Nov 12, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. NewPage Corporation announced that it plans to take approximately 40,000 tons of lightweight coated groundwood market-related downtime during the 4Q 2008. This curtailment is in addition to previously announced market-related downtime already taken in the second half of this year. Downtime and operating plans across the NewPage mills will be arranged to satisfy customer commitments. Lightweight coated groundwood paper is used in magazines, catalogs and inserts. "We remain committed to balance our production to consumption. Based on weak market demand, this curtailment is required to achieve this balance," said Rick Willett, President and COO for NewPage. "We believe with our flexible lightweight coated groundwood system that we can continue to fully service our customers' needs. We view this action as a short term necessity, but remain dedicated to the importance of this segment to our business in the longer term." NewPage Corporation is the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, based on production capacity, with $4.7 billion in pro forma net sales for the year ended December 31, 2007. The company's product portfolio is the broadest in North America and includes coated freesheet, coated groundwood, supercalendered, newsprint and specialty papers.