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CONSUMABLES AND PAPER NEWS

Domtar’s Kingsport Mill US: Shipments
falls 13%

resumes operation Paper Association (AF&PA)
The American Forest &
has released the December
2022 Packaging Papers
Domtar announced that and Corrugated Medium. Monthly report. According
its Kingsport Mill in Producing containerboard to the report, total U.S. pack-
Tennessee recently pro- products directly aligns with aging papers & specialty
duced its first 100 percent Domtar’s expertise and 175- packaging shipments in
recycled containerboard. year legacy of turning fiber
The milestone marks the into useful products. December decreased 13%
culmination of a two-year, compared to December
$350 million investment “We aren’t interested in 2021. Total packaging papers
project to convert the for- being just another container- & specialty packaging ship-
mer uncoated freesheet board supplier,” Senior Sales ments were down 4% for the
paper mill into Domtar’s Domtar’s Kingsport Mill produces first Containerboard Roll Director Mike Butler said. year compared to 2021.
first 100 percent recycled “We want to become North Shipments of the biggest sub-
packaging facility. The “This is a monumental nity for their support America’s premium pro- grade in bleached packaging
repurposed paper machine day for Domtar that marks throughout the project.” ducer with deep and lasting papers — food wrapping —
has the capacity to produce our official entry into the The Kingsport Mill is the partnerships with independ- were 27,000 short tons for
about 600,000 tons per year containerboard market,” largest recycled manufac- ent corrugators. We are lev- the month of December.
of high-quality recycled lin- said Steve Henry, Domtar turer in Tennessee, home to eraging our experience as Unbleached packaging
erboard and corrugated executive vice president and the second-largest recycled global leaders in pulp and
medium. chief operating officer. “I containerboard machine in papers & specialty packaging
Employees celebrated by am proud of the packaging, North America. Each year paper to serve the packaging shipments in December
posing for photos with the mill and extended Domtar the mill will convert about industry by focusing on cus- decreased 12% compared to
first reel and even taking a team for their hard work 660,000 tons of recovered tomers’ success and consist- December 2021. They were
few paper samples to and commitment. We are fiber into high-quality recy- ently delivering the highest down 2% for the year com-
remember the occasion. also grateful to our commu- cled Performance Linerboard quality products.” pared to 2021.
Paper Excellence invests $50 Mondi acquires Duino

million at Crofton Mill Paper Mill

Paper Excellence Mondi on January 12 said
announced today that it will that it has completed the
invest nearly $50 million to acquisition of the Duino
upgrade its Crofton mill’s paper mill near Trieste
paper operations and (Italy) from the Burgo
towards reductions in its car- Group for a total considera-
tion of EUR 40 million.
bon footprint. The invest- Mondi plans to invest EUR
ment sees the restart of its C2 200 million to convert the Mondi to invest EUR 200 million
paper machine putting over mill’s paper machine from
100 employees back to work. the production of light- Europe and Turkey as well
At this time, the C3 paper weight coated mechanical as serving the growing local
machine at Crofton will paper to high-quality recy- Italian market.
remain indefinitely cur- Investing $50 Million to restart paper operations at Crofton Mill cled containerboard. After “We are excited to wel-
tailed, the company said. ment of innovative products closely with Provincial and the conversion, the machine come Duino mill to the
Paper Excellence curtailed that replace banned plastics Federal Governments to will have an annual capacity Mondi Group and the oppor-
paper production on the with renewable paper while restore value-added manu- of 420,000 tons. tunity this provides to grow
mill’s two paper machines in significantly reducing car- facturing jobs at Crofton. Mondi noted that the our packaging business,” said
early December 2022 due to bon emissions,” said Stew The Crofton Mill has two Duino mill is located close Markus Gärtner, CEO
to two important export
weakening Chinese paper Gibson, Chief Operating paper machines and two pulp harbors, which creates an M o nd i C o r ru g at e d
markets and escalating costs Officer for Paper Excellence efficient logistics situation Packaging. Mondi is a global
of chemicals, energy and Canada. lines. The mill has the capac- when transporting contain- leader in packaging and
wood fiber. “This investment Gibson said that the com- ity to produce 320,000 erboard to the Group’s cor- paper offering innovative
will enhance the develop- pany has been working tonnes per year. rugated plants in Central solutions.
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