PTVE - Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Pine Bluff Paper Mill and Waynesville Extrusion Facility to Suzano SA | Benzinga
LAKE FOREST, Ill., July 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NASDAQ:PTVE) ("Pactiv Evergreen" or the "Company") today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement (the "Agreement") to sell its Pine Bluff, Arkansas, paper mill ("Pine Bluff") and Waynesville, North Carolina, extrusion facility ("Waynesville"), to global paper and pulp producer Suzano S.A. ("Suzano") for $110 million in cash (the "Transaction"), subject to customary adjustments for closing amounts such as working capital. Suzano has agreed to offer employment to current employees at Pine Bluff and Waynesville.
Pine Bluff produces liquid packaging board and cupstock used to make fresh beverage cartons, paper cups and other fiber-based food and beverage packaging. Waynesville provides incremental extrusion capacity for the board produced at Pine Bluff. Pactiv Evergreen and Suzano have also agreed to enter into a long-term supply arrangement at the closing of the Transaction pursuant to which Suzano would use Pine Bluff and Waynesville to supply liquid packaging board to Pactiv Evergreen's converting business.
"The sale of Pine Bluff and Waynesville concludes the strategic alternatives review process," said Michael King, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pactiv Evergreen. "This Transaction is consistent with our disciplined focus on value creation, and we expect it to reduce the capital intensity of our business, improve our cash flow profile and further strengthen our balance sheet."
Mr. King added, "We put considerable thought into positioning Pine Bluff and Waynesville for the future and believe this Agreement ...