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April 27, 2016

Chinese paper company to build $1B mill in Arkansas

  • The project will receive several incentives from the state, including sales tax refunds on construction materials and a recycling tax credit.
  • By ANDREW DeMILLO
    Associated Press

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Chinese company Sun Paper announced plans Tuesday for a $1 billion mill in southern Arkansas, the paper company's first facility in North America.

    Joined by Sun Paper officials to announce the project at the state Capitol, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the project will create 250 jobs and is one of the largest private investments in Arkansas' history. Company and state officials said they expected the project to employ 2,000 people during its construction and create an additional 1,000 jobs indirectly in the timber industry.


     
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