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24 paź 2015 · Using a variety of sources including, newspapers, maps, business records, and interviews, this dissertation examines the paper industry’s impact on three communities in the Wisconsin River valley: Nekoosa, Port Edwards, and Wisconsin Rapids.
This paper examines the major economic hardships faced by Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company, of Wisconsin‟s oldest remaining and substantially successful paper mills. During the early decades of the twentieth century, the Thilmany faced a number of challenges, such as the
Paper manufacturing also began in Kaukauna where one firm, Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company became the first to manufacture tissue paper in Wisconsin. Mounting market demands led to the expansion of mills across the Wisconsin and Chippewa River Valleys in the late 19th century.
The mapping tool below was developed to connect buyers of wood and paper products with Wisconsin’s primary mills and to assist forest managers and loggers with identifying markets for harvested timber. Mill data can be refined by location, species processed, products processed and products sold and then downloaded for later reference.
5 sie 2019 · Twenty-four paper companies operate mills at 34 locations in Wisconsin. Integrated mills, such as ND Paper in Biron, produce both pulp and paper. Others produce only one or the other. Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s Rhinelander mill, for example, purchases fiber to produce specialty papers.
6 gru 2022 · Wisconsin’s paper industry generates about $18 billion and employs over 30,000 people, making it the fifth-largest manufacturing sector in the state. At the time of the report, Wisconsin had 34 paper mills. There are now 32, according to Suder.
Papermaking in Wisconsin began in Milwaukee on March 7, 1848. The paper was made of rags and used to publish the Milwaukee Sentinel & Gazette. Three months after the first papermaking began in Wisconsin, President Polk signed legislation to make Wisconsin a state.
