Why are major paper mills choosing to invest in Guangxi?
The answer lies in three core advantages.
1. Abundant raw materials
Guangxi has more than 45 million mu of eucalyptus, 7 million mu of bamboo, and 11 million mu of sugarcane, providing a continuous supply of wood pulp and non-wood pulp raw materials. With such rich forestry resources, mills never have to worry about material shortages.
2. Strategic geographical location
Driven by China’s industrial rise and strong supply-chain ecosystem, ASEAN’s demand for paper is rapidly increasing. Located along rivers, borders, and the coastline, Guangxi enjoys a unique geographic advantage.
With the Beibu Gulf ports and a highly efficient river–sea intermodal transport network, mills can reduce procurement costs on one side and ship finished products quickly to ASEAN markets on the other—significantly lowering logistics costs across the board.
3. Strong policy support
Guangxi offers tax incentives, preferential land policies, stable water and electricity supply, and has established the China–ASEAN Paper Industry Park. Its emphasis on eco-friendly development further creates an ideal environment for modern paper mills to operate.
The arrival of these mills has not only driven Guangxi’s industrial output to grow rapidly, but also strengthened the entire value chain—from forestry and pulp production to papermaking and logistics—creating substantial employment opportunities.
Guangxi is becoming China’s core hub for the paper industry and is poised to develop into the world’s most competitive forestry–pulp–paper–packaging industrial and supply-chain cluster.
