Finch Paper
Coverage of Finch Paper in the Nexus archive.
- A shrinking market for low-grade wood threatens Vermont’s forests
The closure of Finch Paper's pulping operations in Vermont eliminates a key market for low-grade wood, threatening forest management and economic viability. Without buyers for wood generated by forest management, logging jobs and landowner options decline, risking long-term forest health and benefits like biodiversity and carbon storage.
- Loggers react to Finch Paper changes: "It feels like a gut punch"
Finch Paper has announced they will stop in-house pulp production, no longer requiring wood from Northeast loggers. Loggers in the Capital Region describe the decision as a significant blow, warning it could lead to bankruptcies.
- Enough with the excuses. Help Vermont’s loggers.
The closure of the Finch Paper mill in Glens Falls, New York, has significantly impacted loggers, truckers, and landowners in Vermont and the Northeast. The mill, operational since 1865, processed large volumes of low-grade hemlock pulp, which now lacks alternative markets. The author urges legislators to stop carbon credit sales on state and federal lands to support the region's forest products industry.
- A New York paper mill is closing part of its operation. Vermont loggers are sounding the alarm.
Finch Paper is closing its pulp mill in Glens Falls, New York, impacting Vermont's logging industry by reducing demand for low-grade pulp wood. Vermont loggers warn this will exacerbate industry challenges, following regional mill closures over decades. The company will now purchase pulp externally instead of producing it.