International Paper To Invest $300 Million In Alabama Mill

By Jerry Underwood
Made in Alabama

International Paper plans to invest around $300 million in its Riverdale Mill in Dallas County to expand the company’s industrial packaging business, adding momentum to a significant growth spurt for the state’s forest products industry.

Memphis, Tennessee-based International Paper (IP) said the investment will convert its No. 15 paper machine at the Selma mill to produce high-quality whitetop linerboard and containerboard by mid-2019. The machine now produces uncoated freesheet, the type of paper commonly used in offices.

“Our customers expect us to support their growth, and this machine conversion will meet their needs,” said Tim Nicholls, IP’s senior vice president for industrial packaging in the Americas. “Our industrial packaging business continues to focus on our customers in strategic channels including our box business, domestic and export containerboard and specialty grades,” he added. The investment will add 450,000 tons of annual capacity, with flexibility to shift between containerboard products. It also positions the company to grow its industrial packaging business and protect jobs at the Riverdale mill, which will remain a significant supplier of uncoated freesheet.

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