The $1.8 billion Chinese pulp mill anticipated for a site near Arkadelphia, Ark. is officially terminated. Andrzej Bednarski, International Project Director of Shandong Sun Paper Co., Ltd., confirmed the development in a letter to the state of Arkansas AEDC and Governor Hutchinson.
The mill was expected to consume 3.5 million tons of southern pine chips per year and produce 600,000 tons of dissolving pulp.
In the letter, Bednarski stated, “The current situation related to the coronavirus outbreak and continued political friction and economic instability make it impossible for us to proceed with the project within the timelines set forth in the environmental permit.”