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Georgia-Pacific to invest $110 Million to upgarde its Alabama River Cellulose (ARC) mill

Georgia-Pacific to invest $110 Million to upgarde its Alabama River Cellulose (ARC) mill

Specifications:

Name:

Georgia-Pacific to invest $110 Million to upgarde its Alabama River Cellulose (ARC) mill

Location:

Alabama, US

Company:

Georgia-Pacific

Estimated Cost:

$110 Million

Source:

www.gp.com

Introduction:

Georgia-Pacific announced plans to upgrade its Alabama River Cellulose (ARC) mill with an investment of $110 million.

Features:

This investment include replacing one of the mill’s two existing wood yards that process incoming logs, upgrading the other wood yard and a major upgrade to one of the mill’s machines that produce pulp.

The investment in ARC follows more than $2.2 billion invested by Georgia-Pacific across Alabama in the last 10 years. The ARC project will allow the mill to better serve customer needs, stay competitive in a challenging industry, preserve jobs for Alabama residents and provide ongoing support to the local and state community. In fact, this $110 million investment further secures the mill’s estimated $200 million contribution to the local economy through payroll, direct purchases and taxes, as well as indirectly through products and services purchased by employees.

The ARC facility includes two independent wood yards, ARC7 and ARC8 that process over 4.5 million tons of wood per year making the facility one of the largest wood consumers in North America. The facility has two machines that have the capacity to produce hardwood bale pulp, softwood bale pulp, and roll fluff pulp. Work on the project is slated to begin early next year, and construction is expected to require approximately 65 people per day for 18 months.