Kruger to curtail production at two Quebec mills

Kruger Inc. announced that it will reduce the production at two of its Quebec paper mills. These production curtailments will be achieved by the shutdown of the Trois-Rivières mill, from October 28 to November 10 and the Brompton (Sherbrooke) mill from
November 17 to December 1st. Total production reductions during these periods will amount to 25,000 metric tones of newsprint, 6,000 metric tons of supercalendered paper and 8,000 metric tons of coated paper.
These interruptions will affect 1,500 employees and result from the combined effects of the increase in value of the Canadian dollar and the continued increase in production costs, including manpower, fiber supplies and energy.