Paper Mill

4 photos · 2021–2022

4 photographs tagged Paper Mill, 2021–2022.

Related: Factory Industrial Cloquet Fox River Green Bay Green Bay Packaging
Green Bay Packaging's modern paper mill on the Fox River in Wisconsin emits steam plumes into the winter night sky.
Green Bay Packaging's recycled paper mill sits along the Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The company completed this containerboard mill in 2021, replacing an older facility and consolidating production into a single advanced plant designed to cut water and energy use. The mill produces recycled containerboard used in corrugated packaging, drawing on the company's long history as a family-owned packaging manufacturer based in Green Bay. Steam from its process operations is a routine byproduct of papermaking, generated by the heat required to pulp and dry recycled fiber into new board.

Winter Steam at the Green Bay Packaging Mill

Green Bay Packaging mill on the Fox River in Wisconsin releases steam into the winter night sky.
Green Bay Packaging's recycled paper mill sits on the Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The company completed the $500 million facility in 2021, replacing a containerboard mill that had operated on the site for more than seven decades. The new mill was built to use recycled fiber as its primary raw material while cutting water and energy use compared to the plant it replaced. Green Bay Packaging is an employee-owned company that has operated in the city since 1933.

Winter Steam Over Green Bay Packaging’s Fox River Mill

USG directional sign at the Cloquet, Minnesota manufacturing facility.
USG Corporation, once known as United States Gypsum, traces its roots to 1902 and today ranks among the largest manufacturers of gypsum wallboard in North America. The company's Cloquet facility sits in a Carlton County city long tied to the region's timber and forest products economy. USG's core products include drywall, joint compound, and ceiling systems sold to builders and contractors across the continent.

USG Sign Pointing the Way at Its Cloquet Facility

USG paper mill facility illuminated at night in Cloquet, Minnesota, with industrial buildings and production infrastructure.
USG Paper Mill in Cloquet, Minnesota, operates as an industrial manufacturing complex on the city’s south side. The facility includes a guarded entrance, rail siding, and large production buildings associated with United States Gypsum’s paper operations. Night security lighting illuminates the plant and adjacent yard.

USG Plant at Night in Cloquet

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