Documents indicate shuttered Canton paper mill will soon be sold

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Saturday, 14/09/2024

The old paper mill in the heart of Canton will have a new owner by the end of the month — if everything remains on track — according to a three-page letter filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Aug. 30.

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Pactiv doesn’t want to pay back grant

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Wednesday, 07/08/2024

Since unceremoniously announcing its exit from Canton early in 2023, Pactiv Evergreen, owner of the now-shuttered 115-year-old paper mill, has had very little to say — except which bills it refuses to pay. On July 29, the $6 billion multinational company did it again. 

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