Burgo to End Newsprint Production in Italy

Italian paper producer Burgo Group this week announced that it will close Italy's last newsprint mill in Mantua on January 14. According to a report by Euwid Pulp and Paper, Germany, the Group is set to quit newsprint production for good. Production at the Mantua mill, which has been halted several times in past months, reportedly will cease on February 9, affecting some 188 employees, Euwid notes.

Since the closure of the Cartiera Verde Romanello mill in February last year, Mantua has been the only facility producing newsprint in Italy. The mill runs one paper machine with an installed capacity of up to 160,000 metric tpy. The white and colored newsprint is offered in grammages ranging from 42 to 48.8 gsm, Euwid reports.

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