Blandin Mill

UPM Blandin Paper Mill · also known as UPM Blandin, Blandin Paper Company

OperatingUPM upmpaper.comID 00592

Blandin Mill is an operating mechanical pulp mill in Grand Rapids, United States, owned by UPM.

Location and logistics

Location: Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States
Nearest port: Duluth · 121 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-02
OpenStreetMap track way/171679015 ↗, 61 m from the site point. Method

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Capacity and output

Capacity: Not recorded
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Production: Not reported
Type: Mechanical (unspecified)

Raw material and products

Fibre

Aspen Maple

Paper products

Coated Magazine Papers (LWC)

Certifications

FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (85 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

curtailment2023
Teamsters Local No. 346 strike (80% of workforce); resolved August 2023
Source ↗
curtailmentunsourced2020
Temporary closure due to COVID-19 pandemic
closureunsourced2017
Paper machine 5 permanently shut down; 150 jobs eliminated

Sources

otherchecked 2026-07-22
lptv.org ↗
otherchecked 2026-07-22
minnesotareformer.com ↗
company websitechecked 2026-07-22
upmpaper.com ↗

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otherchecked 2026-10-02
openstreetmap.org ↗

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How to cite

WoodComp (). Blandin Mill (WoodComp ID 00592). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-10. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/592