Green Bay Packaging Breaks Ground on $1B Expansion

The transport of timber and wood chips between Larvik and Norske Skog Saugbrugs in Halden has long taken place using trucks. Norske Skog is now using trains on the stretch, which will significantly reduce CO2 emissions from the transport. The train line will transport timber and wood chips from Bergene Holm in Amundrød near Larvik to Norske Skog Saugbrugs in Halden. The transport to the east will consist of an approximate 50/50 split between wood chips from the sawmill at Amundrød and pulpwood from surrounding forests. In return, Bergene Holm will transport sawn timber from the Halden area to the sawmill at Amundrød. Thanks to Norske Skog Saugbrug's strategy of moving transport from road to rail, by the end of 2021 the company will annually have a total of 7 500 fewer lorries on Norwegian roads compared with 2015. Following the introduction of all transport measures, Norske Skog Saugbrugs will have reduced CO2 overall emissions for inbound timber and wood chip logistics by just over 25 per cent.

Madison Paper Industries, a partnership of UPM and Northern SC Paper Corp., a subsidiary of The New York Times Company, concluded the sale of its hydro power facilities to Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, a hydroelectric power producer, based in Morristown, NJ, USA on 31 July 2017. The transaction was announced by Madison Paper Industries in April 2017.

After much consideration, Nekoosa has chosen to discontinue and exit our DIGITAL COATED paper offering at the end of 2020 and we will be selling off our existing inventory without replenishment. The decision to exit this lane was not an easy one, but at the end of the day we do feel it’s best for our business. We are operating on a “while supplies last” basis for this product line and customer service can let you know our current stock levels and pricing for the SKUs that you typically buy. The reasons for this decision can be summarized as a combination of things such as: supply chain issues, an interest in freeing up converting equipment to focus on other product segments, and profitability of the line.