Resolute reported that it will temporarily stop production the two machines at its Kénogami, Quebec mill. PM 6, a 77,000 metric tonne per year uncoated mechanical/SC-B paper machine will close next week and PM 7, a 139,000 mtpy uncoated mechanical/SC-A machine will be shut down on December 23. The machines will be restarted on January 3. The downtime is market related. Resolute announced five weeks of downtime at its Fort Francis mill last week.
Separately, Resolute CEO Richard Garneau said that the company will continue to operate its Bowater Mersey newsprint mill in Nova Scotia. The government granted the mill a $50 million package to help keep it running.
