At A Glance: DOMTAR’S ROTHSCHILD MILL www.domtar.com/papermadehere The birth of the Village of Rothschild was directly tied to the Marathon Paper Mill, which was built in 1909. The mill’s location on the Wisconsin River was chosen because it offered a favorable site for a dam and hydroelectric plant, and the company’s resulting success led to Rothschild officially becoming incorporated by 1917. Through multiple owners over the years, both the mill and the community have continued to be excellent partners in the development and prosperity of the village. The Basics: • The Domtar Rothschild Mill is located in Rothschild, WI and is one of Domtar’s 13 pulp and paper mills in North America. • The mill includes one paper machine and one pulp line. It has an annual paper production capacity of 138,000 tons and an annual pulp production capacity of 66,000 tons. • The Rothschild Mill produces uncoated freesheet paper, including opaques and recycled content, and also boasts a unique partnership for pulp lignin byproduct manufacturing and biomass energy cogeneration.
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At A Glance:DOMTAR’S ROTHSCHILD MILL
www.domtar.com/papermadehere
The birth of the Village of Rothschild was directly tied to the Marathon Paper Mill, which was built in 1909. The mill’s location on the Wisconsin River was chosen because it offered a favorable site for a dam and hydroelectric plant, and the company’s resulting success led to Rothschild officially becoming incorporated by 1917. Through multiple owners over the years, both the mill and the community have continued to be excellent partners in the development and prosperity of the village.
The Basics:• The Domtar Rothschild Mill is located in Rothschild, WI and is one of
Domtar’s 13 pulp and paper mills in North America.• The mill includes one paper machine and one pulp line. It has an annual
paper production capacity of 138,000 tons and an annual pulp production capacity of 66,000 tons.
• The Rothschild Mill produces uncoated freesheet paper, including opaques and recycled content, and also boasts a unique partnership for pulp lignin byproduct manufacturing and biomass energy cogeneration.
• Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification™ (PEFC™)
Positive Environmental Impact and Community Investments:
• The Rothschild Mill beneficially reuses about 75 percent of its manufacturing waste.
• As a public service, the mill treats all leachate from county landfills through its waste water treatment plant at no additional cost to the community.
• In 2013, Domtar invested $15,000 through grassroots giving to the Rothschild community.
About Domtar’s Paper Made Here Program:Domtar is proud to be a pioneer in sustainable forestry, a North American job creator, an investor in our local communities, and a consistently reliable and transparent business partner to our customers. Paper Made Here aims to raise awareness around the importance of buying North American paper by spotlighting the many positive economic, social, and environmental impacts of the North American paper industry.
As a Fortune 500 company, Domtar employs nearly 9,000 people throughout North America, enriching regional economies and local communities. For every 100 jobs at Domtar mills and converting facilities, 325 additional jobs are created outside the company – many within the surrounding communities. Since 2012, Domtar’s Corporate Community Investment Committee has donated over $4 million in support of charitable and philanthropic organizations.
The North American paper industry as a whole supports hundreds of thousands of local jobs.
• Domtar is one of the largest employers in Marathon County, and its mill is the single largest employer in the village.
• Domtar’s Rothschild Mill provides 407 local jobs and thousands of dollars in tax revenue.
• The mill has an estimated regional economic impact of $297.7 million.
