On June 7 2007, St Marys Paper Corp.
purchased all of the assets of St Marys Paper Ltd. The Mill resumed
papermaking operations on June 22, 2007.
The new ownership of St
Marys Paper Corp consists of a majority interest being held by SMP
Equity Corp., a group of investors from the Sault Ste. Marie area with
business acumen and strategic capabilities who can positively contribute
to the operation of St. Marys Paper Corp., and as minority shareholders,
key management personnel who are experienced in the management and
operational requirements of the business.
The new ownership of St. Marys
Paper Corp. has successfully negotiated a ten year labour agreement with
the The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union and have obtained institutional financing from a large Canadian
based institution; as well as the support of the Ontario Government in
order that the Mill can move forward with its plans to upgrade and
improve the quality and quantity of paper produced. The new ownership
plan on proceeding with
important capital projects, such as the building of a co-generation
facility and continue the commercial development of the bio-solids
available from the Paper Mill.
St. Marys Paper Corp. can
produce 660 short tons per day of Supercalendered paper products
under the market names of Sequence, Sequel and Synpress. St Marys
Paper Corp. will continue to provide our customers the opportunity to
purchase Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified products as 70
percent of the fiber utilized to make our products comes from FSC
certified forests.
The new owners, our employees
and St Marys Sales Company staff are all committed to continuing to
provide our customers with extremely well serviced, reliable products,
produced at a safe, environmentally sound facility which has a secure
future.