Pulp mills and sawmills in Uruguay
WoodComp tracks 3 operating pulp mills and 2 sawmills in Uruguay, with capacity, status and location as open data. Uruguay holds 2.0 M ha of forest, 12 % of its land area, led by Pinus taeda and Eucalyptus rosado.
Wood supply
- Forest area
- 2.0 M ha
- 12 % of land area
- Standing volume
- 274 M m3
- growing stock, over bark
- Industrial roundwood
- 20.5 M m3/y
- production
Forest types
share of forest area- Primary 6.6 % · 133 400 ha
- Other naturally regenerating 35.7 % · 723 520 ha
- Plantation 57.7 % · 1.2 M haone or two species, one age class
Tree species
share of growing stock- Pinus taeda 22.6 %introduced
- Eucalyptus rosado 14.3 %introduced
- Eucalyptus dunnii 12.1 %introduced
- Blanquillo 5.9 %
- Mataojo 4.9 %
- Other species 40.2 %
All 15 reported species
- Pinus taedaintroduced22.6 %60 M m3furnish of 1 local facility
- Eucalyptus rosadointroduced14.3 %38 M m3furnish of 3 local facilitiesEucalyptus grandis
- Eucalyptus dunniiintroduced12.1 %32 M m3furnish of 3 local facilities
- Blanquillo5.9 %16 M m3Sebastiania klotzschiana
- Mataojo4.9 %13 M m3Labatia salicifolia
- Eucalyptus blancointroduced4.2 %11 M m3furnish of 3 local facilitiesEucalyptus globulus
- Eucalyptus coloradointroduced3.8 %10 M m3furnish of 3 local facilitiesEucalyptus tereticornis
- Coronilla3.1 %8 M m3Scutia myrtina
- Ceibo1.9 %5 M m3Erythrina crista galli
- Sauce Criollo1.9 %5 M m3Salix humboldtiana
- Aruera1.8 %5 M m3Lithraea molleoides
- Chal-Chal1.5 %4 M m3Allophylus edulis
- Arrayan1.5 %4 M m3Blepharocalyx salicifolius
- Palo de leche1.4 %4 M m3Sebastiania brasiliensis
- Molle1.4 %4 M m3Schinus longifolia
Introduced species hold 57.0 % of the reported growing stock. FAO ranks the ten largest native and five largest introduced species, together 82.3 % of the total.
The facilities on this page report Eucalyptus (3) and Pine (1) as furnish. The species matching that demand hold 57.0 % 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
- 3
- Sawmills
- 2
- Operating
- 5
- Operating pulp capacity
- 4 700 000
- t/y pulp
- Sawn timber capacity
- 220 000
- m3/y sawn timber
Capacity is the sum over 3 of 3 operating pulp mills with a reported capacity (t/y). Sawn timber capacity covers 1 of 2 operating sawmills with a reported figure. Data last updated 2026-09-14.
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| Mill | Raw material | Status | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arboreal TacuaremboSawmillArboreal S.A. | Softwood | Operating | 70 000 m3/y sawn timberestimated from 140 000 m3/y log intake |
| Fray Bentos MillPulp millUPM | - | Operating | 1 300 000 t/y pulp |
| Montes del Plata MillPulp millMontes del Plata (50% Arauco + 50% Stora Enso) | Hardwood | Operating | 1 300 000 t/y pulp |
| UPM Paso de los Toros Pulp MillPulp millUPM | Hardwood | Operating | 2 100 000 t/y pulp |
| Urufor RiveraSawmillUrufor S.A. | Hardwood | Operating | 220 000 m3/y sawn timber |
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