IP to Close Alabama Mill in Q1 2014, Impacting 1,100 Jobs

"We explored numerous business and re-purposing options for the Courtland Mill, but concluded that permanently closing the mill best positions the business for the future," said Tim Nicholls, Printing and Communications Papers senior vice president.

International Paper's Printing and Communications Papers Business will consist of four paper mills focused on uncoated freesheet, bristols and specialty papers markets: Two uncoated freesheet paper mills, Eastover, SC, and Riverdale, AL; and two specialty paper mills, Georgetown, SC, and Ticonderoga, NY.