West Linn Paper Mill Announces Production Restart
Paper Recycling | 2019-11-05 22:37:22
The plant, which came alive in August, has run its first successful trial. Another trial is slated for next week.
By Paul Ploumis
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): A 130-year old paper mill in West Linn announced operation restart after remaining idle for almost two years. The newly formed Willamette Falls Paper Co. uses new technique, by which it uses pulp and agricultural waste to make paper.
The company hopes to begin commercial production of coated and uncoated paper by mid-November this year. The plant, which came alive in August, has run its first successful trial. Another trial is slated for next week.
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The mill currently employs 120. Out of this a good majority are people who have been working at the mill at the time of its closure in October 2017, owing to difficulty in sourcing pulp for papermaking. Nearly 250 millworkers had lost jobs that time.
The successful trial using non-wood raw materials is an important step towards its goal of sustainable papermaking, said Phil Harding, Director of Technology and Sustainability at Willamette Falls Paper Co.
