Twin Rivers Paper Announces Agreement to Acquire Pine Bluff, Arkansas Paper Mill from Mondi Group

MADAWASKA, Maine–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#paper–Twin Rivers Paper Company LLC announced today that it has entered
into a definitive agreement to acquire the paper mill located in Pine
Bluff, Arkansas owned by Mondi Group. Twin Rivers, headquartered in
Madawaska, Maine, produces specialty packaging, label, publishing, and
technical specialty papers as well as dimensional lumber. It is owned
jointly by Atlas Holdings LLC and Blue Wolf Capital. The acquisition is
anticipated to be completed in Q2 2018. Terms were not disclosed.

The mill to be acquired under this agreement produces Multiwall,
Converting and Grocery Bag grade unbleached kraft papers serving a
variety of food, agricultural, and industrial applications. With basis
weights between 40# and 78#, the mill has a capacity in excess of
140,000 US short tons.

“Twin Rivers is a nimble, high quality, integrated forest products
company that is well positioned as a market leader in the packaging,
publishing, label and technical specialties markets,” said Bob Snyder,
Chief Executive Officer of Twin Rivers. “The addition of the Pine Bluff
mill is consistent with the evolution of our company and fully
complements our overall mill system, product offerings and strategic
direction.”

“We are very pleased with the opportunity to add this facility and its
valued associates to our company,” said Ken Winterhalter, President of
Twin Rivers. “The proposed transaction will provide a logical grade-line
extension to our current offerings and is evidence of our ongoing
commitment to enhance the value we provide to our customers.”

“With this agreement and its recent acquisition of Burrows Paper, Twin
Rivers continues to strengthen its hold atop the marketplace,” said Tim
Fazio, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Atlas Holdings. “This is an
exciting step for the business and we look forward to welcoming the team
in Pine Bluff to the Twin Rivers family.”

“We are excited to add Pine Bluff to the Twin Rivers portfolio,” said
Adam Blumenthal, Managing Partner of Blue Wolf Capital. “The strategic
acquisition positions the company well to grow with and better serve its
customers and other stakeholders.”

Clemens Willee, CEO Packaging Paper, Mondi Group, said, “We believe that
the interests of the mill and its employees are better served by the new
owners where there is a closer long-term strategic alignment.”

About Twin Rivers Paper Company
Twin
Rivers Paper Company, headquartered in Madawaska, Maine, is an
integrated specialty paper company that produces specialty packaging,
label, publishing, and technical specialty papers as well as dimensional
lumber. Targeting its manufacturing capabilities to specific market
segments, Twin Rivers creates competitive advantages through nimble
innovation and product development, service excellence and an unfailing
commitment to quality. The company’s brands include Acadia® packaging
products, Alliance® label products, and Pharmopaque® pharmaceutical
papers. Twin Rivers is owned jointly by Atlas Holdings LLC and Blue Wolf
Capital. For more information, visit www.twinriverspaper.com

About Mondi Group
Mondi is a
global leader in packaging and paper, employing around 26,000 people in
over 30 countries. We are fully integrated across the packaging and
paper value chain – from managing forests and producing pulp, paper and
plastic films, to developing and manufacturing effective industrial and
consumer packaging solutions. Sustainability is embedded in everything
we do, with clearly defined commitments across 10 action areas. We
delight our customers with our innovative and sustainable packaging and
paper solutions. Our major operations are in central Europe, Russia,
North America and South Africa. In 2017, Mondi had revenues of €7.1
billion and a return on capital employed of 19.7%.

Mondi has a dual listed company structure, with a primary listing on
the JSE Limited for Mondi Limited under the ticker MND and a premium
listing on the London Stock Exchange for Mondi plc, under the ticker
MNDI. We are a FTSE 100 constituent, and have been included in the
FTSE4Good Index Series since 2008 and the JSE's Socially Responsible
Investment (SRI) Index since 2007.

Contacts

Twin Rivers Paper Company
Brian McAlary, 207-728-8002
[email protected]