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-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/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: [email protected]