Workers brace for Kinleith Mill decision, Government looking at options

Workers brace for Kinleith Mill decision, Government looking at options
The Kinleith Mill at Tokoroa is one of the largest industrial sites in New Zealand. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
A day before workers at the Kinleith paper mill find out whether their jobs are safe, a senior minister told the House that the Government is looking at options.Last November, Oji Fibre Solutions announced a proposal to cease paper manufacturing at the Tokoroa site.“After extensive work and considering a variety of options, we are proposing to simplify Kinleith Mill’s operations by focusing on pulp and discontinuing lossmaking paper production,” Oji chief executive Jon Ryder said at the time.The Japanese-owned company employs...

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