Domtar Shuttering Grenada Paper Mill, Impacting More than 150 Employees - Mississippi Monitor

Domtar shuttering Grenada paper mill, impacting more than 150 employees - Mississippi Monitor

By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune   (Photo from Domtar website)   Paper mills have been under significant pressure in recent years. Across the Southeast, eight mills have closed their doors, and Mississippi has certainly felt that impact. Domtar will be shuttering their Grenada mill later this month, resulting in the loss of jobs for more than 150 employees. The company said the mill will close indefinitely in mid-September as it makes “ongoing…

Domtar shuttering Grenada paper mill, impacting more than 150 employees

“The reasons are clear—declining demand for traditional paper products,” said Casey Anderson, executive director of the Mississippi Forestry Association.