Georgia-Pacific To Idle #3 Machine In Cedar Springs: Lack Of Demand Atlanta, Georgia based Georgia-Pacific’s announced that its operations in Cedar Springs, Georgia, is temporarily idling one of its three paper machines for two separate week-long periods in late May and late June due to lack of demand, according to Public Affairs Manager Peggy Jaye. “Based on current economic conditions, we’ve deter- mined that production of medium paper on Cedar Springs’ #3 machine (PM3) significantly exceeds current and pre- dicted short-term demand,” said Jaye. “As a result, pro- duction on PM3 was temporarily curtailed for seven days starting Thursday, May 21. Also, beginning Sunday, June 21, additional downtime on PM3 is planned for seven days. Unfortunately, a significant number of hourly employ- ees will be temporarily laid off or furloughed during the downtime, Jaye acknowledged. Those affected include personnel from areas across the mill that support the tem- porarily idled machine. “Be assured that this was a very difficult decision to make and we understand the concern and anxiety it may cause our employees, their families and our commu- nity,” said Jaye. “In the meantime, we continue to oper- ate, closely following public health guidelines to protect the health of our employees and our work environment against COVID-19.”
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