Biron Operations
Begun in 1873 as a sawmill, the Biron Operation now has two paper machines that with a capacity to produce approximately 400,000 tons per year of lightweight and medium-weight coated papers used primarily for magazines and catalogs. The mill has five boilers and four turbines that provide steam to the mill and 40% of the electricity to run the mill.
- Located in Biron, Wisconsin (near Wisconsin Rapids)
- Top Executive: Sean Wallace, Mill Manager
- Employment: 400
- Majority of product shipped directly to pressrooms in upper Midwest and Northeast United States
Duluth Operations
Duluth began operations in 1987. Its single paper machine produces several grades of supercalendered paper used for catalogs, magazines, advertising inserts and other commercial printing. This mill is the top producer of supercalendered paper in the United States with annual capacity of approximately 250,000 tons. The Duluth Recycled Pulp Mill started as a greenfield operation in 1993, producing high-quality recycled pulp. Facility recycles nearly 1 million pounds of recovered paper each day.
- Located in Duluth, Minnesota
- Top Executive: Patrick T. Moore, Mill Manager
- Employment: 280 (includes paper mill and recycled mill)
- In 2005, received the Minnesota Quality Award for 2004
Escanaba Operations
The Escanaba Operation began business in the early 1900s. Today the facility has one kraft and one refiner mechanical pulp (RMP) mill, three paper machines and three off-machine coaters plus supporting equipment and one pulp dryer. The mill produces approximately 770,000 tons per year of paper and about 500,000 tons per year of hardwood, softwood and refiner mechanical pulp.
- Located in Escanaba, Michigan
- Top Executive: Michael W. Entz, Vice President of Operations
- Employment: 1,100
- High-quality kraft and RMP mill
- Significant operating leverage
- Supports a broad range of grade mix (freesheet and groundwood)
Luke Operations
The Luke Operation was established in 1888. Today it has one kraft pulp mill and two paper machines. At this location, the company can produce 520,000 tons per year of paper and approximately 411,000 tons per year of hardwood and softwood pulp.
- Located in Luke, Maryland
- Top Executive: Gary M. Curtis, Vice President of Operations
- Employment: 995
- State-of-the-art papermaking technology
- Equipment redundancy provides enhanced operating and maintenance flexibility
- Mill supports high-end grade lines
Port Hawkesbury Operations
The Port Hawkesbury facility has been in operation since 1962. Today, its capacity is 190,000 metric tons (210,000 short tons) of newsprint (standard and high brightness) on PM 1 used to produce retail inserts, supplements and special newspapers and 360,000 metric tons (396,000 short tons) of supercalendered (SC-A++, SC-A+ and SC-A) paper on PM2 used to produce magazines, catalogs, advertising materials and flyers. A thermomechanical pulp line, commissioned in 2004, provides high-quality furnish for the paper mill.
In 1998, the Woodlands Unit of the Port Hawkesbury Mill was the first forestry operation in Canada to meet the ISO 14001 standards for Environmental Management. Additionally, the Woodlands Unit was the first forestry operation in North America to become successfully certified to the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standards for sustainable forest management (achieved in 2001). In early 2008, the Woodlands Unit achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification to the Maritimes Standard for responsible forest management, and Chain-of-Custody certification to the FSC Chain-of-Custody standard and the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) standard for wood traceability and tracking.
Rumford Operations
The Rumford Operation began in 1901. Today it has one kraft and one groundwood pulp mill, four coated paper machines plus supporting equipment and one pulp dryer. Each year, the facility produces an average of 640,000 tons of paper and approximately 500,000 tons per year of hardwood, softwood and groundwood pulp.
- Located in Rumford, Maine
- Top Executive: Gerald E. LeClaire, Vice President of Operations
- Employment: 1,100
- Well-invested and integrated pulp mill with excess market pulp capacity
- Lean cost structure
- One of the world's fastest Fourdrinier paper machines
- Superior wood supply
- Attractive species mix supports lightweight coated groundwood grade structure
Stevens Point Operations
The Stevens Point Operation started production in 1919 with a focus on fruit wrap, tissue, toweling and crepe paper. It has evolved into the production of flexible packaging papers, technical papers and label papers. The facility’s two paper machines have the capacity to produce 170,000 tons per year of these specialty papers.
- Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
- Top Executive: Ed Buehler, General Manager
- Employment: 260
- The Stevens Point Mill is ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certified and has achieved FSC, SFI/PEFC chain-of-custody forest certifications. The mill is known for its exceptional technical and customer service in the development of customized products that meet exact specifications.
Whiting Operations
Established in 1891, the Whiting Operation has two paper machines producing lightweight coated and ultra-lightweight coated papers primarily for magazines and catalogs. Its annual production capacity is about 220,000 tons per year. The mill has a groundwood-pulp and a thermomechanical-pulp operation on site to support its paper production.
- Located in Whiting, Wisconsin (near Stevens Point)
- Top Executive: Martin E. Munce
- Employment: 340
- In 2006, the Whiting Mill received the Wisconsin Business "Friend of the Environment" Award, in recognition of its innovative pollution prevention efforts. Projects undertaken by the mill reduced greenhouse gas emissions, minimized sludge land-filling and reduced operating costs.
Wickliffe Operations
Established in the late 1960s, the Wickliffe Operation has a kraft pulp mill, one paper machine and one off-machine coater plus supporting equipment and two pulp dryers. The mill produces approximately 340,000 tons per year of paper and about 345,000 air-dried short tons of hardwood pulp per year.
- Located in Wickliffe, Kentucky
- Top Executive: Richard J. Watro, Mill Manager
- Employment: 470
- World-class cover machine
- Leader in magazine covers
Wisconsin Rapids Operations
The Wisconsin Rapids Operations started production in 1904 and has the capacity to produce approximately 520,000 tons per year of medium- to heavy-weight woodfree coated papers. It has an integrated pulp mill with a capacity of approximately 500,000 tons and a converting facility capable of approximately 400,000 tons of production with a fully automated storage and retrieval system for parent sheet rolls as well as finished inventory.
- Located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
- Top Executive: Greg P. Maule, Mill Manager
- Employment: 960
- The fine papers produced at the Wisconsin Rapids facilities are used by customers for prestigious print projects, magazines, advertising, brochures, etc.
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