Simpson Tacoma Kraft Company, LLC

Location & History

Simpson Tacoma Kraft, a subsidiary of Simpson Paper Company, was originally built in 1928 by the Union Bag Company. It is an integrated pulp and paper mill located on a peninsula bordered by the mouth of the Puyallup River on the northeast, Inner Commencement Bay on the northwest, and the St. Paul Waterway on the southwest. It discharges treated wastewater into Inner Commencement Bay.

The mill is working toward sustainability. Activities include:

Recycling old corrugated containers for use as about one-third of the fiber needed for production.
Participating in EPA's National Environmental Performance Track program from 2001 through 2007. To qualify for the Performance Track program, a facility had to demonstrate its commitment to sustained environmental compliance, sound environmental management, continuous improvement, pollution prevention and public outreach.
Past participation in EPA's Environmental Leadership Program.
Measuring progress toward sustainability by participating in Ecology's Industrial Footprint Project

Capacity:

Employing approximately 400 people, the mill produces about 1300 tons of bleached and unbleached packaging-grade paper and unbleached kraft pulp each day. It is best known for producing white top linerboard used as the printable outer surface of corrugated boxes.

Facility Site Number: 39

Location and Mailing address:

801 Portland Avenue
Post Office Box 2133
Tacoma, WA 98401

Industrial Section Permits

Ecology Contact:

Robert Carruthers

For more information visit the Company Website.