Nippon to Close for Sixteen Days

Nippon Paper Industries USA will be extending its biennial maintenance closure from five days to sixteen days. This closure will be from April 27th to May 12th. Seventy-five to eighty workers will be temporarily laid off during this period.

Harold Norlund, manager of the mill, said: “The economic slowdown has negatively affected the uncoated mechanical grade market, and the shutdown is necessary to balance production with inventory.”

He also said, “We're all hoping for a better second half of the year.”