PPL Group, Capital Recovery Group (CRG), and Rabin Announce Major Auction of Former Ponderay Paper Mill in Usk, WA

A unique opportunity to acquire high-capacity paper manufacturing equipment and mill support assets is set to unfold as three leading industrial asset management firms—PPL Group, CRG, and Rabin Worldwide—join forces to conduct a public auction of the former Ponderay Newsprint Mill located in Usk, Washington. The auction will be held online and the two-day sale will be on July 22^nd and July 23^rd.  Pre-Auction offers are encouraged.

The offering features a comprehensive array of late-model paper production, pulp processing, and material handling equipment from the 927-acre Ponderay Paper Mill site, which ceased operations in 2020 after decades as a major newsprint supplier for North American and international markets that operated with annual production capacity of over 500,000 metric tons. The auction represents one of the most significant North American paper mill asset sales in recent years.

World-Class Equipment from a Once-Thriving Mill

Notable assets available for auction include:

• Valmet 331” Trim Paper Machine
• Valmet 72” Salvage Winder
• Roll Splitters
• 600 Tons per Day TMP Pulping System
• 150 Tons per Day Black Clawson Deink Plant with Hi-Con Pulper, Detrasher, UV Screens and Voith Deink Cell
• Hymac TMP Refiners with 20,000HP Motors
• (3) Thune 316 Stainless Steel Screw Presses
• Metso Twin Roll Wash Press
• Nash 904 CM Vacuum Pumps, Sulzer MC Pumps and 150+ Goulds Stainless Steel Centrifugal, Split Case, Suction, and Rotojet Pumps Pumps
• Great selection of Alfa Laval Heat Exchangers
• Nebraska 300PSI Packaged Steam Boiler with feed water pumps
• Huge Quantity of Fisher V Ball Valves, Motors and Spare Parts Inventory!
• Wagner Chip Dozer with spare new motor
• Forklifts, Support Vehicles, Lab and Testing Equipment, Late Model Doosan Generators and Much More!

Interested parties can visit the Auctioneers’ websites for more information about the sale and to register for the Auction. 

• PPL Group (www.pplauctions.com).
• CRG (www.crgllc.com).
• Rabin Worldwide (www.rabin.com).

Auction Details

• Auction Preview: July 21^st and July 22^nd
• Auction: July 22^nd and July 23^rd, 2025
• Location: Auction will be conducted on BidSpotter. View the catalog and register to bid here: https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/ppl-auction.
• Asset Location: Former Ponderay Paper Mill, Usk, Washington

Prospective bidders are encouraged to register early and schedule site visits to inspect equipment. The auction firms will provide detailed asset catalogs, photographs, and technical documentation.