Paper manufacturers in Tennessee
Tennessee has 123 paper establishments employing 12,056 people (Census, 2023), and EPA's ECHO database lists 74 active paper facilities in the state. By employment it is Tennessee's number 11 manufacturing industry, and Tennessee ranks number 10 among states for it.
- NAICS subsector
- 322
- Paper Manufacturing
- Establishments
- 123
- Census 2023
- Employees
- 12,056
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 74
- With a page here
- 7
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Paper factories with a page
| Facility | What it makes (NAICS) | City |
|---|---|---|
| Domtar Paper Company, LLC - Kingsport Mill | Paperboard Mills | Kingsport |
| Hood Container Corp | Paperboard Mills | Waverly |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Loudon Mill | Paper Mills | Loudon |
| Ktg-USA, Inc. | Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing | Memphis |
| Resolute Forest Products Calhoun Operation | 322122 | Calhoun |
| Sonoco Products Company | Paperboard Mills | Newport |
| Westrock Mill Division | Paperboard Mills | Chattanooga |
These are the Tennessee paper facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. The other 67 in EPA records don't have a page yet.
What these factories make
- Paper Mills (NAICS 322120): 5 facilities
- Paperboard Mills (NAICS 322130): 4 facilities
- Pulp Mills (NAICS 322110): 2 facilities
- Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing (NAICS 322291): 2 facilities
- All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (NAICS 322299): 1 facility
Where they cluster
Cities with the most active paper facilities in EPA records: Memphis (8), Chattanooga (7), Morristown (4), Lebanon (4), Murfreesboro (3).
New paper plants in Tennessee
Paper manufacturing across the US. Everything made in Tennessee.