Kruger Cuts Back Production at Its Two Trois-Rivières Mills

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Kruger Inc, Montréal, Qué., Canada, and its subsidiaries this week announced that they will cease coated and supercalendered paper production at the Trois-Rivières, Qué., mill and extend the interruption of directory paper production at the Wayagamack Mill for an indefinite period of time. At the Trois-Rivières Mill, the No. 1 (coated paper) and No. 6 (supercalendered paper) paper machines, and the No. 8 coating machine will be shutdown indefinitely, effective June 11. This measure will affect approximately 320 employees in production, maintenance, and administration. The mill, however, will continue to produce newsprint with close to 300 jobs maintained.

The No. 3 Machine at the Kruger Wayagamack Mill, which had stopped making directory paper on December 31 and was to resume operations in June, will be idled indefinitely. The extended shutdown will affect approximately 120 employees. However, the mill will maintain coated paper production, which means continued employment for more than 350 employees. Kruger says it came to these decisions due to persistently unfavorable market conditions and the strong Canadian dollar. The company operates facilities in Québec, Ontario, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the U.S.