Where would the ideal location for a paper mill be? Best answer on the web

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07 Jan 2009
  • Away from civilization? By the woods? By the highway? By a railroad? In the mountains?



    Please explain your answer. Thank you.


  • Not in my neighborhood. No just joking.

    Paper mills need to have a source of fiber to make pulp, be it from a plant source or recycled source. They also need a water supply and a place to dump the wastes that are left over from the process.[thus the not in my neighborhood quip] There must be people near by to work in the mill and there must be a transportation system available to move the raw materials and the finished product.

    An ideal site would have to have all of these.


  • It depend on where the logs are coming from,if it is from a remote area,next to a river would be the best location so that the logs could be transported on the river.

    If the area has roads and rail service you could put it just about anywhere there is ample supply of logs.

    It needs to be quite away from any town becouse the smell is horrible,but not too far for the workers to commute.


  • In a heavily forested area of mostly pine trees. It would need a railroad or it could build one itself to connect to another line.



    It would have to be located close, but not too close, to a town or towns to provide a labor base. Some paper mills are considered to be dirty and some have an odor that can be smelled miles away.



    A good highway is a must to transport logs from wooded areas. Another must is a river. Rivers are used for the bleaching process and other uses. Paper mills use a ton of water.



    I don't think the mountains would be a good location because of transportation problems.



    Also, it would have to be located in a community that wants a paper mill. A lot of communities don't like them.



    Add. It has to be next to a river for water. No water tank or water line can come close to providing the water the plant would need.


  • I would put it near the railroad, it's very cheap to transport logs, the raw material for paper, the plant needs space and workers possibly in an industrial area on the outskirts of a large city or near a town, so that there is still access to a roadway to get to a highway for trucking the paper


  • I would think near a bussineses where cimi trucks deliver our good and serives. becuase they drive thousands of miles to get to us.