FutureMark History
FutureMark® Paper Company's mill in Alsip, Illinois, was built in 1968 to make recycled newsprint. In 2000, the mill was purchased by Myllykoski of Finland. Foreseeing lower demand for newsprint, Myllykoski invested more than $200 million to convert the mill's production line to make lightweight coated mechanical paper (the type of paper often used for catalogs, magazines and advertising circulars). In 2002, when the facility opened its coated production line, it became the only mill making recycled lightweight coated paper in all of North America – a distinction it still retains to this day.
In November 2009, the Watermill Group, a Boston-area private investment firm, purchased the Alsip mill and renamed it FutureMark Paper Company. The Watermill Group injected new capital and management expertise into the company, reinventing it to serve the growing number of publishers and retailers wanting to print on environmental paper.
Today, FutureMark Paper makes some of the greenest publication paper in the world and serves high-profile customers recognized for their strong environmental commitments.