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Wisconsin Rapids (previously Grand Rapids) sits on what was once called the Grand Rapids of the Wisconsin River. The Wisconsin River drops twenty-seven feet at the main rapids and sixty feet overall. [1] Early settlers used islands in the rapids to develop water power for a flour mill, machine shop, saw mill and the Grand Rapids Pulp and Paper Co.
On June 9, 2020, Verso announced a plan to indefinitely idle its US paper mills in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota by late July 2020. The idling was due to the decline in demand for graphic paper and reduced use of print advertising in various industries during the coronavirus pandemic. [15]
Wisconsin Rapids paper mill history: Unfolding 126 years of history at Wisconsin Rapids paper mill. How did we get here? The paper mill has been idle since July 2020 when Verso halted production ...
Verso announced in June 2020 it would idle production at paper mills in Wisconsin Rapids and Duluth, Minnesota, at the end of July 2020, pointing to a decline in demand for graphic paper.
International Paper, Memphis, Tennessee [322] Albany Paper Mill, Albany, Oregon (Closed in 2009, demolished in 2012) [323] [324] [325] Augusta Paper Mill, Augusta, Georgia [326] Bogalusa Paper Mill, Bogalusa, Louisiana Cedar Rapids Paper Mill, Cedar Rapids, Iowa [327] Courtland Paper Mill, Courtland, Alabama (Closing completely in 2014) [328] [329]
Could this paper products giant end up on the block?
The mill in November 2014 during demolition. As a result of a giant corporate merger in 1984, St. Regis Corporation was merged with Champion International Corporation, creating leadership in the markets of coated and uncoated publication grades and newsprint to the company’s already established positions in free-sheet paper for printing, writing, converting and business.
International Paper, which employs about 1,700 people locally, has set a goal of slashing companywide greenhouse gas emissions 35% by 2030, as well as significantly reducing waste and water use.