Niigata Mill
Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co. Ltd, Niigata Mill
OperatingHokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd.Hokuetsu Corporationhokuetsucorp.comID 00140
Niigata Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Niigata, Japan, owned by Hokuetsu Corporation. With a capacity of 700 000 tonnes per year it is the 1st largest of the 10 pulp mills in Japan with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Nearest port
- Niigata Ko · 2.8 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Own quay
- Niigata Ko · 2.8 km
- Rail siding
- Own sidingVerified by satellite 2026-10-01OpenStreetMap track way/330877778 ↗, 214 m from the site point. Method
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Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 700 000 t/y pulpPaper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Kraft
Raw material and products
Fibre
Paper products
Also produces
History and sources
Timeline
- expansion2011Metso paper making line installed at Hokuetsu NiigataSource ↗
- expansion2008-09-03A new wide paper machine line supplied by Metso started up in July 2008 and was officially inaugurated at the Niigata mill on 3 September 2008, adding about 400,000 tonnes per year to the mill's existing 1,000,000 tonne coated paper capacity.Source ↗
- expansion1964After the 1964 Niigata earthquake the company installed new paper machines at the Niigata mill alongside the repair work, increasing capacity.Source ↗
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Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-22paper-world.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-22jstage.jst.go.jp ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-07-23hokuetsucorp.com ↗
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- newschecked 2026-07-23en.wikipedia.org ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-27hokuetsucorp.com ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-09-27hokuetsucorp.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-24higashi-of.niigata.jp ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-01openstreetmap.org ↗
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