<B>Fraser Mill Taking Downtime</B>

Nexfor announced that plans to take production downtime at one of its Fraser Papers pulp mills to remove 10,000 tons of pulp from the marketplace.

The company announced that its Edmundston operations in New Brunswick will take two digesters producing magnesium sulfite off line from Dec. 1-May 1. The company’s Thurso operations in Quebec will increase is hardwood sulfate supply to maintain the balance.

The company attributed the move of softening demand in the market.

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