30 000 t/y pellets |
| InnTre Kjeldstad (Steinkjer)SawmillInnTre Kjeldstad AS | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| InnTre Kjeldstad LevangerSawmillInnTre Kjeldstad AS | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| InnTre Kjeldstad SelbuSawmillInnTre Kjeldstad AS | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| InnTre Kjeldstad StørenSawmillInnTre Kjeldstad AS | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| InnTre Kjeldstad VerdalSawmillInnTre Kjeldstad AS | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| Moelven Granvin BrukSawmillMoelven Granvin Bruk AS | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| Moelven LøtenSawmillMoelven Løten AS | Softwood | Closed 2025 | 50 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Moelven MjøsbruketSawmillMoelven Mjøsbruket AS | Softwood | Operating | 110 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Moelven NumedalSawmillMoelven Numedal AS | Softwood | Operating | 90 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Moelven ØsterdalsbruketSawmillMoelven Østerdalsbruket AS | Softwood | Operating | 70 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 140 000 m3/y log intake |
| Moelven Pellets SoknaPellet plantMoelven Pellets | - | Operating | 80 000 t/y pellets |
| Moelven Soknabruket (Sokna)SawmillMoelven Soknabruket AS | Softwood | Operating | 220 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Moelven TrysilSawmillMoelven Trysil AS | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| Moelven Våler (Braskereidfoss)SawmillMoelven Timber AS | Softwood | Operating | 195 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Moelven Van SeverenSawmillMoelven Van Severen AS | Softwood | Operating | 105 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Norske Skog SkognPulp millNorske Skog | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| RingAlm HauerseterSawmillRingAlm AS | Softwood | Operating | 60 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| RingAlm NærosetSawmillRingAlm AS | - | Operating | No data yet |
| Saugbrugs MillPulp millNorske Skog ASA | Softwood | Operating | 400 000 t/y pulp |
| Solør Bioenergi BrumunddalPellet plantSolør Bioenergi | - | Operating | 30 000 t/y pellets |
| TelemarksbruketSawmillFramTre Industri avd. Bø | Softwood | Operating | 38 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 75 000 m3/y log intake |
How to cite
WoodComp (). Pulp mills and sawmills in Norway. WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/countries/norwayData © WoodComp, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution required.