Yatsushiro Mill
Idled 2026Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.Nippon Paper Groupnpi-yatsushiro.jpID 00527
Yatsushiro Mill is an idled pulp mill in Yatsushiro, Japan, owned by Nippon Paper Group. With a capacity of 667 950 tonnes per year it is the 2nd largest of the 10 pulp mills in Japan with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Nearest port
- Yatsushiro Ko · 8.5 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- Own sidingVerified by satellite 2026-10-02OpenStreetMap track way/579487434 ↗, 309 m from the site point. Method
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Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 667 950 t/y pulpOther filing for 2010
- Production
- Not reported
Raw material and products
Paper products
Also produces
History and sources
Timeline
- product added2027Household paper business (tissue) expected to commence operations at Yatsushiro Mill, targeting export marketsSource ↗
- curtailment2026Production halted after the Kumamoto earthquake of 28 July 2026 (stack collapse, nine employees killed); no restart date setSource ↗
- closure2025N2 newsprint paper machine (232,000 t/y capacity) scheduled to shut down end of June 2025 due to graphic paper demand declineSource ↗
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- closure2025No. 9 coal-fired boiler scheduled to shut down in 2025, eliminating all coal utilization at Yatsushiro MillSource ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-22nipponpapergroup.com ↗
- newschecked 2026-07-22paperage.com ↗
- newschecked 2026-07-23kumanichi.com ↗
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- company websitechecked 2026-10-08nipponpapergroup.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-25jstage.jst.go.jp ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-27nipponpapergroup.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-02openstreetmap.org ↗
- newschecked 2026-10-08sakigake.jp ↗
Related facilities
Nippon Paper Group
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