Our bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK) is made from slow-growing pine and spruce tempered by the demanding northern environment. Sourced from sustainably managed boreal forests, UPM Conifer is produced in our three pulp mills in Finland. The long and slender fibres of UPM Conifer provide strength, cleanliness and stable quality for a wide range of end uses. As the world's leading multifibre pulp supplier, UPM provides the expertise and services to help optimize your furnish and make the most of UPM Conifer across different applications.
UPM Conifer – Strength and stable performance from northern softwood
Characteristics of
UPM Conifer pine and spruce pulp
Bright and clean UPM Conifer is our main bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK) grade. Its long and slender fibres work well across a wide range of end uses that require strength. High reinforcement strength and fast development of tensile strength help reduce refining energy consumption and support stable runnability and predictable performance.
UPM Conifer is made from both juvenile and mature wood. Roundwood and sawmill chips are utilized in its production. Fibre length can be controlled by adjusting sawmill chip content.
Suitable for various end products, such as:
- Tissue: toilet, towel, facial
- Specialty papers: labels, filter
- Board: folding boxboard
- Printing & writing: copy, magazine
Characteristics of
UPM Conifer Thin pine and spruce pulp
UPM Conifer Thin is our special bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK) grade. It has a high fibre count that provides a smooth surface and good formation characteristics. UPM Conifer Thin has fast development of tensile strength and internal bond strength.
UPM Conifer Thin co-refines easily with hardwood pulps and responds well to low refining intensity, making it particularly well suited for customers with limited refining capacity and furnishes containing hardwood pulp.
This pulp is produced from the first thinning wood of pine and spruce that has flexible thin-walled fibres. No sawmill chips are utilized in its production.
Suitable for various end products, such as:
- Tissue: toilet, towel facial
- Specialty papers:
- Dense papers with moderate requirement for tear strength
- Certain release papers
- Baking papers
- Silicone-free requirements
- Special interleaving papers (in contact with glass)
UPM Conifer is produced in three efficient pulp mills in Finland
UPM Conifer is produced in our three pulp mills in Finland: UPM Kaukas in Lappeenranta, UPM Kymi in Kouvola and UPM Pietarsaari. Their combined annual production capacity is 2.37 million tonnes of softwood and birch pulp.
Our pulp production is based on the EU’s Best Available Techniques (BAT) approach and the continuous development of sustainable and efficient operations that reduce the use of raw materials, water and energy.
Regular, significant investments in the continuous improvement of operations, together with scheduled shutdowns approximately every 18 months to two years, ensure supply security and the smooth functioning of UPM’s pulp mills. During these shutdowns, maintenance, repairs and improvements are carried out to further enhance environmental and production efficiency.
UPM is committed to developing operations towards a low-carbon energy economy, where our pulp mills play a key role. Our highly energy-efficient mills produce renewable electricity, mostly from renewable biomass, in excess of their own needs.
