Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG) announced today that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire S.P. Richards (SPR), an independent business products wholesaler based in Atlanta, Georgia. The closing is expected to take place on January 31, 2023. SPR operates from a network of 30 full-stocking distribution centers strategically positioned across the U.S. […]
Tag Archives: U.S paper industry
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Dec
Dec
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its November 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments increased one percent in November compared to November 2020. U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers increased nine percent in November compared to the same month last year. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels decreased […]
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This statistic shows the distribution of the utilization of recovered paper and paperboard in the United States in 2019. In that year, around 8.4 percent of all recovered paper and paperboards was recycled into tissue.
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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its July 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments increased five percent in July compared to July 2020. U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers increased nine percent in July compared to the same month last year. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels remained […]
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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced that 65.7% of paper consumed in the United States was recycled in 2020, maintaining a recycling rate that has been consistently high for over a decade. Since 2009, paper recycling has met or exceeded 63% – nearly double the rate the U.S. paper industry achieved in 1990. Meanwhile, U.S. mill consumption of old corrugated containers (OCC) reached a record level in 2020 of 22.8 million tons. The recycling rate for OCC was 88.8%, and the three-year average was 92.4%. “In an unprecedented and dynamic year defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, almost two-thirds of paper was recycled and transformed into new sustainable […]
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Successful start-up of complete paper production line supplied by Voith to Green Bay Packaging in the U.S.
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On March 11, 2021, Green Bay Packaging started operating its new PM4 production line. The facility located near the headquarters of the family-owned company in Green Bay, Wisconsin is a groundbreaking project in several respects. The testliner machine is the first new paper mill built in Wisconsin in over 30 years, creating numerous new jobs […]