Alabama River Cellulose Mill
Large load · 2373 LENA LANDEGGER HWY, Perdue Hill, AL
The Alabama River Cellulose mill in Perdue Hill, Monroe County, Alabama, is a softwood pulp mill that produces close to one million tons of fluff and market pulp a year. Georgia-Pacific announced an $800 million modernization in September 2025, with work scheduled to run from late 2025 into 2027 and an expected increase of about 300 tons per day in production capacity. Georgia-Pacific has owned the mill since acquiring it in 2010.
Overview
Georgia-Pacific plans to invest $800 million to modernize, expand and streamline the production capabilities of the Alabama River Cellulose mill. The project includes a state-of-the-art digester, a new pulp dryer and a more efficient power boiler, along with upgrades to the brown stock washing and recausticizing systems, the recovery boiler, the evaporators and the lime kiln. The company says the project will improve water use, lower particulate emissions, make energy use more efficient, improve wastewater processing and improve biomass recovery and utilization. Work is scheduled to conclude in 2027 and will replace essential manufacturing equipment at the mill.
Profile
- Products and markets
- Fluff pulp is used in a variety of hygienic disposable products, including baby diapers, feminine hygiene products, adult incontinence products and airlaid nonwovens. Georgia-Pacific projects that demand for softwood pulp products will grow by 3 percent a year over the next several years. The mill produces paper pulp bales and fluff pulp rolls on its upgraded machine, which lets it offer more diversification to customers on both product lines. The company says the 2025 project is meant to meet current and future market demand for its fluff and market pulps.
- Ownership and investment history
- Georgia-Pacific says it has invested more than $700 million in the Alabama River Cellulose mill since acquiring it in 2010, including an $80 million investment in 2022 to expand fluff pulp capacity. Abdallah, president of GP Cellulose, a subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific, said the 2025 investment reinforces the company's commitment to customers' long-term demand for high-quality fluff and market pulp. The governor's office described the project as a vote of confidence in the state's workforce and business climate, and the state Commerce secretary tied it to Alabama's forest products industry.
Facility
- Activity
- Softwood fluff and market pulp
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Related records
Timeline
- Sep 10, 2025
- Georgia-Pacific announced an $800 million modernization of the Alabama River Cellulose mill in Perdue Hill
Georgia-Pacific to invest $800 million in Alabama River Cellulose Mill - Made in Alabama