GPI Announces Startup Of Recycled Paperboard Mill In Waco, Texas Atlanta, Georgia based Graphic Packaging International has announced the start-up of its recycled paperboard mill in Waco, Texas—a nearly $1 billion project originally announced in February 2023. The mill produced its first commercially saleable roll of recycled paperboard October 24, with CEO Michael Doss saying that was significantly earlier than planned. The Waco site is expected to reach full production in the next 12-18 months, and Doss said the company has developed a plan to source recovered fiber from its pack- aging facilities for the Waco mill. “By closing the loop between our own manufacturing system scrap and Waco’s recovered fiber sourcing, we dramatically reduce overall system waste while simulta- neously improving our production economics,” says Doss. And with the inclusion of paper cups in the Recycled Ma- terials Association’s recently updated guidelines, a key strategic investment we made at Waco looks even better.” The Waco mill has the capability to process up to 15 mil- lion paper cups per day, and estimates indicate the facility also will consume about 20,000 tons per month of old cor- rugated containers. Doss estimates the Waco mill will add 75,000 tons more to the total recycled paperboard market capacity than the industry had at the start of 2025.
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