The company’s first production inkjet paper is introduced. Finch sells its Adirondack lands to The Nature Conservancy, who in turn hire Finch foresters to continue management. The family business Finch, Pruyn is renamed Finch Paper LLC in 2007 by new owners, Atlas Holdings LLC and Blue Wolf Capital Partners. Recycled and digital papers are introduced, including Finch Casablanca Opaque and Finch Fine iD. A larger Glens Falls warehouse is built, and a Chicago warehouse starts operations in 1994. The company rebuilds its largest paper machine to increase production, adds a sheeter and installs an elemental chlorine-free system. During this time, Finch, Pruyn is the largest private landowner in New York state, with 202,045 acres of timberland.Īt Finch Paper, our company's story is the bedrock that fortifies our present and guides our future.

A new sulfite pulping process begins that utilizes hardwoods in addition to softwoods. 1950-1960Īll three paper machines are completely rebuilt. The last river drive carrying logs from the Adirondack Mountains down the Hudson River is in 1950. The paper is used by Reader’s Digest, Boys' Life, and TV Guide. The company constructs a bleaching facility and converts its product mix from newsprint to high-quality magazines and book paper. The company’s retail division opens an appliance store. 1930-1940ĭuring the Great Depression, the company invests in 10 new grinders to improve wood-chip production, while a water turbine generates electricity for use in the mill. The last boat to run the Feeder Canal carries Finch paper. The last black marble is quarried in 1923, lime production ends in 1929, and sawmills cease operation. The company’s focus turns to manufacturing newsprint and hanging paper, a base stock for wallpaper.

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