Catalyst Mill in Elk Falls may Never Open

The Catalyst Paper Mill on the Campbell River in Elk Falls, Canada may never reopen as a result of the current economic challenges and a trend to fewer people reading newspapers. The Western Canada plant had employed over 1000 workers and produced 700 tons of newsprint every day for newspapers. The mill management sited online news had severely eroded print media’s readership and cheap paper now being imported from China. The demand for newsprint is down and many mills have become shuttered.