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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Freshwater Tissue, California`s last pulp mill and the only
chlorine-free/dioxin-free mill in the United States, plans to permanently close.
The current owners of the Samoa, CA pulp mill were unable to obtain federal
stimulus funds to convert the Samoa mill into an integrated tissue plant. The
plant would have served as an exemplary model of responsible and environmentally
sound American manufacturing.
Freshwater Tissue, California`s last pulp mill and the only
chlorine-free/dioxin-free mill in the United States, plans to permanently close.
The current owners of the Samoa, CA pulp mill were unable to obtain federal
stimulus funds to convert the Samoa mill into an integrated tissue plant. The
plant would have served as an exemplary model of responsible and environmentally
sound American manufacturing.
In spite of the Samoa mill`s status as the only chlorine-free/dioxin-free pulp
mill in the United States, the mill has struggled since the mid 1990`s to
compete with foreign competition. When the new owners acquired the Samoa mill in
February of 2009, their vision was to make the mill competitive by manufacturing
consumer-ready, eco-friendly, chlorine-free toilet tissue. The vision included
consuming by-products of the Redwood forest, such as tanoak trees, which are a
valueless, disease-stricken hardwood tree species that at present is an extreme
fire hazard to the Redwood region. The company`s vision had broad support from
environmental advocacy groups, educators, foresters, community leaders and labor
unions. Unfortunately, the banking industry collapsed, and both federal and
state lawmakers, including Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA), were unable to help
fund a shovel ready, job creating, and renewable stimulus project. As a result,
425 direct and 2,500 indirect green jobs have been lost permanently for
California`s North Coast region.Read Full Article
posted in: California, News
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