Fraser Papers Announces Temporary Shutdown of Paper Machine
Fraser Papers Inc. (“Fraser Papers” or the “Company”) (TSX:FPS) announced today it plans to curtail production of commodity groundwood paper grades on paper machine #6 at its paper mill in Madawaska, Maine for an indefinite period starting the week of May 4, 2009. Fraser Papers will continue operating the remaining five paper machines in Madawaska. In 2008, paper machine #6 produced 69,000 tons of groundwood papers.