Paper Machine to Close

A paper machine at the Fort Frances Mill that's been shutdown for much of the summer has been the target of a more permanent closure by AbitibiBowater.

The Montreal-based company says is it halting production indefinitely at machine number 6, which produces a commercial printing paper, on October 31st.

The machine was restarted after a lengthy shutdown for three weeks of orders, but the company says a downturn in market conditions and difficult economic realities, it's being idled indefinitely to improve overall efficiency.

The closure impacts about 75 employees.