OjiFS proposes penrose mill closure

OjiFS proposes penrose mill closure

Friday 9 Aug 2024

75 workers at OJI Fibre Solutions Penrose Pulp Mill in Auckland learnt this morning that the mill is likely to close by mid-December. They were provided information at a meeting of all staff called by the company at 8.00 am this morning. Union representatives are calling on the Government to urgently step in and save the mill by reducing wholesale energy costs in any way possible.

“This has come like a bolt out of the blue for workers and was completely unexpected,” said Justin Wallace, organiser for FIRST Union, which represents production workers on site.

Joe Gallagher, E tū industry organiser, said workers have been repeatedly told by the company over the years that the Penrose mill, which turns recycled paper and card into pulp, was the most efficient site OJI had in the country. “They are gutted that the company has now told them that, pending consultation, the site will close,” said Mr Gallagher. “We understand wholesale energy costs are way too high but this can’t be the end of the story for Penrose, and there has to be a way to save these jobs and the recycling capacity of the mill.”

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Source: Scoop
Image credit: Oji Fibre Solutions

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