| Year | Company | City | Country | Notes | Grade |
| 2005 | Tonic Emballage Group | Bou-Ismail | Algeria | New crescent former PM from Metso Paper to produce absorbent tissues and MG papers. Delayed from June. Converting equipment from Fabio Perini in June, 2005 ( timing not confirmed ) | Tissue |
| 2005 | Tonic Emballage Group | Bou-Ismail | Algeria | Second-hand PM from Harzer Papierfabrik in Germany. Being rebuilt by Metso Paper to produce fluting, testliner and white-top testliner. Delayed from September, 2005 until well into 2006 | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2006 | Tonic Emballage Group | Bou-Ismail | Algeria | Second-hand PM from Harzer Papierfabrik in Germany. Being rebuilt by Metso Paper to produce fluting, testliner and white-top testliner. Delayed from September, 2005 until well into 2006 | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2004 | Atanor | San Miguel | Argentina | Restart of idle mill to produce containerboard | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2004 | Atanor | San Miguel | Argentina | Restart of idle mill to produce containerboard | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2004 | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | Millicent | Australia | Mill rebuild to replace old converting lines and add a new TAD tissue PM from Metso Paper. PM2 was closed | Tissue |
| 2006 | ABC Paper & Pulp | Sydney | Australia | Has ordered a 25,000 tpa tissue PM from A Celli Paper for this converting plant. | Tissue |
| 2005 | Trierenberg | Traun | Austria | New PM3 from Voith Paper to produce cigarette tip base papers | Speciality Papers and Boards |
| 2007 | Belarus Government | Shklov | Belarus | Planning to build a greenfield 40,000 tpa newsprint mill, financed by the government. Replaces an earlier project which was to be financed externally. Petrozavodskmash is supplying the main equipment. Construction started in July, 2005 | Newsprint |
| 2004 | Citroplast | Andradina | Brazil | New 42,000 tpa PM2 from Federal of Brazil, to produce kraft paper and corrugating medium. Start-up delayed | Unbleached Paper Grades |
| 2004 | Citroplast | Andradina | Brazil | New 42,000 tpa PM2 from Federal of Brazil, to produce kraft paper and corrugating medium. Start-up delayed | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2007 | Industria de Embalagens Santana | Uberaba | Brazil | New 54,000 tpa recycled containerboard mill and converting plant | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2007 | Industria de Embalagens Santana | Uberaba | Brazil | New 54,000 tpa recycled containerboard mill and converting plant | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2006 | Kostenez - HHI | Kostenez | Bulgaria | New crescent former PM to produce 1- to 3-ply virgin fibre tissues | Tissue |
| 2005 | CMPC | Talagante | Chile | New tissue PM and toilet tissue converting line | Tissue |
| 2004 | Asia Pulp & Paper | Ningbo city | China | Greenfield coated WLC mill on a site owned by APP China. PM delivered by Metso Paper. This replaces the PM originally planned by Ningbo Zhonghua, a subsidiary of APP China. Start-up delayed due to dispute over ownership of the PM. New JV formed to own | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2004 | Sun Paper | Yanzhou City | China | New PM19 from Metso Paper and Valmet-Xian | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2004 | Asia Pulp & Paper | Suzhou | China | Second-hand PM from Japan. No grade or capacity details | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2004 | Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings | Shouguang City | China | Greenfield mill to produce 400,000 tpa ivory board and liquid packaging board. Metso Paper supplied the coater. Equipment for the PM was supplied by 15 different companies | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2004 | Sichuan Jinfeng Paper | Chengdu | China | New cigarette paper PM | Speciality Papers and Boards |
| 2004 | Zaozhuang Hua Run Paper Co | Zaozhuang City | China | New 150,000 tpa gypsum paper and white-top linerboard PM3 from Liaoyang Jingtai Paper Machinery | Unbleached Paper Grades |
| 2004 | Sun Paper & Jianhua | Dongguan | China | Joint venture to create a new board mill. Metso Paper BM1 producing 4-ply greyback coated white lined chipboard. Final mill capacity planned to be 1 million tpa | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2004 | Lee & Man Paper | Changshu City | China | New 350,000 tpa waste-based medium PM6 has been installed | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2004 | Nine Dragons Paper Industries | Dongguan | China | Two second-hand PMs to produce waste-based fluting | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2004 | Cheng Loong Paper | Pudong | China | Greenfield 350,000 tpa containerboard mill from Voith Paper. Producing lightweight and high strength kraft-top testliner and waste fluting | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2004 | Jiangsu Wanda Paper | Changzhou city | China | 150,000 tpa greenfield Metso Paper recycled linerboard mill and box plant. Recycling system from Kadant Black Clawson | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2004 | Zhejiang Jiaxing Minfeng | Jiaxing | China | New PM21 from Voith Paper to produce coated and uncoated speciality papers for colour printing. Start-up delayed from December, 2003 | Speciality Papers and Boards |
| 2004 | Nine Dragons Paper Industries | Dongguan | China | Two second-hand PMs to produce waste-based fluting | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2004 | Zaozhuang Hua Run Paper Co | Zaozhuang City | China | New 150,000 tpa gypsum paper and white-top linerboard PM3 from Liaoyang Jingtai Paper Machinery | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2004 | Zhangjiagang Huaxin Paper | Zhangjiagang | China | New recycled linerboard PM1 | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2004 | Cheng Loong Paper | Pudong | China | Greenfield 350,000 tpa containerboard mill from Voith Paper. Producing lightweight and high strength kraft-top testliner and waste fluting | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2004 | Zhejiang Jingxing Nippon Paper | Pinghu | China | New JV company to develop a medium PM at Zhejiang Jingxing's mill in Pinghu. Second-hand medium PM from Nippon Paper's closed mill in Kameari, Japan was delivered in January, 2004. Start-up delayed from September to December, 2004 | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2004 | Sichuan Jinfeng Paper | Chengdu | China | New cigarette filter wrapper PM from Allimand | Speciality Papers and Boards |
| 2005 | China Paper Holdings | Linyi city | China | 2 new PMs to produce UWF papers. Trial runs began in June | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2005 | Vinda Household Paper | Deyang city | China | Greenfield mill with a new tissue PM from Kawanoe Zoki | Tissue |
| 2005 | Vinda Household Paper | Xiaogan | China | New tissue PM2 from Kawanoe Zoki. Trial runs have begun | Tissue |
| 2005 | Shandong Taihe Dongxin | Taihe City | China | New 3-ply recycled gypsum paper PM from Kunshan Zhonglian No 1 Papermaking Factory | Unbleached Paper Grades |
| 2005 | UPM-Kymmene | Changshu | China | New UWF PM from Metso Paper | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2005 | Chengde Dixian Textile | Chengde city | China | New mill based on 2 second-hand PMs from NPI in Japan. The Chinese partner got into financial difficulty and NPI withdrew from the JV | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2005 | Vinda Household Paper | Jiangmen city | China | New PM from Kawanoe Zoki at a greenfield site | Tissue |
| 2005 | Xinjiang Tianhong Group | Shihezi | China | New PM | Tissue |
| 2005 | Henan Yinge Industrial Investment | Luohe city | China | New recycled linerboard PM15 | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2005 | Jiangxi Chenming Paper Co. | Nanchang | China | Greenfield LWC/newsprint mill. All paper equipment supplied by Metso Paper. Focus on newsprint initially | Coated Mechanical |
| 2005 | Chengde Dixian Textile | Chengde city | China | New mill based on 2 second-hand PMs from NPI in Japan. The Chinese partner got into financial difficulty and NPI withdrew from the JV | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2005 | Yuen Foong Yu | Yanzhou | China | Greenfield mill to produce 400,000 tpa recycled containerboard. Originally I PM, but changed to 2 PMs starting in December 2005 and Q2, 2006 | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2005 | Wanlida Paper | Zengcheng | China | New recycled containerboard PM3 delivered by Yue Li Machinery of Taiwan. Producing kraft-top testliner and testliner | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2005 | Zhejiang Xianhe Special Paper | Quzhou city | China | New décor PM from Voith Paper on a greenfield site | Speciality Papers and Boards |
| 2005 | Yuen Foong Yu | Kunshan, Shanghai | China | New crescent former PM2 was delivered by Recard in June, 2005 | Tissue |
| 2005 | Hangzhou Huafeng Paper | Hangzhou | China | New PM9 from Allimand to produce cigarette and tipping papers | Speciality Papers and Boards |
| 2005 | Sun Paper & Jianhua | Dongguan | China | Second new machine producing 5-ply coated recycled cartonboards | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2005 | Zhejiang Rongfeng Paper | Jiashan | China | New cigarette paper PM ordered from a Chinese supplier | Speciality Papers and Boards |
| 2005 | Zhejiang Purico Minfeng Paper Co. | Jiaxing | China | New inclined wire PM from Voith Paper to produce plug wrap, tea and coffee bag papers. No capacity details | Speciality Papers and Boards |
| 2005 | Norske Skog Industries | Shijiazhuang | China | Joint venture between PanAsia Paper and Hebei Longteng Paper to build a greenfield recycled newsprint mill. Metso Paper supplied an 8.45 metre PM1 designed to run at 2000 m/min | Newsprint |
| 2005 | Jiangxi Chenming Paper Co. | Nanchang | China | Greenfield LWC/newsprint mill. All paper equipment supplied by Metso Paper. Focus on newsprint initially | Newsprint |
| 2005 | Asia Pulp & Paper | Dagang | China | New PM3 from Voith Paper. Trials began in May, 2005 and commercial production in August | Coated Woodfree |
| 2005 | Hengan International Group | Weifang city | China | New crescent former tissue PM from Andritz, based on virgin fibres | Tissue |
| 2005 | Yuen Foong Yu | Yanzhou | China | Greenfield mill to produce 400,000 tpa recycled containerboard. Originally I PM, but changed to 2 PMs starting in December 2005 and Q2, 2006 | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2005 | Nine Dragons Paper Industries | Taicang city | China | New PM8 from MHI and others | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2006 | Potential Industries | Baoshan | China | New tissue PM at greenfield site, originally to be based on recovered paper but now market pulp | Tissue |
| 2006 | Shanghai Dongguan Paper | Pudong | China | Four new tissue machines from Kawanoe Zoki for this converter | Tissue |
| 2006 | Shandong Weifang Hengxin Paper | Weifang | China | Installing 2 PMs from SCA - no timing details | Tissue |
| 2006 | Fujian Qingshan Paper Industry | Fuzhou | China | New 250,000 tpa PM on order from Shanghai Chenming Paper Machinery, to produce recycled fluting and sack kraft | Unbleached Paper Grades |
| 2006 | Shanghai Dongguan Paper | Pudong | China | Four new tissue machines from Kawanoe Zoki for this converter | Tissue |
| 2006 | Fujian Heng Li Group | Nanan City | China | New tissue PM for this converter | Tissue |
| 2006 | Vinda Household Paper | Deyang city | China | New PM2 ordered from Kawanoe Zoki. A 3rd PM is planned but no date | Tissue |
| 2006 | Hengan International Group | Jinjiang city | China | New crescent former tissue PM from Metso Paper to produce facial and bathroom tissues and towel grades | Tissue |
| 2006 | Tiger Forest & Paper Group | Yuanjiang | China | New packaging paper machine. No grade, timing or capacity details | Unbleached Paper Grades |
| 2006 | Yuen Foong Yu | Yanzhou | China | Greenfield mill to produce 400,000 tpa recycled containerboard. Originally I PM, but changed to 2 PMs starting in December 2005 and Q2, 2006 | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2006 | Zhejiang Jian Paper Packet | Haiyan | China | Greenfield 300,000 tpa containerboard mill. PM from Shanghai Chenming Paper Machinery and stock preparation line from Kadant Black Clawson | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2006 | Lee & Man Paper | Changshu City | China | New 450,000 tpa recycled containerboard PM8. Suppliers were submitting bids in December 2005 | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2006 | Lee & Man Paper | Dongguan | China | New 400,000 tpa linerboard PM7 from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at a greenfield site. To produce kraft-top liner and testliner | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2006 | Shandong Huatai Paper Industry | Dongying city | China | New PM11 from Voith Paper. The 400,000 tpa PM is designed to produce both newsprint and LWC | Coated Mechanical |
| 2006 | Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings | Jilin city | China | New 180,000 tpa newsprint/LWC PM12 from Metso Paper is in crates at the mill. The new owner will install the PM | Coated Mechanical |
| 2006 | Ningxia Meili Paper Industry | Zhongwei | China | New ivory and white-back coated duplex board PM | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2006 | Foshan Huaxin Packaging | Zhuhai | China | Has taken delivery of a new coated FBB PM from Metso Paper and Valmet-Xian and 2 fibre lines from Kadant Black Clawson. To produce 4-ply white-lined chipboard. Replaces the PM planned for Foshan mill. Construction was halted by the government in mid De | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2006 | Shandong Huatai Paper Industry | Dongying city | China | New PM11 from Voith Paper. The 400,000 tpa PM is designed to produce both newsprint and LWC | Newsprint |
| 2006 | Guangzhou Paper | Guangzhou | China | New offset newsprint PM from Valmet-Xian | Newsprint |
| 2006 | Shandong Huatai Paper Industry | Dongying city | China | Has ordered a new newsprint/LWC PM12 from Voith Paper | Newsprint |
| 2006 | Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings | Shouguang City | China | New newsprint PM4 from Metso Paper. No capacity details, but around 400,000 tpa. Designed to be converted to SC paper at a later date | Newsprint |
| 2006 | Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings | Jilin city | China | New 180,000 tpa newsprint/LWC PM12 from Metso Paper is in crates at the mill. The new owner will install the PM | Newsprint |
| 2006 | Mudanjiang Hengfeng Paper | Mudanjiang | China | New technical papers PM16 from Allimand. No capacity details | Speciality Papers and Boards |
| 2006 | Hangzhou Yongli Paper | Fuyang city | China | New greyback white-lined chipboard PM from an unnamed Chinese supplier | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2006 | Yuen Foong Yu | Yanzhou | China | Greenfield mill to produce 400,000 tpa recycled containerboard. Originally I PM, but changed to 2 PMs starting in December 2005 and Q2, 2006 | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2006 | Nine Dragons Paper Industries | Dongguan | China | Two new PMs from Yue Li Machinery of Taiwan | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2006 | Nine Dragons Paper Industries | Dongguan | China | Two new PMs from Yue Li Machinery of Taiwan | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2006 | Zhejiang Jian Paper Packet | Haiyan | China | Greenfield 300,000 tpa containerboard mill. PM from Shanghai Chenming Paper Machinery and stock preparation line from Kadant Black Clawson | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2006 | Lee & Man Paper | Changshu City | China | New 450,000 tpa recycled containerboard PM8. Suppliers were submitting bids in December 2005 | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2006 | Fujian Qingshan Paper Industry | Fuzhou | China | New 250,000 tpa PM on order from Shanghai Chenming Paper Machinery, to produce recycled fluting and sack kraft | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2006 | ArjoWiggins | Shouguang | China | New décor PM | Other bleached paper |
| 2006 | Zhangjiagang Huaxin Paper | Zhangjiagang | China | New recycled fluting PM2 from Leshan Chengfa Paper Machinery | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2005 | SCA & Productos Familia | Cajica, Bogotá | Colombia | New tissue mill with some converting equipment from Medellín | Tissue |
| 2004 | El Farouk Company | Cairo | Egypt | Second-hand sack kraft PM from Germany | Unbleached Paper Grades |
| 2005 | Nuqul Group | 6th October City | Egypt | New PM supplied by Metso Paper to produce towels, facial and toilet tissues | Tissue |
| 2005 | Zeritis Group | 6th of October City | Egypt | PM6 from Bulgaria was transferred here | Tissue |
| 2006 | ETAP Paper & Carton | Alexandria | Egypt | Second-hand PM from China to produce kraftlinerand recycled fluting. Start-up delayed from 2004 | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2006 | ETAP Paper & Carton | Alexandria | Egypt | Second-hand PM from China to produce kraftlinerand recycled fluting. Start-up delayed from 2004 | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2004 | Sofidel | Frouard | France | New PM2 from Metso Paper, including 2 converting lines | Tissue |
| 2005 | Emin Leydier | Nogent-sur-Seine | France | Greenfield waste-based containerboard mill with a single 300,000 tpa PM from Voith Paper. Test runs began in February | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2005 | Emin Leydier | Nogent-sur-Seine | France | Greenfield waste-based containerboard mill with a single 300,000 tpa PM from Voith Paper. Test runs began in February | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2004 | LEIPA Georg Leinfelder | Schwedt | Germany | New Voith Paper LWC PM4 and DIP plant. EC approval for subsidies was received in February, 2003. Environmental approval received in July 2003 | Coated Mechanical |
| 2004 | Varel | Varel | Germany | Restart of an idle PM to produce bleached kraftliner based on pulp from Baikal. No recent news | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2004 | Kartogroup | Leuna | Germany | Greenfield tissue mill with a 5.4 metre crescent former PM from PMT Italia. $32 million subsidy approved by EU. Includes 2 converting lines from Fabio Perini for toilet paper and kitchen towel | Tissue |
| 2004 | Varel | Varel | Germany | Restart of an idle PM to produce bleached kraftliner based on pulp from Baikal. No recent news | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2005 | Werra Papier Holding | Wernshausen | Germany | New wet crepe PM from OverMeccanica. PM3 will be closed | Tissue |
| 2005 | Hamburger Group | Schwartze Pumpe | Germany | Greenfield 350,000 tpa white-top testliner, testliner and fluting mill from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and PMT Italia. $40 million subsidy package agreed by EC. Construction started in February, 2004. Trial runs began in December, 2004 | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2005 | Werra Papier Holding | Wernshausen | Germany | New tissue PM from Andritz with 2 converting lines from Perini to produce high quality toilet paper and kitchen rolls | Tissue |
| 2005 | Adolph Jass | Rudolstadt-Schwarza | Germany | 400,000 tpa greenfield containerboard mill producing testliner and waste fluting. EC approval of $80 million subsidies received in May 2003. Civil construction began in November, 2003. Voith Paper supplied the PM and stock preparation system | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2005 | Adolph Jass | Rudolstadt-Schwarza | Germany | 400,000 tpa greenfield containerboard mill producing testliner and waste fluting. EC approval of $80 million subsidies received in May 2003. Civil construction began in November, 2003. Voith Paper supplied the PM and stock preparation system | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2005 | Hamburger Group | Schwartze Pumpe | Germany | Greenfield 350,000 tpa white-top testliner, testliner and fluting mill from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and PMT Italia. $40 million subsidy package agreed by EC. Construction started in February, 2004. Trial runs began in December, 2004 | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2006 | Sofidel | Arneburg | Germany | New 60,000 tpa TAD tissue PM from Metso Paper adjacent to the Zellstoff Stendal market BKP mill. | Tissue |
| 2004 | ITC Group | Serapaka | India | Second-hand PM5 from Voith Paper to produce waste-based coated white-lined chipboard | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2004 | Rainbow Papers | Ahmedabad | India | Second-hand 35,000 tpa duplex board and kraft paper PM | Unbleached Paper Grades |
| 2004 | Rainbow Papers | Ahmedabad | India | Second-hand 35,000 tpa duplex board and kraft paper PM | Folding Boxboard (Uncoated ) |
| 2004 | Premier Aryco India | Mysore | India | Greenfield mill producing a wide variety of tissue products | Tissue |
| 2005 | Sri Luxmi Tulasi Agro Paper | Aswaraopeta | India | New PM2 to produce kraft papers from rice straw | Unbleached Paper Grades |
| 2005 | Supreme Duplex Board Mills | Vembakottai | India | New 4-ply recycled duplex board machine. Delayed from July due to late delivery of equipment from JMC Engineers | Folding Boxboard (Uncoated ) |
| 2006 | Yash Paper | Faizabad | India | Planned new PM3 to produce MG poster papers. Finance secured and PM ordered from Enmas Andritz. Delayed due to planning difficulties | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2006 | Sirpur Paper Mills | Sirpur Kagaznagar | India | Second hand PM from Hoffmann & Engelmann in Germany to produce copier papers | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2007 | Emami Paper Mills | Balasore | India | New PM | Newsprint |
| 2007 | Central Pulp Mills | Surat | India | New coated FBB machine | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2007 | Century Textiles & Industries | Lalkua | India | New PM4 from Voith Paper was ordered in May, 2005 | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2004 | Asia Pulp & Paper | Karawang | Indonesia | Second-hand PM from Japan | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2004 | Asia Pulp & Paper | Mojokerto | Indonesia | Two second-hand PMs from Japan. No grade or capacity details. No confirmation of start-up | Coated Woodfree |
| 2004 | Asia Pulp & Paper | Mojokerto | Indonesia | Two second-hand PMs from Japan. No grade or capacity details. No confirmation of start-up | Coated Woodfree |
| 2005 | Grace Paper | Cikampek | Indonesia | New tissue PM from PMPoland. Producing paper for conversion into toilet rolls, facial tissue and towel | Tissue |
| 2006 | Fajar Surya Wisesa | Bekasi | Indonesia | Second-hand sack kraft PM4, rebuilt by Kobayashi Engineering works | Unbleached Paper Grades |
| 2006 | RGM International | Kerinci, Riau | Indonesia | Proceeding with an earlier plan to install a 400-450,000 tpa PM2. The PM was ordered from Metso Paper in Q2, 2005 | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2004 | Gharb Paper Industries | Kermanshah | Iran | New mill with two second hand PMs from Italy. The KMW-Carcano PMs are in crates at the mill awaiting a supplier to install them | Uncoated Mechanical |
| 2005 | Maragheh Paper Industries Company | Maragheh | Iran | Second hand LWC PM from Haindl Walsum. Two coaters to start during 2005 | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2004 | Cartiera Antonio e Carlo Camera | Minori | Italy | New PM2. No confirmation that the new PM is running | Tissue |
| 2004 | Cartiera del Polesine | Adria | Italy | New 130,000 tpa PM4 from OverMeccanica, to produce testliner and waste fluting | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2004 | Cartiera del Polesine | Adria | Italy | New 130,000 tpa PM4 from OverMeccanica, to produce testliner and waste fluting | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2005 | Cartiera Carma | Pietrabuona-Pescia | Italy | New crescent former PM2 from Recard to replace PM1. This PM did not start up in 2004 as planned due to illness of the owner. | Tissue |
| 2005 | Cartiera Fenili | Guamo | Italy | Crescent former PM2 from Recard. Start-up delayed from September, 2004 | Tissue |
| 2006 | Parodi Group | Ottana Industrial Estate | Italy | Greenfield mill to produce coated boxboard and possibly coated recycled linerboard. PM from OverMeccanica. Delayed from December, 2002 | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2007 | Daio Paper | Shikokuchuo city | Japan | New LWC PM18 | Coated Mechanical |
| 2007 | Nuqul Group | Amman | Jordan | New 5.5 m PM4 and 2 converting lines | Tissue |
| 2005 | Xinjiang Tianhong Group | Almaty | Kazakhstan | New PM2 | Tissue |
| 2007 | Kazakhstan Kagazy | Abai | Kazakhstan | Second hand PM3 supplied by Papcel. The plan to install a 100,000 tpa containerboard PM was abandoned | Tissue |
| 2006 | National Paper Manufacturing Kuwait | Shuaiba | Kuwait | Second-hand PM to produce CCP, CWF and magazine papers. 30,000 tpa capacity. Start-up delayed by the war in Iraq | Coated Woodfree |
| 2006 | National Paper Manufacturing Kuwait | Shuaiba | Kuwait | Second-hand PM to produce CCP, CWF and magazine papers. 30,000 tpa capacity. Start-up delayed by the war in Iraq | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2005 | Papirfabrika Ligatne | Ligatne | Latvia | Second-hand PM from M-real's closed mill in Silverdalen, Sweden | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2005 | Unipak Tissue Mill | Halat | Lebanon | New PM2 from Recard | Tissue |
| 2005 | Nibong Tebal Paper Mill | Nibong Tebal | Malaysia | New tissue PM2 and converting line | Tissue |
| 2006 | Eco Pulp and Paper | Kunak, Tawau | Malaysia | Return to an earlier plan to install a printing and writing paper machine | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2006 | Fabrica de Papel San Francisco | Mexicali | Mexico | New tissue PM4 from Metso Paper | Tissue |
| 2006 | SIFAP | Meknès | Morocco | Second-hand PM2 | Unbleached Paper Grades |
| 2005 | Heinzel Group | Appingedam | Netherlands | Nearly new BM11 from Bellmer to replace the greyboard and plasterboard liner BM10 | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2005 | Heinzel Group | Appingedam | Netherlands | Nearly new BM11 from Bellmer to replace the greyboard and plasterboard liner BM10 | Unbleached Board |
| 2004 | Bel Papyrus | Ikeja | Nigeria | New crescent former PM2 from Toscotec, ordered by this tissue converter | Tissue |
| 2005 | Star Paper Mill | Aba, Port Harcourt | Nigeria | New crescent former PM was delivered by Recard in August, 2 months later than planned. Start-up will probably now be in October, 2005 | Tissue |
| 2006 | Packages Ltd | Kasur | Pakistan | Greenfield mill with 1 new and 1 rebuilt PM. Finance has been secured by an equity issue and bank loans | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2006 | Packages Ltd | Kasur | Pakistan | Greenfield mill with 1 new and 1 rebuilt PM. Finance has been secured by an equity issue and bank loans | Folding Boxboard (All Grades) |
| 2006 | Packages Ltd | Kasur | Pakistan | Greenfield mill with 1 new and 1 rebuilt PM. Finance has been secured by an equity issue and bank loans | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2007 | Packages Ltd | Kasur | Pakistan | Greenfield mill with 1 new and 1 rebuilt PM. Finance has been secured by an equity issue and bank loans | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2004 | Zaklady Papiernicze w Olawie | Olaw | Poland | New PM3 is being built to replace PM2 | Tissue |
| 2004 | Filar | Zaryn | Poland | New PM3 | Tissue |
| 2004 | Fabryka Papieru w Czerwonak | Czerwonak | Poland | Second hand PM2 from Voith Paper | Tissue |
| 2006 | Glucholaskie Zaklady Papiernicze | Glucholazy | Poland | Formerly PM1 at Niedomice - being rebuilt | Tissue |
| 2007 | Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti | Kostrzyn-Slubice | Poland | New tissue PM12 and converting equipment. Replaces an earlier plan to install a smaller PM in 2005 | Tissue |
| 2006 | SCR | Dej | Romania | Rebuild of a second-hand PM to produce MG paper | Other bleached paper |
| 2005 | North West Timber Company | Neman | Russia | Second-hand PM from a UK paper mill | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2006 | Kondopoga Joint Stock Co. | Suojarvi | Russia | Chipboard PM2 from LEIPA in Germany will be rebuilt and restarted | Folding Boxboard (Uncoated ) |
| 2004 | Arab Paper Manufacturing Co. | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | New 120,000 tpa containerboard and coreboard PM from Allimand | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2004 | Arab Paper Manufacturing Co. | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | New 120,000 tpa containerboard and coreboard PM from Allimand | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2005 | Obeikan Industrial Investment Group | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | Greenfield one and two side coated white-lined chipboard PM, supplied by Hansol EME. Start-up delayed to Q4, 2005. PM and stock preparation system completed in April, 2005 | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2005 | Gulf Paper Industries Factory | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | New tissue PM5 from OverMeccanica. PM2 will be closed | Tissue |
| 2005 | Gulf Paper Industries Factory | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | New tissue PM5 from OverMeccanica. PM2 will be closed | Tissue |
| 2006 | Middle East Paper Co. | Jeddar | Saudi Arabia | Rebuilt PM2 from BPB Industries in UK | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2007 | Saudi Paper Manufacturing | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | New crescent former PM4 | Tissue |
| 2005 | Drenik | Belgrade | Serbia & Montenegro | New crescent former tissue PM from Recard for toilet paper and industrial rolls. Delayed from August 2005 | Tissue |
| 2007 | Paloma-Sladkogorska | Cersk | Slovenia | New AFH tissue mill incorporating rebuilt PM2 from Papierfabrik Horgen in Switzerland and PM3 from Paloma-Sladkogorska in Sladki Vrh, Slovenia. Mill start-up delayed from 2006 | Tissue |
| 2007 | Paloma-Sladkogorska | Cersk | Slovenia | New AFH tissue mill incorporating rebuilt PM2 from Papierfabrik Horgen in Switzerland and PM3 from Paloma-Sladkogorska in Sladki Vrh, Slovenia. Mill start-up delayed from 2006 | Tissue |
| 2004 | Chang An Industry | Welkom | South Africa | 2 new PMs and converting equipment | Tissue |
| 2004 | Gardenia Paper Products | Kasigo | South Africa | New PM1 | Tissue |
| 2005 | Lothlorien | Wadeville | South Africa | Second-hand PM3 | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2005 | South African Paper Mills | Durban | South Africa | 18,000 tpa containerboard PM4 from Stora Enso in Sweden | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2005 | South African Paper Mills | Durban | South Africa | 18,000 tpa containerboard PM4 from Stora Enso in Sweden | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2005 | Crystal Paper Group | Wadeville | South Africa | Second-hand PM4 from Voith Paper to produce cartonboard and coreboard | Folding Boxboard (Uncoated ) |
| 2006 | Crystal Paper Group | Wadeville | South Africa | Second-hand Toscotec PM1 | Tissue |
| 2006 | South African Paper Mills | Durban | South Africa | Second-hand kraft paper machine from Germany | Unbleached Paper Grades |
| 2006 | Hankuk Paper | Busan | South Korea | New UWF PM4 from Metso Paper aimed at import replacement | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2004 | Papresa | Renteria | Spain | New PM6 from Voith Paper instead of rebuilding PM5. PM5 was not closed as originally planned | Newsprint |
| 2005 | Iberica de Papel | La Pobla de Claramunt | Spain | New PM from OverMeccanica | Tissue |
| 2005 | SCA | Valls | Spain | New PM from PMT Italia at a converting site, including a warehouse, a converting line and a distribution terminal | Tissue |
| 2005 | Paperalia | Legorreta | Spain | Second-hand PM from idle Unipapel mill in Madrid. A poor start-up has caused the company to suspend payments to creditors | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2005 | Smurfit Kappa Group | Mengibar | Spain | Second-hand PM from Papierfabrik Hermes in Germany. To be rebuilt by Metso Paper from waste medium to testliner, white-top linerboard and recycled fluting | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2005 | Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti | El Burgo de Ebro | Spain | Signed an agreement in October, 2003 to build an integrated greenfield tissue mill. PM1 supplied by Andritz and converting equipment from Fabio Perini | Tissue |
| 2005 | Smurfit Kappa Group | Mengibar | Spain | Second-hand PM from Papierfabrik Hermes in Germany. To be rebuilt by Metso Paper from waste medium to testliner, white-top linerboard and recycled fluting | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2006 | SAICA | El Burgo de Ebro | Spain | New PM10 from Voith Paper to produce testliner and waste fluting | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2006 | Holmen | Fuenlabrada | Spain | New 100% recycled PM62 from Voith Paper, taking mill capacity to 470,000 tpa | Newsprint |
| 2006 | SAICA | El Burgo de Ebro | Spain | New PM10 from Voith Paper to produce testliner and waste fluting | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2005 | Stora Enso | Borlänge | Sweden | New SC PM12 from Metso Paper. Producing SC-A and SC-A+ | Uncoated Mechanical |
| 2006 | LPC Group | Kisa | Sweden | New crescent former PM3 from Andritz to replace the old PM3. Start-up postponed until mid 2006 due to delay in receiving planning permission | Tissue |
| 2006 | LPC Group | Kisa | Sweden | New crescent former PM3 from Andritz to replace the old PM3. Start-up postponed until mid 2006 due to delay in receiving planning permission | Tissue |
| 2005 | Siam Paper | Sampran | Thailand | New PM from Beloit Italia to produce 100,000 tpa LWC, CCP and CWF. Mill capacity will be 120,000 tpa. Installation delayed for several years due to financial crises | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2005 | Cellox Paper | Thailand | New PM4 from Toscotec producing mainly toilet paper. Converting equipment from Fabio Perini | Tissue | |
| 2005 | Siam Paper | Sampran | Thailand | New PM from Beloit Italia to produce 100,000 tpa LWC, CCP and CWF. Mill capacity will be 120,000 tpa. Installation delayed for several years due to financial crises | Coated Mechanical |
| 2005 | Siam Paper | Sampran | Thailand | New PM from Beloit Italia to produce 100,000 tpa LWC, CCP and CWF. Mill capacity will be 120,000 tpa. Installation delayed for several years due to financial crises | Coated Woodfree |
| 2007 | Siam Pulp & Paper | Wangsala | Thailand | Second-hand PM from Japan to produce coated duplex board | Folding Boxboard (Coated ) |
| 2006 | Sharma Group | Arima Industrial Area | Trinidad & Tobago | Greenfield tissue mill. Crescent former PM from Recard. Start-up delayed by 20 months and probably longer | Tissue |
| 2006 | Societé Mediterranéenne d'Emballage | Chbika | Tunisia | Greenfield mill with 2 second-hand testliner and fluting PMs which have been upgraded by Allibe. Delayed from August 2005 | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2006 | Societé Mediterranéenne d'Emballage | Chbika | Tunisia | Greenfield mill with 2 second-hand testliner and fluting PMs which have been upgraded by Allibe. Delayed from August 2005 | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2006 | Societé Mediterranéenne d'Emballage | Chbika | Tunisia | Greenfield mill with 2 second-hand testliner and fluting PMs which have been upgraded by Allibe. Delayed from August 2005 | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2006 | Societé Mediterranéenne d'Emballage | Chbika | Tunisia | Greenfield mill with 2 second-hand testliner and fluting PMs which have been upgraded by Allibe. Delayed from August 2005 | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2005 | Hayat Group | Izmit | Turkey | New crescent former tissue PM from PMT Italia. A second PM may follow | Tissue |
| 2005 | Ucal Donusen Kagit | Caycuma | Turkey | Greenfield mill with a tissue PM from A Celli (previously ordered from PMT Italia). Delayed several times | Tissue |
| 2006 | Aktif Kagit Uretim | Kosekoy | Turkey | Second-hand PM 10 from SEKA Izmit to produce MG papers | Other bleached paper |
| 2007 | Modern Karton | Corlu | Turkey | New recycled containerboard PM4 from Metso Paper. Finance from IFC and KfW. Import replacement. Letter of intent signed with Metso Paper in February, 2005. Order signed iin June, 2005 | Waste based fluting medium |
| 2007 | Modern Karton | Corlu | Turkey | New recycled containerboard PM4 from Metso Paper. Finance from IFC and KfW. Import replacement. Letter of intent signed with Metso Paper in February, 2005. Order signed iin June, 2005 | Unbleached test linerboard |
| 2004 | Calik Group | Yasilik | Turkmenistan | Greenfield pulp and paper mill. Construction began in June 2002. PM from Voith Paper. Start-up delayed due to late deliveries | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2006 | Sofidel | Baglan Energy Park (Port Talbot) | UK | Greenfield tissue production and converting mill. PM from Metso Paper. Groundwork began in September, 2004 | Tissue |
| 2006 | LPC Group | Kilbagie, Alloa | UK | New 50,000 tpa tissue PM and 2 converting lines for toilet paper and kitchen rolls. Offered a grant from Scottish Enterprise. Decision in March, 2005 | Tissue |
| 2004 | Queenex | Mussafah Industrial Area | United Arab Emirates | Greenfield mill. Duplex board PM. Installation delayed by unrest in Middle East | Folding Boxboard (All Grades) |
| 2005 | Sharma Group | Jebel Ali Free Zone | United Arab Emirates | New PM2 | Tissue |
| 2005 | Union Paper Mills | United Arab Emirates | Bought a second-hand 80,000 tpa containerboard PM from Portugal, rebuilt by OverMeccanica to produce WTL, unbleached testliner and waste fluting. New stock preparation line from Andritz. Start-up delayed from July, 2004 by lack of labour | Unbleached test linerboard | |
| 2005 | Union Paper Mills | United Arab Emirates | Bought a second-hand 80,000 tpa containerboard PM from Portugal, rebuilt by OverMeccanica to produce WTL, unbleached testliner and waste fluting. New stock preparation line from Andritz. Start-up delayed from July, 2004 by lack of labour | Waste based fluting medium | |
| 2006 | Abu Dhabi National Industries | Mussafah | United Arab Emirates | Board approval for a new tissue PM2 from OverMeccanica to produce jumbo rolls | Tissue |
| 2006 | Sharma Group | Jebel Ali Free Zone | United Arab Emirates | New PM3 | Tissue |
| 2004 | SCA | Barton | USA | New 100,000 tpa away-from-home tissue PM from Voith Andritz, plus a DIP line and converting lines | Tissue |
| 2004 | Procter & Gamble | Cape Girardeau | USA | New Metso Paper TAD PM3 and associated converting equipment to produce tissue and towel grades | Tissue |
| 2004 | Potlatch | Las Vegas | USA | New TAD PM from Toscotec next to existing converting facilities. Producing kitchen roll towels | Tissue |
| 2004 | First Quality Products | Lock Haven | USA | New mill to produce toilet paper, facial tissue and paper towels | Tissue |
| 2004 | Georgia-Pacific | Clatskanie | USA | New TAD towel PM and converting equipment | Tissue |
| 2005 | Sharma Group | Brownstown | USA | New PM3 to produce AFH tissues | Tissue |
| 2005 | Augusta Tissue | Augusta | USA | New tissue PM1 from OverMeccanica at former market DIP mill | Tissue |
| 2006 | Laurel Hill Paper | Cordova | USA | New PM2 ordered from Metso Paper to replace PM1 | Tissue |
| 2006 | Laurel Hill Paper | Cordova | USA | New PM2 ordered from Metso Paper to replace PM1 | Tissue |
| 2006 | First Paper Holding | Lincoln | USA | New Metso Paper crescent former tissue PM is now fully financed by an investment by PGC Capital Partners. Construction is expected to start in October, 2005 | Tissue |
| 2006 | Cellynne Holdings | Haines City | USA | New PM from Metso Paper to produce high grade tissues for facial, bathroom and towel products | Tissue |
| 2007 | Tissue Products Technology Corporation | De Pere | USA | 2 new tissue PMs. No timing or capacity details | Tissue |
| 2007 | Orchids Paper Products | Pryor | USA | New tissue PM4 to replace 2 small PMs. No timing details | Tissue |
| 2007 | Tissue Products Technology Corporation | Oconto Falls | USA | 2 new tissue PMs. No capacity or timing details | Tissue |
| 2007 | Kruger | Memphis | USA | Rebuild of idle PM | Tissue |
| 2007 | Orchids Paper Products | Pryor | USA | New tissue PM4 to replace 2 small PMs. No timing details | Tissue |
| 2007 | Orchids Paper Products | Pryor | USA | New tissue PM4 to replace 2 small PMs. No timing details | Tissue |
| 2007 | Procter & Gamble | Green Bay | USA | New PM7 ordered from Andritz in September, 2005. No capacity details | Tissue |
| 2004 | Vietnam Paper Corporation | Binh An | Vietnam | New PM from Carrimex of Sweden. The on-line coater is not expected to be operational before December, 2005 | Uncoated Woodfree |
| 2006 | Vietnam Paper Corporation | Hau Loc | Vietnam | Greenfield pulp and paper mill. Grade of paper not specified | Uncoated Woodfree |
