Mondi Richards Bay

Also known as Baycel, Baywhite

OperatingMondi Group mondigroup.comID 00213

Mondi Richards Bay is an operating kraft pulp mill in Richards Bay, South Africa, owned by Mondi Group. With a capacity of 660 000 tonnes per year it is the 2nd largest of the 4 pulp mills in South Africa with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location: Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Nearest port: Richards Bay · 7.4 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: No siding mapped
OpenStreetMap track way/590715268 ↗, 155 m from the site point. Method
Nearest railway: 0.2 km

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Capacity and output

Capacity: 660 000 t/y pulp
Production: Not reported
Type: Kraft

Raw material and products

Fibre

Pulp grades

Paper products

Also produces

Certifications

FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

expansion2003-03-25
Mondi South Africa approved a R2 billion (US$220 million) expansion and modernisation of the mill that was to raise capacity from 575,000 to 720,000 tonnes a year, with the additional pulp available from early 2005.
Source ↗
19 years
startupunsourced1984
Mill commissioned

Sources

otherchecked 2026-07-22
iol.co.za ↗
otherchecked 2026-07-22
forestry.co.za ↗
company websitechecked 2026-09-17
mondigroup.com ↗

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otherchecked 2026-07-27
power-technology.com ↗

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Related facilities

Mondi Group

Štětí Mill Ružomberok Mill Świecie Mill Frantschach Mill Hinton Mill

Largest in South Africa

Saiccor Mill Ngodwana Mill Tugela Mill

Nearby

York Timbers Warburton· 323 km York Timbers Sabie· 427 km MTO George Sawmill· 1076 km Tamil Nadu Newsprint (TNPL)· 6629 km Seshasayee Paper (SPB)· 6633 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). Mondi Richards Bay (WoodComp ID 00213). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/213