Resolute Forest Products to expand its Tennessee operations

"Once fully operational, Resolute will produce high-quality products at one of the most competitive and efficient tissue operations," he continued. "We will work to be a preferred supplier of major private label retailers by being the best at meeting their needs in customer service and the quality promise of their store brands."

Resolute's tissue paper machine and converting operations will be built at the Calhoun mill in Tennessee. This $270 million project represents the largest investment made by Resolute since 2010. At full capacity, the new tissue and converting facilities will produce approximately 60,000 metric tons per year of at-home premium bath tissue and towels, focused on the growing private label market. Construction is expected to begin shortly, with ramp-up expected to start in the first quarter of 2017. The tissue machine will use excess slush pulp over and above the additional dried market pulp capacity associated with the previously announced continuous pulp digester project, the company said.