Catalyst Paper, a paper company headquartered in Richmond, B.C., will take production downtime at its Snowflake, Ariz., recycled newsprint mill. The company expects the downtime to remove about 5,500 metric tons of recycled newsprint from the market. In a news release, the company cited the lack of quality recovered fiber as a key reason for the downtime.
In a statement, Catalyst says that the decision to take downtime reflects the company’s decision to balance production with orders and keep inventory levels in check. The downtime is expected to last six days and will be taken by the first half of this year and will be used to carry out maintenance activities, including a three-day mill-wide shut, preventing the need for employee layoffs.
The Snowflake mill has an annual production capacity of 337,000 metric tons of recycled newsprint and uncoated specialty papers.
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