NewPage Taking Downtime at Canadian Mill

The decision was based on a combination of factors, including unfavorable U.S./Canadian exchange rates, as well as high utility and shipping costs, which have rendered its Port Hawkesbury mill operations unprofitable for more than a year.

NewPage expects to fulfill certain pre-existing orders for its supercalendered papers from its mill in Duluth, Minn., but does not produce newsprint from any other mill location and therefore will be unable to serve these customers during the downtime.