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Kymi Mill

UPM Kymi · also known as UPM Kymi pulp mill, Kuusankoski mill

Kymi Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Kouvola, Finland, with a capacity of 870 000 tonnes per year.

Company
UPM-Kymmene Oyj
Group
UPM
WoodComp ID
00186 (how IDs work)
Country
Finland
City
Kouvola
Status
Operating
Capacity
870 000 t/y pulp
Company figure for 2024 · verified 2026-09-19
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Type
Kraft
Region
Etelä-Suomi
Website
upmpulp.com

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Raw material

BirchPineSpruce

Products

Pulp grades
NBHKNBSK
Paper products
Fine PaperOffice paperSpecialty Paper
Byproducts
ElectricityLigninTall oilTurpentine

Certifications

FSCPEFC

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Related facilities

Kymi Mill is the 4th largest pulp mill in Finland of the 18 with a pulp capacity figure in WoodComp's register.

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Largest pulp mills in Finland
Kemi Bioproduct Mill ·Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill ·Imatra Mills ·Joutseno Mill ·Rauma Pulp Mill
Nearest facilities
Kouvolan Saha (6 km) ·Anjalankoski Mills (24 km) ·Tiaisen Saha (43 km) ·Heinola Fluting Mill (43 km) ·Versowood Vierumäki (44 km)

Timeline

  1. 2026capacity reported

    Capacity reported: 870 000 t/y (mill scope, observed 2026-07-22).

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  2. 2024curtailment

    Temporary curtailment from September 23, ~3 weeks, market conditions

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  3. 2021other

    In November 2021 the mill increased the electric filter capacity of its lime kiln and modernised the filter automation to cut particulate emissions, as part of a 22 million euro environmental programme across the Finnish pulp mills.

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  1. 2016-01-12expansion

    The expanded Kymi pulp mill was inaugurated on 12 January 2016 after a 160 million euro investment that raised annual pulp capacity from 530,000 to 700,000 tonnes and included a new debarking plant, a modernised softwood fibre line and a new pulp drying machine.

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  2. 1964startup

    Production began in 1964 in the Kuusanniemi area that forms the present mill site.

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  3. 1872founded

    Kymmene Aktiebolag was established in February 1872 and began building a pulp and paper mill by the Kymijoki river at Kuusankoski.

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Sources

Data confidence: High (95 of 100) how this is computed

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