Dec 09, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. Marathon Pulp Incorporated has announced a 'market-related' shutdown. The announcement comes less than a month after the operation's 200 plant workers agreed to help the company survive by cutting their pay and making other concessions. The company says a two-week down period will start on December 15.
Marathon Pulp prepares for two-week shutdown
Dec 09, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. Marathon Pulp Incorporated has announced a 'market-related' shutdown. The announcement comes less than a month after the operation's 200 plant workers agreed to help the company survive by cutting their pay and making other concessions. The company says a two-week down period will start on December 15.
Marathon Pulp Inc. is a competitive manufacturer of Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) pulp. Owned equally by Tembec Inc. and Kruger Inc., it is located in Marathon, Ontario, where it produces 186,000 tonnes of product a year and employs 300 people.