Greif exits coated recycled paperboard market, closes Sweetwater mill in Georgia

• Greif will exit the coated recycled paperboard market through the closure of its Sweetwater paperboard mill in Austell, Georgia.
• Operations are expected to cease by the end of the calendar year, removing about 120,000 tons of annual capacity.
• Roughly 90 employees will be affected; severance and career transition support planned.
• Sweetwater makes CRB, URB, and gypsum-facing paper; weak cost position and limited network integration drove the decision.
• URB customers will be shifted to Greif’s broader North American URB mill network.

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