Kawerau mill in doubt as lockdown hollows out print

Kawerau mill in doubt as lockdown hollows out print
Paul McBeth
The future of the Tasman newsprint mill in Kawerau is in doubt, with its Norwegian owners seeking alternatives to newsprint production at the site.Norske Skog announced this evening it has ordered a strategic review of one of the central North Island's largest industrial plants.The company has hired KPMG to find alternative production options and is running a strategic review process for the Tasman mill in Kawerau, consistently one of the nation’s poorest regions.The review is the latest to put the future of one of New Zealand's m...

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