# Glatfelter to buy Georgia-Pacific's U.S. operations

Glatfelter will acquire Georgia-Pacific's U.S. operations, including a large airlaid line in North Carolina and a pilot facility in Tennessee.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-01-06
- Where: North Carolina; Tennessee, United States
- Value: $175.0M
- Jobs: 150
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 37,000 metric tons
- Products: airlaid nonwovens
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Georgia-Pacific](https://endata.com/companies/1870.md) (target)
- [Glatfelter](https://endata.com/companies/3467.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [je.st](http://www.je.st/news/Glatfelter-to-Buy-G-P-s-U-S-Operations,2587458.html), 2021-01-06: "Deal includes large airlaid line in NC, pilot facility in TN"
- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/01/06/2154039/0/en/Glatfelter-to-Acquire-Georgia-Pacific-s-U-S-Nonwovens-Business-for-175-Million.html), 2021-01-06: "The agreement to acquire Georgia-Pacific's U.S. nonwovens business further reinforces our commitment to invest in growth opportunities as part of Glatfelter’s ongoing transformation while also expanding our operating footprint in the United States."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/georgia-pacific-announces-agreement-to-sell-nonwovens-business-to-glatfelter-301201607.html), 2021-01-06: "We believe this sale to Glatfelter, an established manufacturer and supplier of nonwovens products, is in the best interests of both customers and our nonwovens employees."
- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2021/01/georgia-pacific-announces-agreement-to-sell-nonwovens-business-to-glatfelter/), 2021-01-06: "We believe this sale to Glatfelter, an established manufacturer and supplier of nonwovens products, is in the best interests of both customers and our nonwovens employees."

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