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No Go For Chinese Pulp Mill In Arkansas

The $1.8 billion Chinese pulp mill anticipated for a site near Arkadelphia, Ark. is officially terminated. Andrzej Bednarski, International Project Director of Shandong Sun Paper Co., Ltd., confirmed the development in a letter to the state of Arkansas AEDC...

Arkansas Saw Timber Surplus May Keep Prices “Static”

Hardwood pulpwood prices should remain strong, pine pulpwood may be brighter in the coming decades, but pine saw timber will likely remain static for the foreseeable future, according to predictions for Arkansas’ $6.3 billion forest industry. Matt Pelkki, economist...

Chinese Paper Firm To Open $1 Billion Mill In Arkansas

China-based Sun Paper has chosen Arkansas as the site of its first bio-products mill in North America, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday. The $1 billion investment for a plant in Arkadelphia is expected to create 250 new jobs, Hutchinson’s office said in a news...