Penola Pulp Mill Overview
The Penola Pulp Mill was approved in 2007 by both the Federal and South Australian Governments. The pulp mill matches the abundant Australian resource (plantation eucalypt) with the growing international market for high yield pulp.
The Green Triangle Region contains a wood resource that represents some 17% of Australian plantations. The Penola Pulp Mill is a value adding facility in the Region that complements the existing resources and infrastructure in a world competitive economic setting.
The modern mechanical pulp mill will be located on a green-field site eight kilometres south of Penola township and 14 km north of Kalangadoo in south east South Australia. See site map.
The Penola Pulp Mill is the most environmentally sustainable development in the Pulp and Paper industry worldwide. It will be the world’s largest bleached chemi-thermo mechanical (BCTMP) pulp mill. The mill will establish the most economically efficient use of water in the State of South Australia, with zero waste water leaving the site.
