Follafoss Mill

MM FollaCell AS · also known as FollaCell, Folla CTMP mill

OperatingMM FollaCell AS Mayr-Melnhof Group mm.groupID 00100

Follafoss Mill is an operating CTMP pulp mill in Steinkjer, Norway, owned by Mayr-Melnhof Group, with a capacity of 140 000 tonnes per year.

Location and logistics

Location: Steinkjer, Trøndelag/Trööndelage, Norway
Nearest port: Trondheim · 71 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: No siding mapped
Nearest railway: 15 km

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Capacity and output

Capacity: 140 000 t/y pulp
Company figure for 2024
Production: Not reported
Type: CTMP

Raw material and products

Fibre

Birch Pine Spruce

Pulp grades

BCTMP CTMP TMP

Certifications

FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (95 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

curtailment2026-03-01
Five-week full stop March-April 2026 with all 64 staff furloughed after more than a year of weak CTMP market; three-week stop in summer 2025 was the first since 2013.
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expansion2022
Valmet baling line + flash drying rebuild, startup Q4 2023
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startup2013
Production resumed after acquisition by Mayr-Melnhof from Södra
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ownership change2013
Acquired by Mayr-Melnhof from Södra; production resumed
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closure2012
Shut down by Södra (September 2012, unprofitability)
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Sources

company website×2checked 2026-07-23
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Related facilities

Largest in Norway

Saugbrugs Mill

Nearby

InnTre Kjeldstad (Steinkjer)· 19 km InnTre Kjeldstad Verdal· 28 km InnTre Kjeldstad Levanger· 30 km Norske Skog Skogn· 30 km Moelven Van Severen· 57 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). Follafoss Mill (WoodComp ID 00100). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/100