TOKYO , Feb. 8, 2012 (Press Release) - Nippon Paper Group, Inc. (President: Yoshio Haga) has moved forward with reconstruction efforts at Ishinomaki Mill (Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture), which sustained damage as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Based on the Plan for Paper Business Revitalization announced on August 3, 2011, the Group is working to restart the commercial operation of paper machine N5 and N6. As a result, a total of four paper machines and one coating machine will be brought back into service at Ishinomaki Mill, following the restarting of paper machine 8 in September 2011 and paper machine N4 and coating machine 4 in November 2011. The resumption means that production capability is expected to recover to 75% or above of almost 850,000 tons/annual, the total capacity of the fully restored Ishinomaki Mill.
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