KINGSPORT, Tennessee – Domtar has announced progress is being made in the two-phase plan to help mitigate the odor coming from the Kingsport Domtar mill. About a month ago, the air permit from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation was approved, which allows for the beginning of phase two. Contractors are on site at the back of the Domtar Kingsport mill, demolishing current structures to make room for an anaerobic digester. Domtar’s VP for Strategic Capital, Charlie Floyd, said it will take over a year for construction to be completed. “The most intense construction time frame is going to be is actually going to start late this year, into the first six months of next year, with maxing out at a little bit over 150 contract employees,” Floyd said. Floyd said Domtar is currently using temporary solutions to help with odor mitigation.