Paper manufacturers in South Carolina
South Carolina has 78 paper establishments employing 10,501 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 56 active paper facilities in the state. By employment it is South Carolina's number 9 manufacturing industry, and South Carolina ranks number 14 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 322
- Paper Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 78
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 10,501
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 56
- With a page here
- 10
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Paper factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| 3M Film Plant | Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing | Greenville |
| Arclin Surfaces LLC | Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing | Dillon |
| Georgetown Mill | Pulp Mills | Georgetown |
| Kimberly-Clark Palmetto | Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing | Beech Island |
| Marlboro Paper Mill | Paper Mills | Bennettsville |
| New-Indy Catawba LLC | Pulp Mills | Catawba |
| Sylvamo Eastover Mill | Paper Mills | Eastover |
| Westrock Charleston | Paperboard Mills | North Charleston |
| Westrock Container, LLC | Paperboard Mills | Cowpens |
| Westrock Cp, LLC - Florence Mill | Paperboard Mills | Florence |
These are the South Carolina paper facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 46 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Pulp Mills (NAICS 322110): 6 facilities
- Paper Mills (NAICS 322120): 6 facilities
- Paperboard Mills (NAICS 322130): 6 facilities
- Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322220): 2 facilities
- Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing (NAICS 322291): 1 facility
- All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (NAICS 322299): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active paper facilities in EPA records: Spartanburg (8), Greenville (3), Rock Hill (3), North Charleston (3), Blythewood (3).
New paper plants in South Carolina
Paper manufacturing across the US. Everything made in South Carolina.