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Iwakuni Mill

Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd, Iwakuni Mill · also known as Iwakuni (logistics center)

OperatingNippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.Nippon Paper Groupnipponpapergroup.comID 00229

Iwakuni Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Iwakuni, Japan, owned by Nippon Paper Group. With a capacity of 620 000 tonnes per year it is the 3rd largest of the 10 pulp mills in Japan with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan
Nearest port
Iwakuni Ko · 1.4 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Own quay
Iwakuni Ko · 1.4 km
Rail siding
Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-02
OpenStreetMap track way/1151572901 ↗, 343 m from the site point. Method
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
620 000 t/y pulp
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Production
Not reported
Type
Kraft

Raw material and products

Paper products

History and sources

Data confidence: Medium (74 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. conversion2013
    Mill converted to logistics center. Cellulose nanofiber (CNF) demonstration facility installed with 30 t/y capacity
    Source ↗
  2. closure2012
    Nippon Paper Crecia shut down production facilities at Iwakuni Mill, representing ~15% of Crecia production capacity
    Source ↗

Sources

  1. other×2checked 2026-07-22
    nipponpapergroup.com ↗
  2. company websitechecked 2026-07-22
    nipponpapergroup.com ↗
  3. company websitechecked 2026-07-23
    nipponpapergroup.com ↗
Show all 5 sources
  1. company websitechecked 2026-10-05
    nipponpapergroup.com ↗
  2. otherchecked 2026-10-02
    openstreetmap.org ↗

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