SUGAR LAND, TX--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 2, 2008 -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Forest products giant International Paper (NYSE:IP - News) (Memphis, Tennessee) has announced plans to immediately idle pulping operations at a mill in Bastrop, Louisiana. The company cited declining demand for pulp from international markets coupled with a weak global economy as reasons for the mill closure.

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