Myllykoski Paper to Take Market Downtime on PM 6

Myllykoski Paper, Myllykoski Finland, this week reported that it has made a decision on curtailment of SC-production. The mill's PM 6 will take production downtime beginning at the end of this month and continuing through the reminder of this year, and possibly into January. Part of the mill's personnel will be laid off.

Approximately 80 persons are working on PM 6 directly in production. PM 6 produces 145,000 metric tpy of uncoated publication paper. Production on the mill's No. 4 and No. paper machine will continue as usual.

Myllykoski Paper produces uncoated SC papers and coated MWC papers for rotogravure and offset printing of magazines, catalogues, advertising insert, and brochures. Of Myllykoski Paper's more than 500 000 metric tpy of production, some 90% is exported. The main markets are Europe, but some paper is also exported to the U.S., the Far East, and Africa. In 2009 net sales were EUR 259 million.

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