Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has reportedly called employees back to work at its paper mill in Jackson, Alabama, USA.
In mid-November, PCA announced that it was temporarily laying off approximately all of its 400 workers and idling the mill. The company did not expand on its decision at the time, but did issue a statement that said the shutdown was due to “economic conditions and lower demand for our products. We fully intend to resume operations after the holidays.”
PCA recently converted the Jackson mill from the production of graphic paper to run containerboard.
The Jackson mill has two paper machines: the No. 1 machine, which is an uncoated freesheet (UFS) machine, and the No. 3 machine (previously produced UFS), which has been producing containerboard.
The No. 3 machine is undergoing a phased conversion project that will permanently convert the 365,000 ton-per-year UFS paper machine to a 700,000 ton-per-year high-performance, virgin kraft linerboard machine.