Kinleith paper operations to close, loss of 230 jobs

Kinleith paper operations to close, loss of 230 jobs
The Kinleith Mill at Tokoroa is one of the largest industrial sites in NZ. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
John Anthony
Oji Fibre Solutions will stop paper production at the Kinleith Mill, resulting in the loss of around 230 jobs.The Japanese-owned company informed workers at its Tokoroa site on Friday morning.Oji first proposed stopping paper manufacturing at the mill and focusing solely on pulp last November, a month after it confirmed the closure of its Penrose paper mill, which resulted in the loss of some 75 jobs.In a statement on Friday morning, Oji chief executive Jon Ryder said the company would permanently shut its PM6 paper machine at Kinleith at...

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