KALAMAZOO, MI — Michigan regulators say a proposed air permit for a Kalamazoo paper mill would reduce air pollution by permanently retiring two older boilers and an older production line while consolidating factory output on newer equipment.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) is proposing to approve a permit-to-install for Graphic Packaging International that would decommission the Kalamazoo mill’s older K3 production line and shut down Boilers 8 and 9.
The permit would allow higher annual production limits on the company’s newer K2 coated recycled board machine without increasing its daily production ceiling, according to EGLE…