Green Bay starts new recycling mill
Green Bay Packaging Inc. said the first reel of paper was produced this month at its new recycled paper mill in Green Bay. The start-up came about two and a… Thank you for checking us…
Wisconsin
Verso to idle two paper mills
Citing “unprecedented market decline” related to the government’s Covid-19 shut-downs, Verso Corp. said it is indefinitely closing its printing and writing paper mills in Duluth, Minn. and Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc. The company said it will…
Sonoco to add recycled board machine, close another
Sonoco said it will invest $83 million to strengthen its uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) mill system in the United States and Canada while exiting the corrugated medium business by the… Thank you for checking us…
Industrial Opportunity Partners acquires Midwest Paper
By Ken McEntee Private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP) has acquired Midwest Recycled and Coated Containerboard Mill LLC (Midwest Paper), a recycled containerboard mill headquartered in Combined Locks, Wisc. Terms of the transaction were…
Nine Dragons gets tax credits in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) said it will provide ND Paper with $1.7 million in tax credits over three years to support the company’s expansion at its Biron division.… Thank you for checking us…
Update: OCC, mixed paper to feed Nine Dragons mills
By Ken McEntee Updated from previous post ND Paper, a subsidiary of China-based Nine Dragons Paper, will invest $300 million into its recently purchased mills in Wisconsin and Maine, including… Thank you for checking us…
Nine Dragons to add pulp lines in Maine and Wisconsin
By Ken McEntee ND Paper, a subsidiary of China-based Nine Dragons Paper, will invest $300 million into its recently purchased mills in Wisconsin and Maine, including the addition of three… Thank you for checking us…