Minor fire at KapStone's Longview mill

Photo: Weyerhaeuser
Photo: Weyerhaeuser

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation had a minor fire in one of its paper machines at its Longview, WA mill on April 13, 2014. The fire was quickly contained resulting in no injuries, overall damage of less than $10,000, and rapid resumption of production.  

Longview in Washington, USA, is a manufacturer of high quality containerboard, lightweight high performance multiwall paper, specialty Kraft papers, and corrugated containers.

Longview is equipped with five paper machines which produce 1.15 million tons of containerboard and Kraft paper annually. In the first quarter of 2013, Longview's net sales were $217 million generating $42 million of EBITDA.