The Conversion Project

For more than 100 years, the Kingsport Mill has been a proud employer and community partner in the city of Kingsport and the surrounding area, not only as a large employer, but also a supporter of local vocational education, environmental sustainability and civic and recreational programs that enhance the daily lives for our neighbors.
That tradition will continue for many years to come beginning in the first quarter of 2023 after the mill undergoes conversion from producing uncoated freesheet paper to Domtar’s first packaging facility.
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Editorial: Domtar’s hard work pays off
Image courtesy of Neikirk Image Photography
Editorial from the Kingsport Times-News
The ribbon-cutting will come later, but Domtar’s Kingsport Mill has resumed operations after a two-year, $350 million investment to convert the former uncoated freesheet paper mill into the company’s first 100% recycled packaging facility.
Kingsport Mill Resumes Operation; Produces First Containerboard Roll
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...
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Kingsport Mill Observes One Million Hour Mark
The Kingsport Mill is celebrating more than one million hours worked by our onsite construction partners without a lost time incident, a significant milestone in a conversion process that involves 40 different contract companies and more than 1,000 individual...
Kingsport Mill Construction Update – May 2022
Click here to watch a video showing a construction update at the Kingsport Mill, courtesy of MAC Solutions in collaboration with Wicked Mountain Films.
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