Verso Corporation

aid: verso
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/verso/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Verso Corporation
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Paper
- Coated Paper
- Specialty Paper
- Pulp
- Manufacturing
- Publishing
- Packaging
description: 'Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS) was a North American producer of coated papers including coated groundwood, coated
  freesheet, and specialty products used in magazines, catalogs, commercial print, books, and packaging. Headquartered in
  Miamisburg, Ohio, Verso operated mills in Wisconsin Rapids (Wisconsin), Escanaba (Michigan), Duluth (Minnesota), and historically
  Luke (Maryland). In March 2022, Swedish pulp and paper group BillerudKorsnäs (now Billerud) completed its acquisition of
  Verso for $825 million in cash, taking the company private and rebranding it as Billerud Americas Corporation. The Verso
  standalone brand, ticker, and corporate web presence have been retired; ongoing North American operations, paper grades,
  and customer relationships now sit inside Billerud''s global business.'
created: '2026-05-22'
modified: '2026-05-22'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: verso:verso-coated-paper
  name: Verso Coated Paper
  tags:
  - Coated Paper
  - Coated Groundwood
  - Coated Freesheet
  - Magazines
  - Catalogs
  - Commercial Print
  humanURL: https://www.billerud.com
  properties:
  - url: https://www.billerud.com
    type: Documentation
  description: Coated groundwood and coated freesheet paper grades used by magazine publishers, catalog retailers, and commercial
    printers. Legacy Verso brands and grades are now produced and sold through Billerud Americas following the March 2022
    acquisition.
- aid: verso:verso-specialty-paper
  name: Verso Specialty Paper
  tags:
  - Specialty Paper
  - Label Paper
  - Release Paper
  - Packaging Paper
  - Technical Paper
  humanURL: https://www.billerud.com
  properties:
  - url: https://www.billerud.com
    type: Documentation
  description: Specialty paper products including label stock, release liners, technical papers, and packaging papers manufactured
    at the former Verso mill network across Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, now operated by Billerud Americas.
- aid: verso:verso-pulp
  name: Verso Pulp
  tags:
  - Pulp
  - Market Pulp
  - Northern Bleached Hardwood Kraft
  - NBHK
  humanURL: https://www.billerud.com
  properties:
  - url: https://www.billerud.com
    type: Documentation
  description: Market pulp products historically produced at integrated mill sites in the Verso footprint, now part of Billerud
    Americas' North American pulp and paper supply.
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/billerud
- type: Website
  url: https://www.billerud.com
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Coated Groundwood Paper
    description: Coated mechanical paper grades engineered for magazines, catalogs, inserts, and high-volume commercial print
      runs requiring strong print quality at competitive basis weights.
  - name: Coated Freesheet Paper
    description: Higher-end coated freesheet grades for premium magazines, annual reports, marketing collateral, and book
      publishing applications.
  - name: Specialty And Technical Papers
    description: Label papers, release liners, and technical specialty grades supporting packaging converters and industrial
      print customers across North America.
  - name: Integrated Mill Network
    description: Pulp and paper mills in Wisconsin Rapids (WI), Escanaba (MI), and Duluth (MN) providing integrated fiber
      sourcing, pulping, and paper production.
  - name: Market Pulp Supply
    description: Market pulp output from integrated mills supplying internal paper machines and external pulp buyers.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Magazine Publishing
    description: Coated groundwood and freesheet grades supplied to North American magazine publishers for editorial and advertising
      print.
  - name: Catalog And Retail Inserts
    description: High-brightness coated papers used in retail catalogs, weekly inserts, and direct mail marketing campaigns.
  - name: Commercial Print
    description: Coated grades supplied to commercial printers for brochures, annual reports, and marketing collateral.
  - name: Book Publishing
    description: Specialty book grades supporting trade and educational publishers.
  - name: Label And Packaging Converting
    description: Specialty release and label papers feeding packaging converters serving consumer goods, food, and industrial
      markets.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Billerud Americas Corporation
    description: Verso Corporation was acquired by Swedish pulp and paper group BillerudKorsnäs (now Billerud) in March 2022
      for $825 million in cash and rebranded as Billerud Americas Corporation. The Verso standalone brand, NYSE listing (VRS),
      and corporate website have been retired.
  - name: Billerud Global Operations
    description: Former Verso mill network in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota now sits inside Billerud's global pulp and
      paper portfolio alongside European operations focused on primary fiber-based packaging materials.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com