The History of Domtar's Ashdown Mill
Nearly 50 years since it was founded, Domtar's Ashdown mill is now one the largest paper producing facilities in the world.
Domtar's Ashdown Mill is located in Ashdown, Arkansas and is one of Domtar's 13 pulp and paper mills in North America. The mill has three pulp lines and two paper machines, with an annual paper production capacity of 378,000 tons and an annual pulp production capacity of 707,000 tons. The Ashdown Mill produces a variety of specialty papers, including offset, copy paper, laser form bond and check paper.
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