G-P Completes Sale

Georgia-Pacific Corp. completed the sale of part of its pulp and paper assets to Domtar Inc. Assets sold were G-P’s fine paper mills in Ashdown, Ark.; Nekoos and Port Edwards, Wis.; and Woodland, Maine, as well as associated pulp facilities.

G-P will continue to own and operate white paper mills at Camas, Wash.; Crossett, Ark.; Port Hudson, La.; and Wauna, Ore. In addition, Georgia-Pacific's Unisource subsidiary remains the sole national distributor of Xerox branded papers.

Also today, Georgia-Pacific announced that George Wurtz, senior vice president - consumer products manufacturing - central, will succeed David Paterson as president - paper and bleached board. Paterson was previously named executive vice president - pulp and paperboard.

In his new role, Wurtz will have responsibility for Georgia-Pacific's ongoing communications paper business, as well as the company's kraft paper and bleached board businesses. He will oversee an organization that will include manufacturing facilities at Port Hudson, La.; Crossett, Ark.; and Palatka, Fla.