Nine Dragons Paper Limited, the Dongguan City, China-based parent of Dayton, Ohio-based ND Paper, a manufacturer of paper pulp and pulped products such as paper and containerboard, has announced layoffs at its Rumford, Maine mill.
An estimated 122 employees have been targeted for layoff and the decision is said to be driven by a business realignment involving adjusting the products produced as well as ceasing certain operations involving mechanical pulping and coating and supercalender operations. The intent is to re-balance the product line to compensate for the decline caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a company spokesperson, “Moving our largest Rumford machine into packaging grades helps to balance the deteriorating printing and writing market in North America, while simultaneously positioning us into bigger and more stable packaging paper markets. The decision is a very difficult one as it will impact the numbers of our dedicated workforce. In order to position the Rumford mill and company to remain viable and sustainable for the long term, work redesigns and reconfigurations across the business are necessary.”
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