Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. will shut down some of the machines at Shiraoi Mill & Yatsushiro Mill. It will launch a household paper business at Yatsushiro Mill primarily targeting exports.
Aug 23, 2024
Nippon Paper Industries Company Limited has decided to shut down the operation of some of the machines in Shiraoi Mill and Yatsushiro Mill, as well as launch household paper business in Yatsushiro Mill primarily targeting exports.
In response to the acceleration of demand decline of graphic paper, the Japanese paper company has been working on consolidating production sites, improving productivity and reducing GHG emissions in an integrated manner, as well as expanding growth areas such as daily-life products business by leveraging its existing resources.
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The company will shut down its No.8 paper machine at Shiraoi Mill, which manufactures fine paper, around the end of September 2025. The remaining production facilities will be used to expand products other than graphic paper, said a release issued by the company.
At Yatsushiro Mill, its N2 paper machine, which manufactures newsprint, will be shut down around the end of June 2025. At the same time, No.9 coal-fired boiler will be shut down to reduce GHG emissions, eliminating the entire coal utilization at Yatsushiro Mill. The household paper business is expected to commence in 2027.
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The company will continue to manufacture products made with these machines at its facilities including the above-mentioned mills. The employees involved in the machines that will be shut down basically continue to be employed within their respective mills.
Nippon will take all possible measures to avoid any inconvenience to its customers and other concerned parties, added the release.
