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NewPage Corporation, based in Miamisburg, Ohio
Miamisburg, Ohio

Miamisburg is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 19,489 at the United States Census, 2000. Miamisburg is known for its large industry and retail factors , but is mainly known for being the home to the Miamisburg Mound....
, is a leading producer of coated paper
Paper

Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon or packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
 in North America.

The company produces coated papers in sheets and rolls with many finishes and weights to offer design flexibility for a wide array of end uses. With 8,000 employees, NewPage operates 10 paper mills with 20 paper machines in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
.

Annual production consists of 4.5 million short tons of paper (3.3 million short tons of coated paper, 900,000 short tons of uncoated paper, 300,000 short tons of specialty paper) and 3.2 million short tons of pulp.


NewPage Corporation's headquarters building in Miamisburg was the first structure in Ohio to receive a "Green Globes" certification for its sustainability, energy efficiency, low water consumption and employee environment.

of the mills can trace their roots to the West Virginia Paper Company (Westvaco) that was established in 1888 by William Luke
William Luke

William Luke founded Westvaco Corporation in 1888 at Piedmont, West Virginia and Luke, Maryland. Died 1912.William Luke went to America from Scotland in 1852....
 on 50 acres (202,000 mē) of land along the Potomac River
Potomac River

The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a Drainage basin of about 14,700 square miles ....
 in an area known as "West Piedmont" (now Luke, Maryland
Luke, Maryland

Luke is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV MSA. The population was 80 at the 2000 census....
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NewPage Corporation, based in Miamisburg, Ohio
Miamisburg, Ohio

Miamisburg is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 19,489 at the United States Census, 2000. Miamisburg is known for its large industry and retail factors , but is mainly known for being the home to the Miamisburg Mound....
, is a leading producer of coated paper
Paper

Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon or packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
 in North America.

The company produces coated papers in sheets and rolls with many finishes and weights to offer design flexibility for a wide array of end uses. With 8,000 employees, NewPage operates 10 paper mills with 20 paper machines in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
.

Annual production consists of 4.5 million short tons of paper (3.3 million short tons of coated paper, 900,000 short tons of uncoated paper, 300,000 short tons of specialty paper) and 3.2 million short tons of pulp.

Operations

  • Biron, Wisconsin
    Biron, Wisconsin

    Biron is a village in Wood County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 915 at the 2000 census....
  • Chillicothe, Ohio
    Chillicothe, Ohio

    Chillicothe is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio. The municipality is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River....
    (Closed in 2008)
  • Duluth, Minnesota
    Duluth, Minnesota

    Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,918 in the United States Census 2000....
  • Escanaba, Michigan
    Escanaba, Michigan

    Escanaba [es-ka-NAH-ba] is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in the banana belt on the state's Upper Peninsula of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 13,140....
  • Kimberly, Wisconsin
    Kimberly, Wisconsin

    Kimberly is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,146 at the 2000 census....
  • Luke, Maryland
    Luke, Maryland

    Luke is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV MSA. The population was 80 at the 2000 census....
  • Niagara, Wisconsin
    Niagara, Wisconsin

    Niagara is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,880 at the 2000 census. The city lies to the north of and adjacent to the Niagara , Wisconsin....
  • Point Tupper, Nova Scotia
    Point Tupper, Nova Scotia

    Point Tupper is a small rural community located in Richmond County, Nova Scotia on the Strait of Canso in western Cape Breton Island.Extensive land grants in the area were acquired in 1863 by Henry Nicholas Paint, of Belle Vue, Canso, member of Parliament for Richmond , who started to promote a township on the site, a project which he cont...
  • Rumford, Maine
  • Stevens Point, Wisconsin
    Stevens Point, Wisconsin

    Stevens Point is a city in and the county seat of Portage County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. Located in the central part of the state, it is the largest city in the county, with a population of 24,551 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Whiting, Wisconsin
    Whiting, Wisconsin

    Whiting is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,760 at the 2000 census....
  • Wickliffe, Kentucky
    Wickliffe, Kentucky

    Wickliffe is a city in Ballard County, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. The population was 794 at the 2000 United States Census. It is the county seat of Ballard County, Kentucky....
  • Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
    Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

    Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,435 at the 2000 census....


NewPage Corporation's headquarters building in Miamisburg was the first structure in Ohio to receive a "Green Globes" certification for its sustainability, energy efficiency, low water consumption and employee environment.

History

Two of the mills can trace their roots to the West Virginia Paper Company (Westvaco) that was established in 1888 by William Luke
William Luke

William Luke founded Westvaco Corporation in 1888 at Piedmont, West Virginia and Luke, Maryland. Died 1912.William Luke went to America from Scotland in 1852....
 on 50 acres (202,000 mē) of land along the Potomac River
Potomac River

The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a Drainage basin of about 14,700 square miles ....
 in an area known as "West Piedmont" (now Luke, Maryland
Luke, Maryland

Luke is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV MSA. The population was 80 at the 2000 census....
). The mill in Luke remains a major economic factor in the area and its impact straddles the river into Beryl, West Virginia
Beryl, West Virginia

Beryl was a once thriving town, but homes and properties were slowly purchased over the years by Westvaco paper company. By the late 1900s, all the residents were gone, and the last standing home became an office for the Westvaco woodyard....
 and Piedmont, WV.

In 2005, MeadWestvaco
MeadWestvaco

MeadWestvaco Corp. is an American packaging based in Richmond, Virginia. It has approximately 23,000 employees. In February 2006, it moved its corporate headquarters to Richmond, Virginia....
's Printing and Writing Paper business was sold to investment firm Cerberus Capital Management
Cerberus Capital Management

Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. is one of the largest private equity investment firms in the United States. The firm is based in New York City, and run by -year-old financier Steve Feinberg....
 for about $2.3 billion to form NewPage Corporation. NewPage originally constituted 5 pulp and paper manufacturing in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, and Ohio. In April 2006, NewPage sold their carbonless operations located in Ohio for $84 million to global specialty papermaker P. H. Glatfelter Company, based in York, Pennsylvania
York, Pennsylvania

York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in South Central Pennsylvania. The population was 40,862 at the United States Census 2000....
. In 2007, NewPage Corporation purchased the North American assets of Stora Enso
Stora Enso

Stora Enso Oyj is a Finland–Sweden pulp and paper industry, formed by the merger of Swedish mining and forestry products company Stora Kopparbergs bergslag and Finnish forestry products company Enso-Gutzeit Oy in 1998....
 which included mills in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nova Scotia.

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