Resolute shuts down paper machine at Laurentide mill

摘要

Resolute Forest Products (Resolute) plans to permanently idle PM 10 at its Laurentide mill in Shawinigan, Quebec. The affected machine produces 125,000 tpy of commercial printing paper. The company said production would be ceased on 26 November. Resolute announced that 111 jobs are to be eliminated following this closure but the company said that as many employees as possible were reassigned to others of the company's facilities. The Laurentide site produces commercial printing paper on two machines.