Combine all of this with the fact that the paper industry was already volatile<\/strong>. Shifts in production have been climbing, fewer mills are operating, and tons of paper has been removed from the market.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAll of this has put paper mills at a major turning point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSo which mills factor into this equation? <\/span>The top 5 mills in the U.S. include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Twin Rivers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Pixelle<\/span><\/li>\n
- Verso\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Kruger<\/span><\/li>\n
- Sappi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
How are they holding up? <\/span><\/p>\nThe answer: not well<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHere\u2019s what we know and what\u2019s to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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