Stora Enso’s SC paper machine (PM8) at Kvarnsveden Mill in Sweden shut down
STORA ENSO OYJ PRESS RELEASE 22 June 2017 at 10.00 EESTIn February 2017, Stora Enso announced that it planned to permanently shut down paper machine 8 (PM8) at Kvarnsveden Mill in Sweden due to structural weakening of magazine paper demand in Europe. Co-determination negotiations with employees at the mill are still ongoing, but PM8 was permanently shut down yesterday. The number of people affected by the reorganization of the mill and shutdown will be determined during Q3 2017.PM8 had an annual capacity of 100 000 tonnes of super-calendered uncoated magazine paper (SC). The closure of