Kemi Bioproduct Mill
Also known as Kemi kraft mill, Kemi pulp mill
OperatingMetsä Fibre OyMetsä Groupmetsagroup.comID 00175
Kemi Bioproduct Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Kemi, Finland, owned by Metsä Group. With a capacity of 1 500 000 tonnes per year it is the 1st largest of the 17 pulp mills in Finland with a recorded capacity, and it produced 927 000 tonnes of pulp in 2025.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Kemi, Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi, Finland
- Nearest port
- Kemi/Torneå (Kemi/Tornio) · 3.7 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Own quay
- Kemi/Torneå (Kemi/Tornio) · 3.7 km
- Rail siding
- No siding mappedOpenStreetMap track way/1111830077 ↗, 856 m from the site point. Method
- Nearest railway
- 0.9 km
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 1 500 000 t/y pulpCompany figure for 2024Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
- Production
- 927 000 t pulp2025 · annual report
- Utilisation
- 62 %
- Type
- Kraft
Raw material and products
Also produces
Certifications
FSCPEFC
History and sources
Timeline
- expansion2026Cooking system modernization announced, startup scheduled Q4 2026Source ↗
- other2025The mill runs completely without fossil fuels and produces 1,020 thousand tonnes of softwood pulp, 300 thousand tonnes of hardwood pulp and 180 thousand tonnes of unbleached pulp a year.Source ↗
- startup2023The bioproduct mill started operations in autumn 2023, producing about 1.5 million tonnes of softwood and hardwood pulp a year plus other bioproducts.Source ↗
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- other2021-02-11Metsa Group decided to build a new bioproduct mill in Kemi for EUR 1.6 billion, the largest investment ever made by the Finnish forest industry in Finland, to replace the existing Kemi pulp mill that had reached the end of its lifespan.Source ↗
Sources
- industry presschecked 2026-07-22papnews.com ↗
- company website×4checked 2026-07-23metsagroup.com ↗
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How to cite
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