WestRock to idle recently acquired Newberg paper mill

TOLEDO (Scrap Monster): Norcross, Georgia-based WestRock Co. has announced that it has decided to idle the recently acquired SP Newsprint mill in Newsberg, Oregon. Newspaper reports indicate that reopening of the mill has not yet been confirmed by WestRock. However, the company is expected to restart the facility after technical upgrades to existing equipment and installation of additional equipment.

Earlier in October this year, the company had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SP Fiber Holdings Inc.-a company that produces recycled containerboard and kraft and bag paper with mill facilities in Dublin, Georgia, and Newberg, Oregon.

West Rock has also decided to close the Coshocton, Ohio paper mill. The Coshocton paper mill is scheduled to close its operations on November 28^th. The mill is a 150-year old facility that produces corrugated medium. According to the company, closure of the facility is part of its restructuring measures and that it isn’t the only site that is being shut down.

WestRock was recently formed following the merger of MeadWestVaco Corp. and Rock-Tenn Co. It is a leading global packaging company that aims to become unrivaled provider of paper and packaging solutions in global consumer and corrugated markets. It has around 275 operating and business locations in almost 30 countries spanning North America, South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.