Posted: 12.09.2010

Another paper plant in Wisconsin will be going dark in 2011.

Wednesday, officials with Ohio based, NewPage, said they're closing the Whiting, Wisconsin location that's been responsible for 360 jobs in the community between Stevens Point and Plover.  Officials were unclear whether displaced employees will have opportunities at other NewPage locations.

Company officials said that demand for coated groundwood and freesheet paper has been declining for some time. In past years, the company relied on temporary shutdowns of the mill, which has two paper machines and produces about 250,000 tons of paper a year, to cut costs. The company is the largest manufacturer of coated paper in North America, with $3.1 billion in net sales for 2009.

Reporters at the scene said that employees were shocked at the announcement.  Many had been with the company for decades.

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