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Jesup Mill

Rayonier Advanced Materials Jesup Facility · also known as RYAM Jesup, Rayonier Jesup

OperatingRayonier Advanced Materials Inc (RYAM)Rayonierryam.comID 00266

Jesup Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Wayne County, United States, owned by Rayonier. With a capacity of 590 000 tonnes per year it is the 5th largest of the 32 pulp mills in United States with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location
Wayne County, Georgia, United States
Nearest port
Savannah · 86 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding
Not yet verified
OpenStreetMap track way/337812733 ↗, 603 m from the site point. Method
Nearest railway
0.6 km
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
590 000 t/y pulp
Production
Not reported
Type
Kraft

Raw material and products

Fibre
Mixed HardwoodMixed Softwood
Pulp grades
DWPFluff PulpSpecialty Cellulose
Also produces
Energy
Certifications
FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. other2026-04-04
    A fire in the digester area on the evening of 4 April 2026, during the scheduled annual maintenance outage, was contained without injuries but left one production line offline.
    Source ↗
  2. other2024-10-11
    An isolated fire during planned maintenance on 11 October 2024 halted production at the Jesup plant, which has 330,000 tonnes of cellulose specialties capacity on the A and B lines and 270,000 tonnes of fluff pulp capacity on the C line.
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  3. ownership change2014
    In 2014 Rayonier separated its land operations from its performance fibres business, and the Jesup plant passed to the newly independent company that became RYAM.
    Source ↗
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  1. expansion1974
    The Jesup plant was expanded in 1974, making it the largest kraft pulp production facility in the world.
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  2. startup1954
    Rayonier opened its largest cellulose specialties plant at Jesup, Georgia, in 1954.
    Source ↗

Sources

  1. otherchecked 2026-07-22
    businesswire.com ↗
  2. otherchecked 2026-07-22
    intellectia.ai ↗
  3. company websitechecked 2026-09-21
    ryam.com ↗
Show all 5 sources
  1. company websitechecked 2026-07-27
    ryam.com ↗
  2. company websitechecked 2026-10-22
    ryam.com ↗

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Nearby
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