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Land Swap Domtar announced in August 2020 the plans to convert the Kingsport Mill from uncoated paper production to the company’s first containerboard facility, with hopes of be- coming one of North America’s leading lightweight recy- cled containerboard suppliers. As a necessary part of the mill conversion, Domtar and the city of Kingsport agreed to swap land parcels. Through this effort, the city will re- ceive 40-acres of land and Domtar will receive Domtar Cloud Park. They’ve also agreed to contribute $500,000 toward relocating a community Skate Park that is currently located on the land. Repurposing the site will be an extensive process. Demolition work began in November 2020 and all major pieces of equipment have been purchased, preparing the
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way for eventual construction activities. The project is on schedule to start up in Q4 of 2022. They’ve begun imple- menting the operations readiness plans for the mill start- up and the packaging management teams are in place. Kingsport is expecting to begin bringing employees back at the end of this year or beginning of 2022. In December, Domtar experienced a devastating loss with the passing of Marty Barfield, following a long illness. Barfield was the general manager of the Kingsport Mill and a key architect of the work system for the new contain- erboard operation that is under construction. In January, Troy Wilson was appointed Kingsport Mill manager. Join- ing the Kingsport community from Domtar’s Johnsonburg Mill in Pennsylvania, where he was previously the Paper Mill Manager, he brings significant containerboard expe- rience. Wilson is excited to lead the Kingsport team and carry on Barfield’s vision of creating a high-performance culture as they take an exciting next step in the Mill’s pres- ence in Kingsport. Growing Demand For Recycled Grades With more daily commodities being delivered in boxes and consumption of packaging materials on the rise, Dom- CONTINUED ON PAGE 28 Domtar CEO John Williams shares his thoughts on Domtar’s new mill conversion project at the press conference prior to the groundbreaking.
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