# WestRock to sell Eaton and Aurora recycled paperboard mills to Ox Industries for $50 million

WestRock agreed to sell its uncoated recycled paperboard mills in Eaton, Indiana, and Aurora, Illinois, to Ox Industries for $50 million, with closing expected in late 2022 or early 2023.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-11-09
- Where: Eaton, Indiana; Aurora, Illinois, United States
- Value: $50.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: uncoated recycled paperboard
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [WestRock](https://endata.com/companies/791.md) (partner)
- [Ox Industries](https://endata.com/companies/9885.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [industryintel.com](https://www.industryintel.com/news/westrock-to-sell-its-uncoated-recycled-paperboard-mills-in-eaton-indiana-and-aurora-illinois-to-ox-industries-for-us-50m-westrock-will-also-divest-its-chattanooga-tennessee-urb-mill-under-deal-to-sell-its-stake-in-rts-packaging-to-jv-partner-sonoco-158044156704), 2022-11-09: "The Eaton and Aurora mills produce URB, which is not a priority product for WestRock, and are optimized assets for Ox Industries, a supplier and manufacturer of recycled paperboard products."
- [papnews.com](https://www.papnews.com/westrock-to-sell-ownership-interest-in-rts-packaging-llc-to-sonoco-agrees-to-sell-urb-mills-in-illinois-and-indiana-to-ox-industries/), 2022-11-10: "the Company has signed a definitive agreement to sell its uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) mills in Eaton, Indiana, and Aurora, Illinois, to Ox Industries for $50 million."

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