COVID-19, Politics Blamed for Cancellation of $1.8 Billion Pulp Mill Project in Arkansas, an Industrial Info Market Brief

China-based Sun Paper has abandoned plans to move forward with a $1.8 billion grassroot pulp and paper mill in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The company cited political friction, economic instability and the coronavirus outbreak. Industrial Info is tracking 36 active pulp, paper and wood projects in Arkansas worth more than $2 billion.