Savannah Mayor Van Johnson held an impromptu media briefing Thursday afternoon to discuss potential impacts and response to International Paper closures.

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International Paper called the decision a series of strategic changes to achieve an advantaged cost position in a press release sent out by the company on Thursday morning.