Shandong Sun Paper Industry
Chinese Plans in Arkansas Face Scrutiny
China remains a viable market for investment in and trade with Arkansas, including the state’s farmers, despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, trade officials say. read more >
Sun Paper Cancels Long-Delayed $1.8B Clark County Project
The Chinese company behind the planned $1.8 billion Sun Paper plant in Clark County has officially canceled the project, Arkansas economic developers confirmed Monday. read more >
Sun Paper Project in Doubt as Arkadelphia Site Is Groomed for Other Prospects
The Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance announced on Facebook that it's preparing to market a 1,000-acre industrial property described as "the former Sun Bio site." read more >
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Anna Tucker Ashton Talks China Trade, Risks and Opportunities
Anna Tucker Ashton, senior director of government affairs at the U.S.-China Business Council, spoke to Arkansas Business on Friday about the trade war and its effects here. read more >
Timber CEO: Georgia-Pacific Closures to Range Far and Wide in Arkansas
Georgia-Pacific's announced plan to close its bleached board operations in Crossett will have a ripple effect across Arkansas' forest products industry, Steve Anthony, CEO of Anthony Timberlands Inc., told Arkansas Business. read more >
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Mike Preston: Forrest City Yarn Factory on Hold Amid Trade Fight
Two major economic development projects in Arkansas are caught up in the trade fight between the United States and China, and one is now on hold, Arkansas' economic development office said Monday. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Sun Bio Begins Permit Process Second Time with New Product
The Sun Bio Materials project in Clark County has emerged from a period of halting progress with a new profile expected to increase investment, employment and wood consumption. read more >
by George Waldon -
The Problem With Patience (Editorial)
We have a question for President Donald Trump: Which is more important, defeating countries like China in a trade war or a booming U.S. economy? read more >
As Trade Battle Rages, Arkadelphia Waits, Worries
The threat of a full-blown trade war has delayed the $1 billion Sun Paper project near Arkadelphia and prompted Gov. Asa Hutchinson to send his top economic development official to China to make sure it stays on track. read more >
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Sun Paper Gets Bigger: Now $1.8B, Plant to Employ 350
Shandong Sun Paper Industry says it will pile an additional $500 million and 100 jobs into its planned Sun Bio Products plant in Clark County. The company said the plant will now make linerboard, which is one of two types of paper that make up corrugated board. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Arkansas Timber Rides Wave Of Demand
This year’s hurricanes are likely to boost Arkansas’ timber industry, which was already experiencing a surge of new investment. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Connections Count (Editorial)
Reach out, friends, to others. You'll never know what you can accomplish before breakfast. read more >
Final Permitting Near for Sun Bio Pulp Mill
Construction could start late this year on the billion-dollar Sun Bio Material pulp mill near Gum Springs. But the building process for the sprawling Clark County complex is expected to begin in earnest early next year. read more >
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Arkadelphia Is Costly Clog for Truckers
Arkadelphia sits on Interstate 30 and Highway 7 and has a total of only 83 highway miles within its metropolitan area. Its truck traffic problems are well known and will undoubtedly get worse after Shandong Sun Paper Industry opens a $1.3 billion pulp mill plant in a few years. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Asa Hutchinson: Arkansas Leads Nation in Foreign Direct Investment
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, speaking at the Arkansas Delta Conference, said Arkansas leads the nation in foreign direct investment. read more >
by Todd Traub -
Chinese Company to Invest $5M in Pet Treat Plant in Danville
Pet Won Pet Products of Taian City, Shandong Province, China plans to invest $5 million to put a pet treats manufacturing facility in Danville, creating 70 jobs. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Chinese Garment Manufacturer Made First Move on Arkansas
Suzhou Industrial Park Tianyuan Garment Co., the company spending $20 million to open a garment plant in Little Rock late next year, made the first move on Arkansas in December 2015. read more >
Sun Also Rises for Former Deltic CEO Ray Dillon
Since retiring last month as CEO of Deltic Timber Corp., Ray C. Dillon has been helping Shandong Sun Paper Industry JSC Ltd. of China with its plans to operate in Arkansas. read more >
Gurdon Girding for More Bank Competition
The competitive field of banks in southern Clark County could triple in the near future. Bank of Delight (Pike County) has opened a branch in Gurdon, and Southern Bancorp Bank of Arkadelphia intends to open operations there. read more >
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Asa Hutchinson to Promote Rice, Poultry on China Trip
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will travel to China to meet with existing and prospective business contacts and with government officials about opening the country to Arkansas rice and poultry. read more >
by Lance Turner -
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