The Hodge Mill, at 100 Mill Street in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, makes containerboard on a 1,700-acre site and has operated in Hodge since 1928. Smurfit Westrock says the mill employs more than 450 people. Global Energy Monitor lists the mill's on-site power station as operating at at least 66 MW and shows the station owned 100 percent by Smurfit Westrock PLC. The mill also distributes power to the Village of Hodge, and its 2026 safety award and recent woodyard rebuild are the most current operational facts in company materials.

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Global Energy Monitor lists the Hodge power station as an operating plant of at least 66 MW in Louisiana, also known as Westrock Hodge (LA). GridInfo reports the station has three generators and generated 118.3 GWh in the three months from September through December 2025. GridInfo lists the station's market as the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO). The station's output serves the mill, and the mill also provides distribution service to the Village of Hodge.

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Woodyard rebuild: Smurfit Westrock says a recent capital project expanded and modernized the mill's woodyard, including a new woodyard building and extensive new equipment and supporting infrastructure. The company says the upgrade reduces waste, improves resource efficiency and increased wood yield, and it shortened average truck unloading times for the hundreds of log trucks that arrive each day. The project was completed with zero recordable incidents, and the mill was recently awarded the 2026 Safety Excellence Award by the Pulp and Paper Safety Association.

Village power distribution and earlier investment: In 2017 the State of Louisiana and WestRock announced mill improvements over five years to keep the Hodge mill competitive and retain more than 400 jobs, with production held at about 800,000 tons annually. The state offered a performance-based tax rebate of $1.5 million a year for five years, and the company expected to use the Industrial Tax Exemption Program. The mill also supplies power distribution services and wastewater treatment to the Village of Hodge, North Hodge and East Hodge, making the mill the village's utility service provider.

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Activity: Containerboard
Industry: Manufacturing
Site type: Facility
Operating status: Operating

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Oct 19, 2017: WestRock and Louisiana announce five years of Hodge mill improvements, retaining more than 400 jobs.
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smurfitwestrock.comSmurfit Westrock Hodge MillSource

opportunitylouisiana.govGov. Edwards And WestRock Announce Commitment To Hodge Mill - LED | Louisiana Economic DevelopmentSource

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