Ngodwana Mill

Sappi Ngodwana Mill

OperatingSappi Limited Sappi sappi.comID 00226

Ngodwana Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Mbombela, South Africa, owned by Sappi. With a capacity of 340 000 tonnes per year it is the 3rd largest of the 4 pulp mills in South Africa with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location: Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Nearest port: Maputo, Mozambique · 194 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-02
OpenStreetMap track way/642930698 ↗, 112 m from the site point. Method

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Capacity and output

Capacity: 340 000 t/y pulp
Company figure for 2026
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
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

product addedunsourced2013
Project GoCell: mill entered dissolving pulp (DWP) market
47 years
foundedunsourced1966
Mill commissioned for unbleached kraft pulp production

Sources

otherchecked 2026-07-22
en.wikipedia.org ↗
company websitechecked 2026-07-22
sappi.com ↗
otherchecked 2026-09-20
valmet.com ↗

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company website×2checked 2026-07-23
sappi.com ↗
otherchecked 2026-07-23
cdn-s3.sappi.com ↗
otherchecked 2026-10-02
openstreetmap.org ↗

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Related facilities

Sappi

Saiccor Mill Somerset Mill Cloquet Mill Kirkniemi Mill Matane Mill

Largest in South Africa

Mondi Richards Bay Tugela Mill

Nearby

York Timbers Sabie· 54 km York Timbers Warburton· 76 km MTO George Sawmill· 1221 km Tamil Nadu Newsprint (TNPL)· 6546 km Seshasayee Paper (SPB)· 6547 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). Ngodwana Mill (WoodComp ID 00226). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/226