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Key facts
Counted staff
69
self-reported band not used
Founded
1939
87 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
1
1 address
Funding rounds
None on record
Company type
Privately Held
self-reported
Description
WML Paperboard are Australasia’s only manufacturer of coated folding boxboard grades for the packaging market.
All of our folding boxboard is produced to the highest quality from virgin fibre for the greatest product safety and optimal performance.
We are extremely proud of our past having a steadfast presence since 1939.
We directly employ in excess of 185 personnel - the vast majority of whom come from the local area. We started production in 1939 to turn the nearby Central North Island Pine forests into export paperboard for New Zealand’s growing economy.
Folding boxboard is an environmentally sustainable packaging format, with raw materials sourced responsibly from nearby renewable pine plantations or from a dedicated, qualified supplier base. Every product that we make fits easily into already established circular recycling programs, ensuring that our impact on the environment and consumer waste to landfill is minimised.
Our ownership history has been diverse – from NZ Forest Products in the early days, to Carter Holt Harvey and Rank Group, SIG Combibloc and since June 2021 by the Smurfit Consortium. Our current owners are committed to investing in WML to ensure that the business has a future for decades to come.
Today we produce in excess of 150,000 tonnes of folding boxboard annually on a 24hr/day, 7 days a week basis, with an already invested expansion plan that will take the Mill volume to in excess of 200,000 tonnes by the end of 2023.
We are committed to being an employer of choice in the Bay of Plenty area and continuing to support the New Zealand timber industry and our many customers and suppliers all over the globe.
And we're delighted to help strengthen the families of our employees and contribute meaningfully to the communities in which we live.
Specialties
All 1 specialty
- Food board
Locations
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| Countries | 1 |
|---|---|
| Primary country | NZ |
All codes: NZ
Addresses
- NZ99 Mill road; Whakatane, 3120Primary
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People & contacts
4 employee profiles on record · names withheld.
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FAQ
How many people work at Whakatane Mill Limited?
The record holds 69 counted staff profiles at January 2026. Its self-reported band sits above that count and is not published as a headcount.
Where does Whakatane Mill Limited have offices?
One address on record, New Zealand only. Primary: 99 Mill road, Whakatane 3120.
Has Whakatane Mill Limited raised funding?
None linked to this brand.
What does Whakatane Mill Limited list as its specialties?
One tag on the brand's own list, among them Food board.
Which companies are listed alongside Whakatane Mill Limited?
12 profiles list Whakatane Mill Limited as a peer — 95th percentile in Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing. It lists ten peers of its own. Pan Pac Forest Products Ltd and TOANCAU PAPER list it back.