Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., USA, this week announced that it is making significant investments, that could total more than $50 million, in converting assets to support its Compact® professional toilet paper business.

The company said that converting equipment is currently being installed at its Green Bay, Wisc., Broadway mill and should be in full production during the 2Q 2018. In addition, the company has approved funding and final engineering for converting equipment at its Savannah River Mill in Rincon, Ga., which should be operational in the 1Q 2019. These investments follow the recent startup of Compact converting equipment at the Muskogee, Okla., mill in 2017.

Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading makers of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals.