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In 1952, Georgia-Pacific purchased the C.D. Johnson Lumber Company of Toledo, Ore., laying the groundwork for the company's entry into the pulp and paper business. In 1957, we began construction of the new facility at the Toledo site—an integrated pulp and paper mill designed to utilize the residual chip material from the existing on-site sawmill.

To this day, the Toledo mill stands as the only pulp and paper facility ever constructed by GP and is the hallmark of GP's entry into the pulp and paper business. The employees at Toledo take great pride in the facility and its heritage. They're proud of its position as the cornerstone of GP's pulp and paper division.

In 1994, Georgia-Pacific began investing more than $100 million in "Toledo 2000," a modernization project that propelled the mill into the 21st century. The project reduced the mill's dependence on wood chips for the pulp making process and more than doubled the mill's recycling capacity—which has reached 60 percent recycled material.

The Toledo operations continue the GP heritage of quality papermaking that began four decades ago in Toledo. And just as it was back then, we are committed to meeting the needs of our customers.

Toledo Key Statistics:
Location:	Toledo, Ore., Lincoln County
Mill Contact:	Communications office (541) 336-8202
Size of operation:	311 acres
Number of employees:	500
Products:	Linerboard and corrugating medium
Principal markets for products:	Domestic and export box plants
Purchase of local goods and services:	Approximately $200 million annually
Significant Mill Improvements:
1994-97	Toledo 2000 modernization plan
1995	Completion of recycled fiber plant
1997	Construction of boiler and paper machine upgrades
Key Mill Dates:
1956-57	Constructed mill
1958	Mill start-up
1960	Installed No.2 paper machine
1962	Opened bag plant
1973	Purchased No.3 paper machine
1976	Opened No.1 recycled fiber plant
1994	Closed bag plant
1994	Began Toledo 2000 modernization project
1997	Completed Toledo 2000 modernization project including No.2 recycled fiber plant