International Paper Orange, Texas containerboard mill

The permanent closure of the Orange mill will reduce the company’s containerboard capacity by approximately 800,000 tonnes. Its remaining containerboard mill system in North America will include 17 mills with an annual production capability of 13M tonnes.

One of the worlds largest printing papers mills

The global producer of packaging, pulp, and other fibre-based products said in a statement  that its actions – which will see production ceased on the #20 machine in Riegelwood, North Carolina, and the #4 machine in Pensacola, Florida as well as the mill closure in Orange – will “further strengthen and optimise its manufacturing system to meet customers’ needs”. Announcements about paper mill shutdowns has become a monthly  occurrence with Stora Enso, Canford, Island Papers , Arjowiggins, UPM, Westrock and Domtar have announced mill or machine shut downs this year.