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Released January 08, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Over the past several years, the U.S. Pulp, Paper & Wood Industry has seen some substantial changes. Among these are a decline in printed material and a rise in consumer and shipping packaging that has grown with the increased demand for shopping from home. Such changes are driving some of the biggest U.S. pulp and paper projects expected to kick off in the first half of this year. Industrial Info is tracking nearly $3.8 billion worth of pulp, paper and wood projects that are set to kick in the first half of 2024 in the U.S.
Among the largest U.S. pulp and paper projects set for the first half of the year is Sappi Limited's (Johannesburg, South Africa) conversion of a paper machine at its mill in Skowhegan, Maine. The conversion will allow the plant to cease production of 90,000 tons per year of wood-free graphic paper (a non-yellowing paper with the lignin from the wood removed) and begin production of solid bleached sulphate board, a medium-density, white board with good printing properties that makes it ideal for higher-end packaging products. AFRY USA Incorporated (Appleton, Wisconsin) is providing engineering services for the conversion process, which is expected to last more than two years. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Pulp, Paper & Wood Project Database can click here for more details on the projects.
Another project in Warner Robins, Georgia, about 100 miles southeast of Atlanta, also is aimed at taking advantage of strong packaging demand. Pratt Industries Incorporated (Atlanta), which claims to be the world's largest privately held producer of 100% recycled containerboard, plans to set up a grassroot corrugated box manufacturing plant that is expected to be completed by the end of this year. The approximately 500,000-square-foot plant will produce boxes using recycled containerboard, which will be largely sourced from its mill in Conyers, Georgia, about 85 miles away from the new plant. According to a Georgia government website, the new mill be Pratt's 13th plant in the state. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
But it's not all about packaging. The tissue sector also features prominently in upcoming U.S. project activity. In Circleville, Ohio, for example, Sofidel Group (Porcari, Italy) is expanding its existing 1.8 million-square-foot tissue mill by constructing a 500,000-square-foot building addition with a new tissue machine to produce 70,000 tons per year of textured bathroom tissue and paper towel products. The expansion is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. Subscribers can click here for more information.
Wood projects also are making their way into the U.S. project mix. In Oxford, Alabama, Kronospan LLC (Eastaboga, Alabama) plans to establish a grassroot oriented strand board (OSB) mill at its multi-product site, which the company claims is the largest and most vertically integrated wood products site in North America, for its specialty engineered wood panel products. The project is expected to kick off in the coming months and wrap up in 2025. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
In Dodson, Louisiana, Weyerhaeuser Company Limited (NYSE:WY) (Seattle, Washington) this summer plans to begin adding two new continuous dry kilns to its 220 million-square-foot-per-year lumber and plywood mill. The new low-carbon kilns will be able to process about 40 million to 50 million board feet per year and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The kilns are expected to begin service in 2025. Subscribers can click here for more information on the project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Pulp, Paper & Wood Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here to view the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Among the largest U.S. pulp and paper projects set for the first half of the year is Sappi Limited's (Johannesburg, South Africa) conversion of a paper machine at its mill in Skowhegan, Maine. The conversion will allow the plant to cease production of 90,000 tons per year of wood-free graphic paper (a non-yellowing paper with the lignin from the wood removed) and begin production of solid bleached sulphate board, a medium-density, white board with good printing properties that makes it ideal for higher-end packaging products. AFRY USA Incorporated (Appleton, Wisconsin) is providing engineering services for the conversion process, which is expected to last more than two years. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Pulp, Paper & Wood Project Database can click here for more details on the projects.
Another project in Warner Robins, Georgia, about 100 miles southeast of Atlanta, also is aimed at taking advantage of strong packaging demand. Pratt Industries Incorporated (Atlanta), which claims to be the world's largest privately held producer of 100% recycled containerboard, plans to set up a grassroot corrugated box manufacturing plant that is expected to be completed by the end of this year. The approximately 500,000-square-foot plant will produce boxes using recycled containerboard, which will be largely sourced from its mill in Conyers, Georgia, about 85 miles away from the new plant. According to a Georgia government website, the new mill be Pratt's 13th plant in the state. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
But it's not all about packaging. The tissue sector also features prominently in upcoming U.S. project activity. In Circleville, Ohio, for example, Sofidel Group (Porcari, Italy) is expanding its existing 1.8 million-square-foot tissue mill by constructing a 500,000-square-foot building addition with a new tissue machine to produce 70,000 tons per year of textured bathroom tissue and paper towel products. The expansion is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. Subscribers can click here for more information.
Wood projects also are making their way into the U.S. project mix. In Oxford, Alabama, Kronospan LLC (Eastaboga, Alabama) plans to establish a grassroot oriented strand board (OSB) mill at its multi-product site, which the company claims is the largest and most vertically integrated wood products site in North America, for its specialty engineered wood panel products. The project is expected to kick off in the coming months and wrap up in 2025. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
In Dodson, Louisiana, Weyerhaeuser Company Limited (NYSE:WY) (Seattle, Washington) this summer plans to begin adding two new continuous dry kilns to its 220 million-square-foot-per-year lumber and plywood mill. The new low-carbon kilns will be able to process about 40 million to 50 million board feet per year and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The kilns are expected to begin service in 2025. Subscribers can click here for more information on the project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Pulp, Paper & Wood Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here to view the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
