The Conversion Project

Sunrise over Kingsport

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 thanks to the completed mill conversion from producing uncoated freesheet paper to Domtar’s first packaging facility. 

COMMUNITY

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Editorial: Domtar’s hard work pays off

Editorial: Domtar’s hard work pays off

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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.

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CONSTRUCTION

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Kingsport Mill’s Construction Workforce

Kingsport Mill’s Construction Workforce

Click here to watch a video recognizing the Kingsport Mill’s construction workforce, which recently surpassed 2.5 million hours without a loss time incident. This impressive safety streak started when the conversion project began in the fall of 2020. Project Smoky is one of the largest and statistically safest projects in Domtar’s history. 

The Kingsport Mill resumed operations in January 2023. 

Kingsport Mill Observes One Million Hour Mark

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...

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