QUZHOU WUZHOU

What QUZHOU WUZHOU does

Wuzhou Special Paper Group Co., Ltd. (五洲特种纸业集团股份有限公司, SSE: 605007), founded in 2008 and headquartered in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, is a Chinese specialty paper manufacturer that develops, produces, and sells paper-based new materials across five categories: food packaging paper (noodle bowls, fast-food boxes, takeout containers, beverage cups), daily consumer materials (glassine paper, tracing paper, transfer printing paper), publishing and printing materials, industrial packaging materials, and industrial supporting materials. The company claims to be China's largest domestic producer of food packaging paper, glassine paper, and tracing paper, serving enterprise customers including Master Kong, Avery Dennison, 香飘飘, 统一, 冠豪高新, and 无锡商瑞, with exports extending into Taiwan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.

Its core technology base consists of advanced DCS-automated paper machines — including Voith, Valmet, and ANDRITZ equipment — with widths ranging from 1,760 mm to 7,800 mm and basis-weight coverage from 28 gsm (transfer printing) to 280 gsm (food packaging). The company operates Asia's largest boot-press transfer printing paper production line and holds an ISO 14000 environmental management certification. Vertical integration is supplied by in-house chemical mechanical pulp capacity at the Jiangxi base (300,000-ton line launched 2023) and the Hubei base's planned 4.49 million-ton pulp-and-paper integration project (21 production lines, RMB 17.3 billion total investment), with Phase 1 commencing production in 2025 and the ANDRITZ-supplied greenfield pulp line in Hukou County scheduled for Q1 2027 commissioning.

Wuzhou generates revenue through B2B direct sales of manufactured paper products, with pricing negotiated per specification and volume, and operates wholly-owned production subsidiaries in Quzhou (parent + additional facility), Jiangxi (Jiujiang), and Hubei (Hanchuan), with combined annual capacity of approximately 1.35 million tons across 8 paper machine lines and a headcount in the 1,001–5,000 range. Reported revenue trajectory compounds from approximately RMB 5.8 billion (2021) to approximately RMB 12.7 billion (2025). The company is founder-controlled, with Zhao Lei serving as Chairman following the founder-line succession from predecessor entity Zhejiang Five Star Paper (founded 2003).

Name

QUZHOU WUZHOU

Legal name

五洲特种纸业集团股份有限公司

Website

https://wztzzy.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Wuzhou Special Paper (SSE: 605007) is a Chinese specialty paper manufacturer — China's largest domestic producer of food packaging paper, glassine paper, and tracing paper — serving enterprise food, beverage, labeling, and industrial customers through three regional production bases and approximately 1.35 million tons of annual capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Paper Manufacturing

NAICS

Paper Mills (32212), Paperboard Mills (322130), Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills (3221)

SIC

Paper Mills (2621), Paperboard Mills (2631), Papers & Allied Products (2600)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Paper Manufacturing (Coated, Release, Thermal, Filter, Security) (IMAMAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Paper-Based Packaging & Single-Use Paper Products (Paper Bags, Wraps, Cartons) (CRADALAL), Specialty Paper Packaging (Gift Boxes, Luxury Cartons, Composite Paper Cans) (IMALACAI)

Keywords

• Specialty paper manufacturing
• Food packaging paper
• Glassine paper production
• Tracing paper supply
• Industrial paper materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Quzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Specialty Paper Manufacturing and Sales: The company generates revenue through the development, manufacturing, and sales of paper-based new materials. Products include food packaging paper, daily consumer materials, publishing/printing materials, industrial packaging materials, and industrial supporting materials across multiple product series.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wuzhou Special Paper manufactures and sells specialty paper-based materials across five product series: food packaging paper (basis weight 140–280 gsm) for noodle bowls, fast food boxes, takeout containers, and beverage cups; glassine paper (40–120 gsm) for labels, pressure-sensitive adhesive substrates, and release liners; tracing paper (50–180 gsm) for engineering drafting and premium packaging; transfer printing paper (28–80 gsm) for textiles, ceramics, and building materials; and specialty cultural paper (50–120 gsm) for books, textbooks, magazines, and notebooks. The company operates three production bases with approximately 1.35 million tons annual capacity, integrated pulp production, and self-owned power and steam generation.

Product overview

QUZHOU WUZHOU (五洲特种纸业集团股份有限公司) is a leading Chinese specialty paper manufacturer with a diversified product portfolio spanning five main categories: food packaging materials, daily consumer materials, publishing and printing materials, industrial packaging materials, and industrial supporting materials. The company operates as a unified specialty paper production platform with the following key product lines: 食品包装纸 (Food Packaging Paper, basis weight 140-280 gsm) for food contact containers; 格拉辛纸 (Glassine Paper, 40-120 gsm) for labels and release applications where the company is China's largest producer; 描图纸 (Tracing Paper, 50-180 gsm) for engineering and packaging; 转移印花纸 (Transfer Printing Paper, 28-80 gsm) for textiles and industrial printing where the company operates Asia's largest boot press production line; and 特种文化纸 (Specialty Cultural Paper, 50-120 gsm) for publishing. The company has three major production bases in Quzhou, Jiangxi, and Hubei provinces, with approximately 135万吨 total capacity including 8 paper machine production lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 浙星: Brand mentioned in relation to product quality and manufacturing excellence
• 湖北祉星

Products and services

• Food Packaging Paper (食品包装纸) Specialty paper for food-contact containers including noodle bowls, fast food boxes, takeout containers, and beverage cups, with basis weight 140–280 gsm on machines of 2400/3400mm width. Targeted at food packaging converters and large food and beverage brand owners.
• Glassine Paper (格拉辛纸) High-speed automatic labeling specialty paper used as release base for pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, double-sided tape substrates, label stocks, and laser anti-counterfeit labels, with basis weight 40–120 gsm on machines of 3300/4800mm width. Targeted at label and tape converters and PSA materials manufacturers (e.g., Avery Dennison).
• Tracing Paper (描图纸) Specialty paper made from virgin wood pulp for engineering drafting and premium packaging applications, with basis weight 50–180 gsm and 1760mm machine width. Targeted at industrial users and premium packaging converters.
• Transfer Printing Paper / Hot Transfer Printing Paper (转移印花纸/热转移印花纸) Paper for industrial printing transfer applications used in textiles, ceramics, and building materials, with basis weight 28–80 gsm and 4800mm machine width; Wuzhou operates Asia's largest boot-press technology transfer printing paper production line. Targeted at industrial textile, ceramic, and building-materials converters.
• Specialty Cultural Paper (特种文化纸) Specialty cultural paper for printing books, textbooks, magazines, notebooks, and color pictures, made from virgin wood pulp with basis weight 50–120 gsm and 7800mm machine width. Targeted at publishers and printing houses.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• VoithmajorTechnology or Integration · 7 April 2026Voith supplied PM 19 paper machine with DuoCentri NipcoFlex press with center belt technology to Wuzhou Specialty Paper's Jiangxi facility. This was the first reported installation worldwide of Voith's DuoCentri NipcoFlex press with center belt. Voith provided comprehensive system package including SpeedSizer, quality control systems, machine control system, and on-site start-up support.
• ANDRITZmajorTechnology or Integration · 25 March 2026ANDRITZ selected as main supplier for Wuzhou Special Paper's new greenfield pulp mill in Hukou County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. Contract covers core pulp mill areas including fiberline, chemical recovery, energy generation, and decarbonization technologies. Commissioning scheduled for Q1 2027.
• ValmetmajorTechnology or Integration · 30 January 2026Valmet providing modernization work for Wuzhou Special Paper's facility in Hubei, China. Valmet launched Bioneer range of bio-based press roll covers with lifecycle assessment data, with up to 12.2% reduction in cradle-to-gate CO2 emissions compared with conventional alternatives. Valmet also supplied winders and rebuild services for containerboard machine conversion.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• 齐峰新材 (Qifeng New Material Co., Ltd.): Chinese specialty paper maker focused on decorative and surface papers — competes in adjacent specialty paper segments and serves similarly demanding industrial converters.
• 民丰特纸 (Minfeng Special Paper Co., Ltd.): Long-established Chinese specialty paper producer with tobacco, industrial, and packaging paper grades; directly comparable scale and product mix to Wuzhou.
• 仙鹤股份 (Xianhe Co., Ltd.): Major Chinese specialty paper manufacturer producing tracing paper, release/glassine paper, and other specialty grades — direct overlap with Wuzhou's core product portfolio and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Mondi plc: Global packaging and paper group with specialty kraft and label papers; provides international benchmark for specialty paper economics, vertical integration, and food-contact paper positioning.
• Stora Enso: European-based global leader in renewable packaging, biomaterials, and specialty papers including release and label papers; comparable technology and end-markets, with much broader global footprint.
• 太阳纸业 (Sun Paper): One of China's largest integrated pulp and paper producers with broad product portfolio including packaging and culture papers; broader incumbent competing with Wuzhou in food packaging paperboard.
• UPM-Kymmene: European paper and forest products group producing label materials, release papers, and specialty grades directly comparable to Wuzhou's glassine and release paper business.
• 晨鸣纸业 (Shandong Chenming Paper): Large Chinese state-linked integrated paper group with culture, packaging, and paperboard products; competes across Wuzhou's industrial packaging segment and dwarfs it in scale.
• 博汇纸业 (Bohui Paper): Chinese packaging paperboard producer with white-top linerboard and coated products; competes in adjacent packaging paperboard categories to Wuzhou's industrial packaging materials.
• 金红叶纸业 (Gold Hongye Paper): Major Chinese tissue and specialty paper manufacturer under APP/Sinarmas; competes in adjacent consumer-facing paper categories and brings global backing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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