Flambeau Completes New Headbox Installation

Flambeau River Paper completes $2 million new headbox installation on PM#3 at Wisconsin mill: Flambeau River Papers, one of North America's "greenest" paper mills, completed installation of the new headbox on Paper Machine No. 3. The $2 million plus investment, which controls flow and distribution of fiber, will improve the mill's current grades while allowing the manufacture of additional specialty printing and writing papers. A new headbox represents a large investment during uncertain economic times, however it improves paper quality, uniformity and allows the addition of other uncoated free sheet grades. It is one more investment required to keep 320 dedicated, hard working U.S. employees on the job. In a decade of paper mill closures Flambeau River is taking a bold approach to keeping the mill competitive while meeting the requirements of today's demanding and ever changing printing and writing market. Customers will visually notice much better formation throughout the web and printers will notice a much improved profile in both basis weight and moisture giving a very consistent caliper.