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WestRock Evadale Mill

OperatingSmurfit Westrocksmurfitwestrock.comID 00361

WestRock Evadale Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Evadale, United States, owned by Smurfit Westrock. With a capacity of 125 000 tonnes per year it is the 32nd largest of the 32 pulp mills in United States with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location
Evadale, Texas, United States
Nearest port
Beaumont · 29 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding
Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-01
OpenStreetMap track way/21008685 ↗, 81 m from the site point. Method
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
125 000 t/y pulp
Trade press
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Production
Not reported
Type
Kraft

Raw material and products

Fibre
Mixed HardwoodMixed Softwood
Pulp grades
NBHKNBSK
Paper products
Kraft Paper
Also produces
Electricity
Certifications
FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. ownership change2024
    WestRock combined with Smurfit Kappa to form Smurfit Westrock in July 2024.
    Source ↗
  2. ownership change2015
    The mill came under WestRock when that company was formed in 2015 through the merger of RockTenn and MeadWestvaco.
    Source ↗
  3. ownership change1999
    Temple-Inland sold the bleached paperboard operation at Evadale to Westvaco Corporation in 1999.
    Source ↗
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  1. expansion1978
    A 100 million dollar capital improvement programme at Evadale was started in 1978.
    Source ↗
  2. expansion1975
    A 55 million dollar expansion of kraft pulp capacity in 1975 introduced a new pulp bleaching process and raised output at Evadale by 17 per cent.
    Source ↗
  3. startup1954
    The pulp and paper mill at Evadale in Texas opened in 1954, built by East Texas Pulp and Paper, a joint venture of Time Inc. and Houston Oil Company that supplied it from 670,000 acres of pine and hardwood.
    Source ↗

Sources

  1. newschecked 2026-08-20
    beaumontenterprise.com ↗
  2. company websitechecked 2026-10-01
    smurfitwestrock.com ↗
  3. otherchecked 2026-10-01
    openstreetmap.org ↗

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