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Ashdown Mill

Domtar Ashdown Mill

Ashdown Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Ashdown, United States, with a capacity of 775 000 tonnes per year.

Company
Domtar
Group
Domtar, part of Paper Excellence Group
WoodComp ID
00082 (how IDs work)
Country
United States
City
Ashdown
Status
Operating
Capacity
775 000 t/y pulp
Company figure
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Type
Kraft
Region
Arkansas
Website
domtar.com

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Raw material

Pine

Products

Pulp grades
BSKPFluff Pulp

Certifications

FSCPEFC

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Related facilities

Ashdown Mill is the 1st largest pulp mill in United States of the 28 with a pulp capacity figure in WoodComp's register.

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Timeline

  1. 2026capacity reported

    Capacity reported: 775 000 t/y (mill scope, observed 2026-08-26).

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  2. 2024curtailment

    A62 paper machine indefinitely idled June 2024; pulp dryer restart added 165 kt fluff capacity

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  3. 2014-12-10conversion

    Domtar announced on 10 December 2014 a 160 million dollar project to convert an Ashdown paper machine from uncoated freesheet to fluff pulp, adding up to 516,000 tonnes of fluff pulp per year and removing 364,000 short tons of paper capacity, with start up planned for the third quarter of 2016.

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  1. 2001ownership change

    Domtar acquired the Ashdown mill in August 2001 as part of a purchase of four integrated pulp and paper mills from Georgia-Pacific for 2.53 billion Canadian dollars.

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  2. 1968startup

    The Ashdown mill in Little River County, Arkansas opened in 1968 and has since grown into one of the largest fluff pulp producers in the world.

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Sources

Data confidence: Medium (74 of 100) how this is computed

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