Kaukas Mill

UPM Kaukas · also known as Kaukas pulp mill

OperatingUPM-Kymmene Oyj UPM upmpulp.comID 00174

Kaukas Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Lappeenranta, Finland, owned by UPM. With a capacity of 700 000 tonnes per year it is the 6th largest of the 17 pulp mills in Finland with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location: Lappeenranta, Etelä-Suomi, Finland
Nearest port: Fredrikshamn (Hamina) · 79 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-01
OpenStreetMap track way/390499017 ↗, 361 m from the site point. Method

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Capacity and output

Capacity: 700 000 t/y pulp
Company figure for 2024
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Production: Not reported
Type: Kraft

Raw material and products

Fibre

Birch Pine Spruce

Pulp grades

NBHK NBSK

Also produces

Electricity Tall oil Turpentine

Certifications

FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

curtailment2026
Temporary pulp curtailment from August 3, ~6 weeks
Source ↗
closure2025
Paper machine PM1 permanently closed Q4 2025 (300 kt coated mechanical paper shifted to Rauma); 220 employees affected
Source ↗

Sources

company websitechecked 2026-07-23
upmbiofuels.com ↗
company websitechecked 2026-09-23
upmpulp.com ↗
otherchecked 2026-10-01
openstreetmap.org ↗

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Related facilities

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UPM Paso de los Toros Pulp Mill Fray Bentos Mill Kymi Mill Pietarsaari Mill UPM Seikku

Largest in Finland

Kemi Bioproduct Mill Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill Imatra Mills Joutseno Mill Rauma Pulp Mill

Nearby

UPM Kaukas· 0 km Metsä Fibre Lappeenranta· 5 km Joutseno BCTMP Mill· 14 km Stora Enso Honkalahti· 14 km Tiaisen Saha· 49 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). Kaukas Mill (WoodComp ID 00174). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/174