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The Kingsport Mill recently produced its first 100 percent recycled containerboard. The milestone marks the culmination of a two-year, $350 million investment project to convert the former uncoated freesheet paper mill into Domtar’s first 100 percent recycled...

Bales, a boat and a bridge dedication have each played a part in the conversion of Domtar’s Kingsport Mill this spring, as the company has continued to meet important milestones on its way to machine startup. The company’s first 100-percent recycled packaging...

Domtar was pleased to welcome Senator Bill Hagerty on Friday, Aug. 20, for a discussion about the future of recycling and a look at the ongoing work at the Kingsport Mill site. Following the tour, which was led by Mill Manager Troy Wilson, Hagerty spoke with regional media, commenting that “Electronic commerce has really changed the way packaging requirements are being fulfilled here in the United States. Domtar realized that. They’ve taken a major investment to get ahead of the curve and really move in the direction the market is going. It’s very exciting to see what’s happening here.”

For more coverage of this visit, click the links below:

https://www.timesnews.net/news/watch-now-sen-hagerty-tours-domtar-praises-companys-efforts-to-get-ahead-of-the-curve/article_ad501790-01ed-11ec-ab9b-6f360c2d0256.html

https://www.timesnews.net/tennessee-senator-bill-hagerty-talks-economic-development-during-domtar-tour-in-kingsport/video_6820c03d-30fa-5da0-8fcc-1958fb1d383e.html

wjhl.com/news/local/hagerty-impressed-with-domtar-progress-during-stop-on-economic-development-tour/…

Click here to read a story about the Kingsport Mill’s progress featuring Mill Manager Troy Wilson in the publication’s March issue.…

In January 2021, Troy Wilson was named the new Kingsport Mill manager, succeeding Marty Barfield, who passed away on Dec. 31, 2020 after a long illness. Click here to read Troy’s announcement in the Kingsport Times-News.…

On Oct. 28, 2020, Domtar announced it had signed an agreement with Voith to provide equipment and technical services to convert the paper machine at its Kingsport, Tennessee, mill to produce recycled containerboard including high-performance lightweight packaging grades, as well as industry standard grades. Click here to read the press release.…

In recent years, Domtar has evaluated the merits of repurposing key paper machines as we adjust our white paper production capacity to match our customer demand. That’s why in August of 2020, we announced we are converting our Kingsport Mill into the company’s first recycled containerboard facility. Click here to read more.…