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re: Paper Mill in Port Hudson partially shutting down
Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:41 am to member12
Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:41 am to member12
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They shut down for a while during the recession, didn't they?
Nope. Not at GP
Their past wholesale changes were after being bought out by Koch. They had struggles with Union and cut a lot of people to save money .they never closed anything
Today’s deal is on different level.
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Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:42 am to LSUFanHouston
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but will rely on purchased pulp as its feedstock.
This will effect market pricing of pulp that is used in other local industries. That being said, their is a glut of wood waste (mill chips, land clearing material, slash etc) nationwide.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:44 am to jennyjones
My favorite I’ve heard about was from a contractor I work with.
Someone did a code dump of all their programs and put it on a jump drive before they left.
Considering their product is a Customizable Off the Shelf program where they make their money by selling upgrades or hiring out their people to act as support, this cost them tons of money in lost projects, as any competitor talking to that person could buy the then-current version of all the code and reverse-engineer it to make their own.
Someone did a code dump of all their programs and put it on a jump drive before they left.
Considering their product is a Customizable Off the Shelf program where they make their money by selling upgrades or hiring out their people to act as support, this cost them tons of money in lost projects, as any competitor talking to that person could buy the then-current version of all the code and reverse-engineer it to make their own.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:01 pm to teke184
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Someone did a code dump of all their programs and put it on a jump drive before they left.
Considering their product is a Customizable Off the Shelf program where they make their money by selling upgrades or hiring out their people to act as support, this cost them tons of money in lost projects, as any competitor talking to that person could buy the then-current version of all the code and reverse-engineer it to make their own.
Call me crazy, but that sounds like it might be lightly illegal.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:09 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Don’t know if it is or not, but the code definitely got copied and they went to full lockdown on code as a result.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:13 pm to LSUFanHouston
This is not good at all.
Hopefully it gives those Together Baton Rouge clowns a wake up call with all the attacks they have been making on Exxon
Hopefully it gives those Together Baton Rouge clowns a wake up call with all the attacks they have been making on Exxon
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:17 pm to HeadBusta4LSU
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Together Baton Rouge clowns a wake up call
SWB just announced the parish is going to help those laid off somehow.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:20 pm to Cump11b
Remember when Trump said US trade is at a disadvantage with China? This is what he’s talking about.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:28 pm to teke184
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From what I heard from the workers last night, the big shift was the company being bought out by the Koch brothers and then bringing in a manager to run things whose attitude was “I’m going to change the whole culture here.”
In my opinion, this had a lot to do with it going downhill for sure, but this was well after Koch purchased GP. The manager almost did the same thing at a GP facility in West AL before he was "moved" to Port Hudson...
At one time not very long ago, this was the flagship mill of the GP fleet and the 2 fine paper machines were some of the most efficient (low cost producers) producing this grade in the industry prior to his arrival. It is surprising to me however that the mill could not be repurposed to make an unbleached board grade, although it would require a significant investment/rebuild of existing assets or new machine. I'm sure it was investigated but $$$ invested vs return and POV market conditions could have said it was a no go. The fine paper business (printing/writing papers) is and has been a steady decline for many years, but as of a few years ago, I figured these machines may be a couple of the few left in US still running to maintain the basement level demand of that grade of paper. As a result of the machine shutdowns, the mill can purchase pulp cheaper than it can make it in house to support the minimal draw for the tissue/towel business.
It definitely sucks for the 700 employees, but I know they are highly skilled and hopefully will be able to find a landing spot with all the industry within the Baton Rouge area.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:07 pm to HeadBusta4LSU
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Hopefully it gives those Together Baton Rouge clowns a wake up call with all the attacks they have been making on Exxon
Actually, it will probably encourage them - I believe that mill just recently was granted an ITEP exemption.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:20 pm to Brummy
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Actually, it will probably encourage them - I believe that mill just recently was granted an ITEP exemption.
It was, and I’m sure that GP could’ve repurposed it if they wanted.
The Together Baton Rouge folks don’t care about jobs.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:22 pm to LSUFanHouston
hate it for the people losing their jobs, but that is one less alliance training I have to take every year
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:36 pm to Perrydawg
Do you even TAPPISAFE, bro?
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:51 pm to LSUFanHouston
I know two people that lost their jobs there. One had worked there for 16 years, the other had only been there a few months. I hope that they can find something else soon.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:57 pm to EagleEye99
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It is surprising to me however that the mill could not be repurposed to make an unbleached board grade, although it would require a significant investment/rebuild of existing assets or new machine. I'm sure it was investigated but $$$ invested vs return and POV market conditions could have said it was a no go.
Lots of competition in unbleached kraft paper. More mills have transitioned to that over the years.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:03 pm to EagleEye99
It is easy to blame the Manager. The guy running things is always blamed. But, as Warren Buffet says
"When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact."
"When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact."
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:08 pm to LSUFanHouston
Does this mean BR wont smell like shite every time theres a cold front?
Eta. Why the downvotes? Lol if you live in north baton rouge every time theres a cold front you can smell the paper mill, smells like shite.
Eta. Why the downvotes? Lol if you live in north baton rouge every time theres a cold front you can smell the paper mill, smells like shite.
This post was edited on 1/13/19 at 10:07 am
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:09 pm to GeorgiaTiger678
yeah but the few times i drive by there it stinks.
Also, they should have careers, not jobs.
They can find another job easy, thanks trump!
Also, they should have careers, not jobs.
They can find another job easy, thanks trump!
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:11 pm to LSUFanHouston
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:12 pm to Grit-Eating Shin
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When I can smell it in BR, it usually means it's cold as shite outside because of the north wind.
you cant smell GP from BR. 
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