Catalyst to Curtail Production at Snowflake Mill
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Catalyst Paper, Richmond, B.C., Canada, announced this week that its Snowflake, Ariz., USA, mill will curtail production by approximately 5,500 metric tons of recycled newsprint to adjust for limited availability of affordable, quality wastepaper. The move also reflects the company's ongoing commitment to balancing production with orders and to keeping inventory levels in check.
The downtime totals approximately six days over the next several weeks 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 and is chain of custody certified to the Forest Stewardship Council standard. The operation supports recovery and domestic recycling of more than 480,000 metric tons of wastepaper annually and is the second largest private sector employer in northeast Arizona.
Catalyst Paper manufactures diverse specialty printing papers, newsprint, and pulp. It has four mills located in British Columbia, Canada, and Arizona, Catalyst has a combined annual production capacity of 1.9 million metric tons..
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