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Paper Excellence announced today the permanent closure of the Mackenzie Pulp Mill located in Mackenzie, BC. Production at the mill was originally curtailed in June 2020 due to market impacts caused by COVID-19 and lack of local economic fibre. Since acquiring the Mackenzie mill in 2010, Paper Excellence has invested more than $360 million in the facility. However, despite these investments and the committed team of employees in Mackenzie, the facility’s small production capacity and the ongoing lack of local economic fibre meant the mill could not be globally competitive. Paper Excellence l...

Paper Excellence to close Mackenzie Pulp mill permanently SHARE ON: MyPGNow File Photo After being curtailed for close to a year, the Mackenzie Pulp Mill will close its doors for good. Paper Excellence made the announcement today (Thursday), after the mill was originally curtailed in June 2020 due to market impacts caused by COVID-19. The company cites the facility’s small production capacity and the ongoing lack of economic fibre as reasons for the closure. “Since acquiring the Mackenzie mill in 2010, Paper Excellence has invested more than $360 million in the facility. However, despite...