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The contribution will be used to further the mission of the Foundation and help create a more robust workforce in corrugated, folding carton, and rigid box manufactur- ing plants by providing more educational opportunities throughout the industry. “At Domtar, we are dedicated to helping make indepen- dent corrugated converters more successful,” said Dom- tar Packaging Senior Vice President Steve Henry. “We are pleased to support the AICC’s Foundation for Packaging Education to support the development of education and training resources for the independent corrugated con- verting workforce. “Every worker deserves an opportunity to better them- selves, and we are proud to partner with the AICC on this important workforce development initiative to help make that opportunity possible.” Domtar will enter the packaging market in the fourth quarter of 2022 with the conversion of its Kingsport, Ten- nesee, mill. When complete, the Kingsport Mill will be Domtar’s first 100 percent recycled packaging facility, ca- pable of producing and marketing approximately 600,000 tons of high-quality recycled Performance Linerboard and Corrugated Medium annually. Visit www.domtar.com for more information on Domtar and its conversion of its Kingsport mill in Tennessee. For more information about the Foundation for Pack- aging Education and how you can help further its mission, visit www.aiccbox.org .
it’s also become known as a very reliable corrugated box, display and partition manufacturer that has been in the El Paso market since 1996. It continually strives to improve its quick service delivery and high-quality printing at compet- itive prices for short and mid-size orders. These support services move it ever closer to be a one-stop shop. “Our WTC top customers are on the cutting edge of technology and expect their suppliers to be equally pro- ficient,” says Nick. “To optimize supply chain efficiencies, we will continue to embark on strategies of operational excellence. It’s going to get faster with more short run or- ders. The big guys can’t do that job. We love our indepen- dent thinking, flexibility and adaptability. In fact, even if our economic plane is buffed by cross winds of turbulence, the future and our balance sheet at WTC look bright.” Domtar Pledges $50,000 To AICC Foundation For Packaging Education Fort Mill, South Carolina based Domtar has pledged $50,000 to AICC’s Foundation for Packaging Education. ”Domtar reinforces its commitment to the Independent with this generous donation to the Foundation. We appre- ciate their engagement with and support of industry edu- cation,” said Michael M. D’Angelo, AICC President.
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