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Covington Mill

Smurfit Westrock Covington Mill · also known as WestRock Covington, Covington Paper Mill, Covington Kraft Mill

OperatingSmurfit Westrocksmurfitwestrock.comID 00360

Covington Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Alleghany County, United States, owned by Smurfit Westrock. With a capacity of 560 000 tonnes per year it is the 6th largest of the 32 pulp mills in United States with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location
Alleghany County, Virginia, United States
Nearest port
Newport News · 328 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding
Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-01
OpenStreetMap track way/633712292 ↗, 229 m from the site point. Method
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
560 000 t/y pulp
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Production
Not reported
Type
Kraft

Raw material and products

Fibre
Pine
Pulp grades
BSKP
Paper products
KraftlinerLinerboard
Certifications
FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: Medium (74 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. other2025
    June: Named highest climate-warming polluter among US paper mills (2.5M tons CO2e in 2023)
    Source ↗
  2. otherunsourced2025
    April 30: Announced as one of few mills NOT scheduled for closure; other mills (CRB St. Paul, Forney TX) announced for closure
  3. ownership changeunsourced2024
    WestRock merged with Smurfit Kappa to form Smurfit Westrock
Show all 4 events
  1. foundedunsourced1899
    Mill founded (127 years of operation to 2026)

Sources

  1. otherchecked 2026-07-22
    smurfitwestrock.com ↗
  2. otherchecked 2026-07-22
    virginiamercury.com ↗
  3. otherchecked 2026-07-22
    paper-world.com ↗
Show all 7 sources
  1. company websitechecked 2026-07-22
    westrock.com ↗
  2. otherchecked 2026-07-23
    westrock.com (archived copy) ↗
  3. company websitechecked 2026-07-23
    smurfitwestrock.com ↗
  4. otherchecked 2026-10-01
    openstreetmap.org ↗

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