Tugela Mill

Sappi Tugela Mill

OperatingSappi Limited Sappi sappi.comID 00282

Tugela Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Mandeni Local Municipality, South Africa, owned by Sappi. With a capacity of 170 000 tonnes per year it is the 4th largest of the 4 pulp mills in South Africa with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location: Mandeni Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Nearest port: Richards Bay · 78 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-01
OpenStreetMap track way/1125307268 ↗, 266 m from the site point. Method

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Capacity and output

Capacity: 170 000 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

OCC Pine

Paper products

Fluting Medium Paper

Also produces

Lignosulfonates

Certifications

FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

foundedunsourced1954
Mill established (Sappi's oldest purpose-built mill)

Sources

otherchecked 2026-07-22
sayellow.com ↗
company websitechecked 2026-07-22
sappi.com ↗
newschecked 2026-07-23
paper-world.com ↗

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otherchecked 2026-10-08
cdn-s3.sappi.com ↗
industry presschecked 2026-08-17
saforestryonline.co.za ↗
otherchecked 2026-10-01
openstreetmap.org ↗
otherchecked 2026-10-22
kzntopbusiness.co.za ↗

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Related facilities

Sappi

Saiccor Mill Somerset Mill Cloquet Mill Ngodwana Mill Kirkniemi Mill

Largest in South Africa

Mondi Richards Bay

Nearby

York Timbers Warburton· 338 km York Timbers Sabie· 455 km MTO George Sawmill· 1001 km Tamil Nadu Newsprint (TNPL)· 6704 km Seshasayee Paper (SPB)· 6708 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). Tugela Mill (WoodComp ID 00282). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/282