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Kirkniemi Mill

Sappi Kirkniemi Mill · also known as M-real Kirkniemi (historical)

Kirkniemi Mill is an operating groundwood (sgw) pulp mill in Lohja, Finland, with a capacity of 300 000 tonnes per year.

Company
Sappi Limited
Group
Sappi
WoodComp ID
00406 (how IDs work)
Country
Finland
City
Lohja
Status
Operating
Capacity
300 000 t/y pulp
Company figure for 2026 · verified 2026-08-20
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Production
510 985 t paper (2025, EMAS statement)
capacity measures pulp; this figure is paper
Type
Groundwood (SGW)
Region
Helsinki-Uusimaa
Website
sappi.com

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Raw material

Spruce

Products

Pulp grades
PGW
Paper products
Coated Magazine Papers (LWC)
Byproducts
District Heating

Certifications

FSCPEFC

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Related facilities

Kirkniemi Mill is the 15th largest pulp mill in Finland of the 18 with a pulp capacity figure in WoodComp's register.

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Saiccor Mill ·Somerset Mill ·Cloquet Mill ·Ngodwana Mill ·Matane Mill
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Kemi Bioproduct Mill ·Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill ·Imatra Mills ·Kymi Mill ·Pietarsaari Mill
Nearest facilities
Westas Raunio (71 km) ·Versowood Riihimäki (75 km) ·Metsä Fibre Renko (80 km) ·Koskisen Järvelä (104 km) ·Kehra Mill (122 km)

Timeline

  1. 2026capacity reported

    Capacity reported: 300 000 t/y (mill scope, observed 2026-07-22).

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  2. 2025curtailment

    Paper Machine 2 closure completed (end of year); capacity reduction 175,000 t/y; 93 job losses

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  3. 2024other

    Aurelius sale agreement lapsed; Sappi retained mill ownership

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  1. 2022otherunsourced

    Sappi agreed to sell to Aurelius Investment Lux (€272M); EU Commission approved

  2. 2013ownership changeunsourced

    Sappi acquired from M-real/Metsä

Sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) how this is computed

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WoodComp (). Kirkniemi Mill (WoodComp ID 00406). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-09. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/406

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