Riceboro Mill

Interstate Paper, LLC (dba DS Smith Riceboro Mill)

Closed 2025International Paper Company International PaperID 00598

Riceboro Mill is a closed kraft pulp mill in Riceboro, United States, owned by International Paper.

Location and logistics

Location: Riceboro, Georgia, United States
Nearest port: Savannah · 49 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-02
OpenStreetMap track way/9362878 ↗, 53 m from the site point. Method

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Capacity and output

Capacity: Not recorded
Production: Not reported
Type: Kraft

Raw material and products

Fibre

Mixed Softwood Pine

Pulp grades

UKP

Paper products

Containerboard Kraftliner

Also produces

Electricity

History and sources

Data confidence: Medium (65 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

closure2025-09-12
Permanent closure completed (announced 2025-08-21, 80/20-strategy); ~430kt/a containerboard capacity removed; ~300 employees affected.
Source ↗
ownership changeunsourced2025-01-31
International Paper completed DS Smith acquisition, gaining the mill.
ownership changeunsourced2017
Acquired by DS Smith (Interstate Paper LLC dba DS Smith Riceboro Mill).

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50 years
startupunsourced1967
Established by Interstate Paper Corporation; kraft linerboard with ~25-30% recycled furnish.

Sources

otherchecked 2026-07-23
dssmith.com ↗
newschecked 2026-08-24
packagingdive.com ↗
otherchecked 2026-10-02
openstreetmap.org ↗

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How to cite

WoodComp (). Riceboro Mill (WoodComp ID 00598). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/598