AbitibiBowater Takes Downtime at Catawba

AbitibiBowater will idle the No.1 paper machine at its Catawba mill on March 1, resulting in the temporary lay off of 123 workers. The 740,000 tons/yr plant houses three paper machines. The one-month closure of PM1 will remove an estimate 14,000 tons of coated mechanical paper production. The Catawba, SC mill was opened in 1959 and employs 940 workers.