Alfeld Mill

Sappi Alfeld Mill

OperatingSappi Limited Sappi sappi.comID 00274

Alfeld Mill is an operating sulphite pulp mill in Alfeld (Leine), Germany, owned by Sappi. With a capacity of 120 000 tonnes per year it is the 5th largest of the 5 pulp mills in Germany with a recorded capacity, and it produced 89 372 tonnes of pulp in 2023.

Location and logistics

Location: Alfeld (Leine), Hannover, Germany
Nearest port: Bremen · 146 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-01
OpenStreetMap track way/42258342 ↗, 311 m from the site point. Method

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Capacity and output

Capacity: 120 000 t/y pulp
Company figure for 2025
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Production: Paper: 191 304 t
Pulp: 89 372 t
2023 · EMAS statement
Paper: capacity measures pulp; this figure is paper
Pulp: 74 % of capacity
Type: Sulphite

Raw material and products

Fibre

Beech Spruce

Pulp grades

NBHK

Paper products

Specialty Paper

Certifications

FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

curtailment2025
Consultation on restructuring/capacity closures concluded; two paper machines to be closed; ~180 job losses
Source ↗

Sources

otherchecked 2026-07-22
euwid-paper.com ↗
company websitechecked 2026-07-23
sappi.com ↗
otherchecked 2026-10-01
openstreetmap.org ↗

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Nearby

SWL Kollerbeck· 42 km J. Freytag pellet plant Warburg· 69 km Heinrich Harling Bergen-Eversen· 87 km Prinz Eugen Energiepark pellet plant Bad Arolsen· 90 km ante-holz Rottleberode· 94 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). Alfeld Mill (WoodComp ID 00274). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/274