SCARBOROUGH, ON, Nov. 14, 2012 /CNW/ - Atlantic Packaging Products
announced today, plans to re-open their Whitby Ontario Mill in March of
2013. The former newsprint mill has been upgraded with technology that
will allow Atlantic Packaging to produce 100% recycled lightweight
paper used to manufacture high performance corrugated packaging
products.
Recycled lightweight paper has been around in Europe for many years. The
paper is made using less fiber and is enhanced for strength. The result
is a much lighter, stronger and more sustainable product. President of
Atlantic Packaging, Dave Boles adds "In North America, the term
lightweight has been primarily used in reference to the basis weight of
the paper, with little or no emphasis on strength. What we're talking
about is a disruptive technology that is capable of producing low basis
weights (lighter paper) with sustainability and strength
characteristics unlike anything in corrugated packaging today." Dave
continued, "Sustainability objectives from large retailers are driving
the industry forward, and soon Atlantic will be in a position to
provide our customers with the most sustainable corrugated packaging
option available in North America."
The Whitby Mill is the 2nd Atlantic paper mill to open in the last 6 years. In 2006 Atlantic
opened the New Forest Mill as part of a joint venture with
Mitchel-Lincoln, the leading corrugated packaging company in the
province of Quebec.
About Atlantic Packaging Products
Atlantic Packaging Products is a vertically integrated packaging
products company that has been in business since 1945. Atlantic's key
business divisions including Corrugated and Flexible Packaging,
Displays, Supply and Inventory Management, Mills and Recycling, provide
customers with a total packaging solution.
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SOURCE: Atlantic Packaging Products