Mahrt Mill
Smurfit Westrock Mahrt Mill · also known as WestRock Mahrt Mill, Westrock Mwv, LLC, Mahrt Mill Cottonton
OperatingSmurfit WestrockID 00363
Mahrt Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Russell County, United States, owned by Smurfit Westrock. With a capacity of 710 000 tonnes per year it is the 2nd largest of the 32 pulp mills in United States with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Russell County, Alabama, United States
- Nearest port
- Panama City · 235 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- Own sidingVerified by satellite 2026-10-01OpenStreetMap track way/259087838 ↗, 15 m from the site point. Method
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Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 710 000 t/y pulpPaper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Kraft
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- ownership changeunsourced2024WestRock merged with Smurfit Kappa to form Smurfit Westrock
- other2022More than 400 United Steelworkers members at the mill were locked out from October 2022 during a contract dispute with the owner.Source ↗
- other2021A replacement liquid application system was installed on the No. 2 paper machine in February 2021 after delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Source ↗
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- expansion1990The mill's No. 2 paper machine was built in 1990, with its original liquid application system installed as part of that machine.Source ↗
- startup1966Georgia Kraft Company, the Mead and Inland Container joint venture, built a new mill at Mahrt, Alabama, which started production in 1966.Source ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-22truckmap.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-22dnb.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-22yellowpages.com ↗
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- industry presschecked 2026-07-22researchgate.net ↗
- newschecked 2026-07-23grokipedia.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-23westrock.com (archived copy) ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-01openstreetmap.org ↗
Related facilities
Smurfit Westrock
Largest in United States
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