Kaukas Mill
UPM Kaukas · also known as Kaukas pulp mill
Kaukas Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Lappeenranta, Finland, with a capacity of 700 000 tonnes per year.
- Company
- UPM-Kymmene Oyj
- Group
- UPM
- WoodComp ID
- 00174 (how IDs work)
- Country
- Finland
- City
- Lappeenranta
- Status
- Operating
- Capacity
- 700 000 t/y pulpCompany figure for 2024 · verified 2026-09-19Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
- Type
- Kraft
- Region
- Etelä-Suomi
- Website
- upmpulp.com
61.068, 28.241
Raw material
Products
Byproducts
Certifications
FSCPEFC
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Related facilities
Kaukas Mill is the 6th largest pulp mill in Finland of the 18 with a pulp capacity figure in WoodComp's register.
- More UPM facilities
- UPM Paso de los Toros Pulp Mill ·Fray Bentos Mill ·Kymi Mill ·Pietarsaari Mill ·UPM Seikku
- Largest pulp mills in Finland
- Kemi Bioproduct Mill ·Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill ·Imatra Mills ·Joutseno Mill ·Rauma Pulp Mill
- Nearest facilities
- UPM Kaukas (0 km) ·Metsä Fibre Lappeenranta (5 km) ·Joutseno BCTMP Mill (14 km) ·Stora Enso Honkalahti (14 km) ·Tiaisen Saha (49 km)
Timeline
- 2026curtailment
Temporary pulp curtailment from August 3, ~6 weeks
Source ↗ - 2026capacity reported
Capacity reported: 700 000 t/y (mill scope, observed 2026-07-22).
Source ↗ - 2025closure
Paper machine PM1 permanently closed Q4 2025 (300 kt coated mechanical paper shifted to Rauma); 220 employees affected
Source ↗
Sources
Data confidence: High (95 of 100) how this is computed
- company websitechecked 2026-07-23upmpulp.com
- company websitechecked 2026-07-23upmbiofuels.com
How to cite
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