Pulp mills and sawmills in South Africa
WoodComp tracks 4 operating pulp mills and 7 sawmills in South Africa, with capacity, status and location as open data. South Africa holds 22.9 M ha of forest, 19 % of its land area, led by Rose gum and Eucalyptus saligna.
Wood supply
- Forest area
- 22.9 M ha
- 19 % of land area
- Standing volume
- 1.3 bn m3
- growing stock, over bark
- Industrial roundwood
- 16.2 M m3/y
- production
Forest types
share of forest area- Primary 1.9 % · 427 550 ha
- Other naturally regenerating 87.5 % · 20.0 M ha
- Other planted 2.4 % · 538 880 ha
- Plantation 8.2 % · 1.9 M haone or two species, one age class
Tree species
share of growing stock- Rose gum 24.6 %introduced
- Eucalyptus saligna 24.6 %introduced
- Patula pine 16.9 %introduced
- Slash pine 16.9 %introduced
- Black wattle 16.9 %introduced
Introduced species hold 100.0 % of the reported growing stock. FAO ranks the ten largest native and five largest introduced species, together 100.0 % of the total.
The facilities on this page report Pine (6), Eucalyptus (4) and OCC (1) as furnish. The species matching that demand hold 83.1 % 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).
- Pulp mills
- 4
- Sawmills
- 7
- Operating
- 11
- Operating pulp capacity
- 2 060 000
- t/y pulp
- Sawn timber capacity
- 86 000
- m3/y sawn timber
Capacity is the sum over 4 of 4 operating pulp mills with a reported capacity (t/y). Sawn timber capacity covers 1 of 7 operating sawmills with a reported figure. Data last updated 2026-09-14.
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| Mill | Raw material | Status | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langeni SawmillSawmillSingisi Forest Products | - | Operating | No data yet |
| Mondi Richards BayPulp millMondi Group | Hardwood | Operating | 660 000 t/y pulp |
| MTO George SawmillSawmillMTO Forestry | Softwood | Operating | 53 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 105 000 m3/y log intake |
| Ngodwana MillPulp millSappi Limited | Mixed | Operating | 340 000 t/y pulp |
| Northern Timbers (Merensky) TzaneenSawmillNorthern Timbers | Hardwood | Operating | No data yet |
| Saiccor MillPulp millSappi Limited | Hardwood | Operating | 890 000 t/y pulp |
| Sappi Lomati (Barberton)SawmillNormandien Farms | - | Operating | 86 000 m3/y sawn timber |
| Tugela MillPulp millSappi Limited | Softwood | Operating | 170 000 t/y pulp |
| Weza SawmillSawmillSingisi Forest Products | Softwood | Operating | No data yet |
| York Timbers SabieSawmillYork Timbers | Softwood | Operating | 133 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 266 200 m3/y log intake |
| York Timbers WarburtonSawmillYork Timbers | Softwood | Operating | 113 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 225 000 m3/y log intake |
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