Sun Paper signs MOU for Arkansas mill; first pulp greenfield one since 1993

摘要

Shandong Sun Paper, the company that International Paper (IP) just ended a coated paperboard business venture with, announced plans for developing and starting up a $1.3 billion greenfield fluff pulp mill by the first half of 2019 in southern Arkansas. The mill's capacity is estimated at 700,000 tonnes/yr with output focused for the growing diaper market in China, said an Arkansas state official who recruited Sun Paper.