Kinleith mill to cut 230 jobs as paper production ends
Paper-making unprofitable at Tokoroa plant, says CEO.
The Kinleith pulp and paper mill at Tokoroa.
Paper production is to end at the Kinleith mill in Tokoroa, owned by Japanese multinational Oji Fibre Solutions, with the loss of 230 jobs.
In a statement issued this morning, Oji chief executive Jon Ryder said making paper had become unprofitable.
“Paper production at Kinleith Mill has suffered
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