At A Glance:
DOMTAR’S ASHDOWN MILL
The city of Ashdown was founded in 1867 between the LIttle and
Red Rivers. This location proved to be ideal for industry, and the
abundance of timber brought manufacturing plants to the city by
the 1950s. From its opening in 1968, the Ashdown Mill has steadily
grown in size to become one of the largest paper producing
facilities in the world.
The Basics:
• The Domtar Ashdown Mill is located in Ashdown, AR and is one of
Domtar’s 13 pulp and paper mills in North America.
• The mill has three pulp lines and three paper machines, with an annual
paper production capacity of 680,000 tons and an annual pulp production
capacity of 700,000 tons.
• The Ashdown Mill produces a variety of speciality papers, including
offset, copy paper, laser form bond and check paper.
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THE FACTS
Certifications & Awards:
Ashdown Mill certifications and awards include:
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Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®)
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®)
•
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification™
(PEFC™)
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ISO 14001
•
Arkansas Environmental Federation Diamond Award winner
for Environmental Excellence
•
Chairman’s Best Safety Performance Award
Positive Environmental Impact and Community Investments:
ECONOMIC
CONTRIBUTIONS:
• Domtar’s Ashdown Mill
has an estimated regional
economic impact of $1.9
billion.
• The Ashdown Mill
supports 955 local jobs.
• The Ashdown Mill is the
largest employer in River
County.
•
The Ashdown Mill has presented more than $250,000
to area schools through its recycling initiative, while also
promoting the importance of environmental stewardship in the
community.
•
Domtar’s Ashdown Mill applied over 50,000 tons of burnt ash
material to soil in 2012, adding nutrients back to the earth.
•
In 2013, the Ashdown Mill contributed $32,000 in grassroots
giving to the local community.
About Domtar’s Paper Made Here Program:
Domtar is proud to be a pioneer in sustainable forestry, a North
American job creator, an investor in our local communities, and
a consistently reliable and transparent business partner to our
customers. Paper Made Here aims to raise awareness around the
importance of buying North American paper by spotlighting the
many positive economic, social, and environmental impacts of the
North American paper industry.
As a Fortune 500 company, Domtar employs nearly 9,000 people
throughout North America, enriching regional economies and local
communities. For every 100 jobs at Domtar mills and converting
facilities, 325 additional jobs are created outside the company –
many within the surrounding communities. Since 2012, Domtar’s
Corporate Community Investment Committee has donated over $4
million in support of charitable and philanthropic organizations.
The North American paper industry as a whole supports hundreds
of thousands of local jobs.