Ontario’s AV Terrace Bay Pulp Mill Announces Temporary Shutdown, Citing Poor Market Conditions

Terrace Bay, Ontario’s largest community employer, AV Terrace Bay, a part of the global Aditya Birla Group, is temporarily shutting down its pulp mill due to prevailing market conditions, effective immediately, NetNewsledger reported on Wednesday (1-3-24). The decision will impact 400 employees at the facility.

During the shutdown period, the mill will be placed in a state of “warm idle,” a measure taken to facilitate a potential future restart. However, the company has not provided a specific timeline for when operations might resume, NetNewsledger reported.