Akita Mill
Also known as Tohoku Paper Akita Mill
OperatingNippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.Nippon Paper Groupnipponpapergroup.comID 00517
Akita Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Akita, Japan, owned by Nippon Paper Group. With a capacity of 237 050 tonnes per year it is the 9th largest of the 10 pulp mills in Japan with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 237 050 t/y pulp
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Kraft
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- startup2023Valmet TwinRoll Evolution wash press installed; start-up May 2023Source ↗
- closure2018Coating machine No. 1 shut down (May 2018)Source ↗
- conversion1999Converted to ECF (elementally chlorine-free) pulping; replaced elemental chlorine with chlorine dioxide to reduce AOX by approximately 50% (to 0.4-0.5 kg/ton pulp)Source ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-22nipponpapergroup.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-22valmet.com ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-07-23nipponpapergroup.com ↗
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- company websitechecked 2026-10-08nipponpapergroup.com ↗
Related facilities
Nippon Paper Group
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