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Augusta Newsprint Company

(a joint venture between Abitibi-Consolidated (52.5% ownership) and the Woodbridge Company)

P.O. Box 1647
2434 Doug Barnard Parkway
Augusta, Georgia
U.S.A. 30913

T (706) 798-3440
 
ManagerRich Zgol
  
Number of Employees380
  
ProductsStandard newsprint and recycled specialties
   
Raw Materials100% Southern Pine. The recycling facility requires supplies of old newsprint and old magazines; 80% is covered by contracts, ranging from five to ten years, with Paper Stock Dealers Inc. and Browning Ferris Industries. The balance is purchased on the open market.  
 
Pulp ContentThermo-mechanical pulp (TMP), recycled newspapers (RNP)
 
Recycled Content Total recycled content = 35% [70% old newspapers (ONP), 30% old magazines (OMG)]
 
Production Capacity/Year436,000 MT

 
Number of Machines2
 

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