WestRock to Permanently Close North Charleston, SC, Paper Mill on August 31st
WestRock to Close Paper Mill in North Charleston, South Carolina
WestRock Company announced on Tuesday (5-2-23) that it will permanently cease operating its paper mill in North Charleston, South Carolina, on August 31, 2023. The North Charleston mill produces containerboard, uncoated kraft paper (KraftPak®), and unbleached saturating kraft paper (DuraSorb®), with a combined capacity of 550,000 tons.
Containerboard and uncoated kraft currently produced at the mill will be manufactured at other WestRock facilities. Westrock intends to exit the unbleached saturating kraft paper business when the mill’s shutdown is completed, the company said.
The North Charleston mill employs approximately 500 people. According to the press release, company employees will receive severance and outplacement assistance in accordance with WestRock policy and labor union agreements.
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