Green Bay Packaging begins paper mill production

Green Bay Packaging Inc. (GBP), Green Bay, Wisconsin, has announced that the first reel of paper was produced March 11 at its paper mill in Green Bay. The company says this milestone comes two and a half years after it broke ground on the site. The company now operates a total of five paper mills in the U.S. GBP is a family-owned, vertically integrated manufacturing company consisting of corrugated shipping container plants, a folding carton facility, recycled and virgin containerboard mills, pressure-sensitive label roll-stock plants, timberlands a paper slitting operation, specialty converting operations and a sawmill facility.

The new mill, which will produce containerboard and is expected to consume both old corrugated containers and mixed paper, is located at the mouth of the Fox River, south of the Leo Frigo Bridge. According to a news release from GBP, the company’s $500 million investment has had “a profound, positive impact on northeast Wisconsin’s economy and the environment.”

Voith Paper was chosen as the full-line equipment supplier for this project, GBP says. Voith Paper’s North American headquarters are located in Appleton, Wisconsin. GBP says its partnership with Voith includes cutting-edge papermaking and fiber recycling technology.