Carrongrove Paper Co Ltd

Sectors:

  • Paper & paper products manufacture Paper production inc wood pulp

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Incorporated 1877 to acquire Carrongrove Paper Mill from Plummer & Henderson of Edinburgh. Expanded rapidly and acquired in 1906 two other very local paper mills, Herbertshire Mill and Stoneywood Mill from Stoneywood & Herbertshire Paper Co Ltd. Herbertshire Mill was then closed to facilitate the extension of Carrongrove Mill. 1922 briefly renamed Esparto Paper Mills Ltd. 1924 acquired by Inveresk Group when resumed earlier name. Inveresk was acquired by Georgia Pacific Corp in 1981, bought by management in 1990 and floated in 1993. Herbertshire Mill was built in 1788 followed by Carrongrove in 1819 and in 1879 Stoneywood Mill was converted from textile to papermaking. In the 19th century had several owners in particular Robert Weir, Glasgow stationer, and John Miller Ltd, Glasgow printers

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