Resolute Indefinitely Idling Its Groundwood Paper Machine at Ontario Facility

MONTREAL—Nov. 20, 2012—Resolute Forest Products announced the indefinite idling of the paper machine number 5 (PM5) and kraft mill at its pulp and paper operation in Fort Frances, Ontario. PM5 has an annual capacity of 105,000 metric tons of groundwood specialty printing paper, while the kraft mill has an annual production capacity of approximately 200,000 metric tons of market pulp.