The Catalyst Paper mill in Crofton plans to bring back online its third machine and 58 workers early in January.
Owner Paper Excellence said the move is being made as a result of strong performances from the mill鈥檚 paper sales force and operations.
鈥淲e鈥檙e very excited to return to full production at Crofton,鈥� said Paper Excellence vice-president Patrick Corriveau. 鈥淲e鈥檙e one of only a few companies that鈥檚 actually resuming paper production, so it鈥檚 a testament to the hard work of our salespeople and the quality of our products and papermakers.鈥�
The Crofton mill has been making inroads with new food packaging paper while maintaining its traditional printing and writing-grade products.
The mill鈥檚 third machine was curtailed in the spring due to the combined impact of an external malware attack, a fibre shortage, the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced global paper demand
With three machines running, the mill will employ about 560 people.
