Georgia-Pacific to close SBS operations and one tissue machine in Crossett, Arkansas

摘要

US company Georgia-Pacific has announced that it would discontinue solid bleached sulfate (SBS) board operations at its Crossett, Arkansas, facility as of October 2019.This involves the permanent shutdown of the SBS machines as well as the extrusion plant, woodyard, pulp mill and a significant portion of the energy complex at the Crossett mill. In July, Georgia-Pacific will also discontinue one of the mill's older and less competitive tissue machines. The measure will lead to a loss of 555 jobs at the mill, the company announced. Georgia-Pacific did not indicate the capacity of the affected operations.