Most recent company releases:
Georgia-Pacific Professional Study Shows Preference for Touchless Paper Towel Dispensers in Away-From-Home Washrooms
An overwhelming majority of people (79 percent) prefer touchless towel dispensers to air dryers(1) according to the "Washroom Product Study," developed by Georgia-Pacific Professional – the industry leader of tissue, towel, wiper and foodservice solutions - and conducted by Housekeeping Solutions magazine.
Georgia-Pacific Joins Mother Nature Network to Tell its Sustainability StoryGeorgia-Pacific has joined the Mother Nature Network (MNN), a leading Web site for environmental news and information viewed by more than 5 million people last year. Georgia-Pacific is the new sponsor of the Business channel — Building, Products, Supplies, and the Home channel — Building & Remodeling of MNN.
Georgia-Pacific Announces Acquisition of Certain Grant Forest Products FacilitiesGeorgia-Pacific today announced it has signed a purchase and sale agreement for Grant Forest Products a ssets in Ontario at Englehart and Earlton, and in South Carolina at Allendale and Clarendon. The deal is expected to close sometime in the first half of 2010. The facilities manufacture oriented strand board (OSB) and other engineered wood products.
Georgia-Pacific Packaging Acquires ORBIS Container ServicesGeorgia-Pacific Packaging LLC announces that its subsidiary, Georgia-Pacific RPC LLC, has acquired ORBIS Container Services, a reusable plastic container (RPC) business, from ORBIS Corp, a subsidiary of Menasha Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Georgia-Pacific and Schneider National: Tow the Load - The SmartWaySMEvery hour of every day, all around the United States, orange Schneider tractor trailers are towing loads of bath tissue, napkins and paper towels from Georgia-Pacific warehouses to millions of eager customers. And today's environmentally conscious customer would be more eager to know that each load is towed the smart way - clean and full.
Georgia-Pacific Named U.S. EPA Smartway Excellence Award WinnerThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today named Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products a SmartWaySM Excellence Award winner for 2009, recognizing the company for its outstanding environmental performance. The SmartWay Transport Partnership is an innovative collaboration between the EPA and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing air pollution.
Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade Supports Community FirefightersOctober is the true beginning of fall. School is in full-swing, communities are filled with the sounds and activities of weekend sporting events and festivals.
Georgia-Pacific Earns 2009 SFI President's AwardGeorgia-Pacific LLC has been recognized for its outstanding efforts in increasing understanding of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) fiber sourcing program and how it supports family forest owners across North America.
Georgia-Pacific Announces Private Offering of Senior Guaranteed NotesGeorgia-Pacific LLC today announced that it plans to issue $600 million aggregate principal amount of senior guaranteed notes due 2016 in a private offering. The notes will be guaranteed by certain domestic subsidiaries of Georgia-Pacific on a senior unsecured basis.
Georgia-Pacific Announces Private Offering of Senior Guaranteed NotesGeorgia-Pacific LLC today announced that it has priced a private offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 8.25 percent senior guaranteed notes due 2016. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes was increased by $150 million from the $600 million offering amount previously announced and the Notes were priced at a discount to par.
GREENGUARD Introduces New Certification CategoryGeorgia-Pacific first certification in formaldehyde emission reduction technology category
Georgia-Pacific Names Tarek Hallaba President - EMEA Consumer BusinessIn this key leadership role, Hallaba will have full responsibility for Georgia-Pacific's consumer business in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and will be based at the company's EMEA headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
Georgia-Pacific Names Chief Sustainability OfficerWilliam A. "Bill" Frerking has been named Georgia-Pacific's vice president and chief sustainability officer. In this newly-created position, Frerking is responsible for the company's overall sustainability efforts, including working with GP's business units and procurement and staff groups to develop and implement sustainability strategies, goals, measurement and reporting.
Atlanta Public Schools and Georgia-Pacific Announce Entrepreneurship Program for StudentsYouth Entrepreneurs™ of Atlanta (YE-Atl) brings private and public sectors together to help students succeed in the global marketplace.