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Issuer:     Domtar CORP (—)
CIK:        0001381531
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-09-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-23-233410
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.05, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Domtar indefinitely idles Espanola mill; $85M pre-tax charge, 450 employees affected
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- Indefinitely idling pulp and paper mill in Espanola, Ontario for >1 year; reduces annual pulp production by ~280,000 metric tons and paper by ~69,000 tons.
- Approximately 450 employees affected; pulp shutdown early October, paper machines early November.
- Expects aggregate pre-tax charge of ~$85M: $32M non-cash (equipment write-off), $31M cash (severance), $22M other closure costs.
- Mill idled due to ongoing operating losses and high costs; company will assist employees per collective agreement and legislation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1381531/000119312523233410/0001193125-23-233410-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1381531/000119312523233410/d513834d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-233410

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