The Quebec Ministry of Transport planned to close Highway 148 at Thurso for at least part of the day Tuesday while Fortress Paper unloaded 100 tonnes of Finnish equipment that will be used to produce a type of pulp that can be used to make rayon.
Mill manager Marco Veilleux said the equipment arrived just before 8 a.m. after a trip by barge from Montreal along the Ottawa River. Veilleux said unloading was to start at 8 a.m. and would take at least a couple of hours. Highway 148 would be closed so the equipment can be moved by truck across the road.
Chinese customers have bought 78 per cent of the Thurso mill production even before it starts operation next summer. Fortress bought the mothballed Fraser Papers mill earlier this year and recalled workers to produce traditional pulp.
Monday, 18 October 2010 12:00
Quebec closes Highway 148 for delivery of new equipment for Thurso mill
Ian Melin-Jones
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