Demopolis Paper Mill, Alabama

The Demopolis Paper Mill primarily makes paperboard, used in consumer product packaging, such as cereal boxes and ice cream cartons. The plant was operated for years by Gulf States Paper, and is now one of more than a dozen in the USA owned by WestRock Paper, and one of several mills the company owns that also makes wood pulp, the raw material from which paper is made.  Around 500 people work at the mill. WestRock, based in Norcross, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, was formed by the merger of two other large paper companies, RockTenn and MeadWestvaco, in 2015, two companies that, as their names suggest, were also formed by mergers. The company specializes in food packaging, including pizza boxes, as well as paper for labels, leaflets, and inserts. It is one of the five largest paper companies in the USA, and has more than 10% of the market.