Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.

Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. is a Japanese pulp and paper manufacturer. It was established in 1947 as Takaoka Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and later changed its name to Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. Its product lineup includes printing paper, information paper, packaging paper, newsprint, paperboard, converting base paper, sanitary paper and bamboo paper. The company also offers cellulose nanofiber under the nanoforest brand and states that its bamboo paper addresses the social issue of abandoned bamboo forests.

The company was established in 1947 as Takaoka Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd. with capital of 3 million yen and its head office in Demachi, Toyama Prefecture; the Fushiki Mill opened and began producing ground pulp (GP) and Senka paper. In 1949 the Fushiki Mill began newsprint production, the head office moved to Makicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, the company changed its name to Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd., and the Nomachi Mill opened and began producing sulfite pulp (SP). In 1954 the Kawauchi Mill opened and began kraft pulp (KP) production, and its No. 1 paper machine started producing woodfree paper (kraft paper). In 1955 the Kawauchi Mill's No. 2 paper machine (kraft paper) started, and Tonami Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was established. In 1956 the former Nomachi Mill's No. 1 paper machine started producing roll paper, the company listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (January 5) and the First Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange (June 20), and the head office moved to Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. In 1957 the Tonami Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Futatsuka Mill opened and its No. 1 paper machine began newsprint production. In 1958 the Kawauchi Mill's No. 3 paper machine (kraft paper) started. In 1960 the Kawauchi Mill's No. 4 paper machine started producing fine paper, and the Nomachi Mill's No. 2 paper machine started. In 1962 the Nomachi Mill (then the Shin-Nomachi Mill of Chuetsu Printing Paper Co., Ltd.) began kraft pulp (KP) production. In 1963 the Kawauchi Mill's No. 5 paper machine (fine paper) started. In 1967 the Nomachi Mill stopped sulfite pulp (SP) production, and the company began transporting North American chips using its own dedicated chip carrier. In 1968 the Tonami Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Futatsuka Mill's No. 2 paper machine (newsprint) started, and the Nomachi Mill's No. 3 paper machine started kraft paper production. In 1969 the Toyama Shinko chip yard was completed, and the Tonami Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Futatsuka Mill completed its No. 1 boiler and No. 1 power generation facility. In 1971 the company concluded a business alliance with Oji Paper Co., Ltd., closed the Fushiki Mill, acquired the Shin-Nomachi Mill and the Kagoshima Mill (Kawauchi Mill, No. 7 / current No. 8 paper machine (fine paper)) from Chuetsu Printing Paper Co., Ltd., and the Nomachi Mill concluded a pollution prevention agreement with Takaoka City. In 1972 the Nomachi Mill's No. 5 paper machine started producing high-grade white paperboard. In 1973 the Nomachi Mill completed its No. 3 recovery boiler and No. 3 power generation facility, and Tonami Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd. concluded a pollution prevention agreement with Takaoka City. In 1975 a Sacramento (USA) resident office was opened, and the Kawauchi Mill concluded a pollution prevention agreement with Kawauchi City. In 1976 the Nomachi Mill completed its No. 1 continuous digester. In 1978 the Nomachi Mill's No. 2 paper machine was shut down and its No. 6 paper machine (fine paper) started. In 1979 the Tonami Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Futatsuka Mill completed DIP equipment (Line I). In 1980 the Kawauchi Port chip yard was completed. In 1984 the company merged with Tonami Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd., making the Futatsuka Mill a company mill; the Futatsuka Mill completed DIP equipment (Line II), and the Kawauchi Mill completed a continuous digester. In 1985 the resident office moved from Sacramento to Seattle (USA). In 1986 the Kawauchi Mill's No. 5 paper machine was shut down, its No. 6 paper machine (fine paper, lightly coated paper) started, and its No. 7 paper machine was shut down; the Futatsuka Mill completed TMP equipment. In 1987 the Kawauchi Mill completed a super calender. In 1988 the Futatsuka Mill's No. 3 paper machine (newsprint) started, its No. 2 boiler and No. 2 power generation facility were completed, its DIP equipment (Line III) was completed, and its No. 1 paper machine was shut down. In 1990 the Nomachi Mill completed its No. 4 recovery boiler and No. 4 power generation facility. In 1991 the Nomachi Mill's N1 paper machine (fine paper) started and its No. 2 continuous digester was completed. In 1997 the Kawauchi Mill completed its No. 6 recovery boiler and No. 5 power generation facility. In 1998 the Nomachi Mill's N1 coater started and its DIP equipment was completed. In 2000 the Futatsuka Mill and Kawauchi Mill obtained ISO14001 certification. In 2001 the Nomachi Mill obtained ISO14001 certification.

A pulp and paper group aiming to be a company loved and trusted, contributing to the environment and society, and competing internationally.

• 竹紙（たけがみ）

• 里山物語

• nanoforest®

• ソリストSP(N)

1. 1中越パルプ工業株式会社chuetsu-pulp.co.jp
2. 2沿革 | 中越パルプ工業株式会社chuetsu-pulp.co.jp
3. 3経営理念 | 中越パルプ工業株式会社chuetsu-pulp.co.jp
4. 4グループ会社 | 中越パルプ工業株式会社chuetsu-pulp.co.jp