Georgia-Pacific announced today that it plans to invest $800 million to modernize, expand, and streamline the production capabilities of the company’s Alabama River Cellulose mill, making the Monroe County facility the largest softwood pulp mill in the U.S.

Georgia-Pacific said the project, scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025 and conclude in 2027, will upgrade and replace essential manufacturing equipment at the mill. This is expected to enhance the facility’s operational efficiency and increase its production capacity by about 300 tons per day.

The mill produces close to 1 million tons of fluff and market pulp yearly — material used to make vital consumer goods such as baby diapers, facial tissue, kitchen towels, paper cups and plates and more.

A state-of-the-art digester,

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