Sad news for last white paper mill in Oz...

This the very sad news that the last remaining manufacturer of white printing paper in Australia is ceasing production. The manufacturer Opal (part of the Nippon Paper Group) will cease production of their white  paper at the Maryvale mill in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. They manufactured over 200,000 tonnes of a white copier grade called Reflex. The plans are that they will still produce packaging grades for the time being...

You can read the full article here... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/16/australias-white-paper-industry-is-dead-leaving-rural-communities-to-pick-through-the-pulp

https://opalanz.com/

Posted by Justin Hobson 17.02.2023