Rather than an acquisition of the facility itself by an external buyer, the Clearwater Paper manufacturing plant located in Shelby, North Carolina, was part of a broader corporate transaction where the Sofidel Group acquired Clearwater Paper's entire consumer tissue division. This multi-facility purchase transferred specific manufacturing sites, converting assets, and operational personnel to Sofidel to expand its North American tissue production footprint. Meanwhile, Clearwater Paper retained its core bleached paperboard manufacturing operations across its remaining strategic plant locations.