Domtar to Celebrate Startup of New Fluff Pulp Machine at Plymouth

Domtar Corp., Montreal, Que., Canada, is conducting a special dedication ceremony tomorrow, (Friday, March 4), celebrating the startup of a new fluff pulp machine at its Plymouth, N.C., USA, pulp mill. Ceremonies begin at 9 a.m. EST at the mill site on Highway 149 in Plymouth. Persons interested in attending should contact Stefan Nowicki, manager, Communications and Government Relations, at 803-325-559,

Domtar is the largest integrated manufacturer and marketer of uncoated free sheet paper in North America and the second largest in the world based on production capacity. The company has 10 pulp and paper mills in operation (eight in the U.S. and two in Canada) with an annual paper production capacity of approximately 3.9 million tons of uncoated free sheet paper, after converting the Plymouth facility to 100% fluff pulp production. The Plymouth mill currently operates two fiberlines, including the new fluff pulp machine, with a total capacity of 444,000 metric tpy.

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