Zanders Paper Ceases Production
Midland received the communication below from our Zanders Mill representative today:
It is with heavy hearts that I tell you Zanders Paper has officially stopped production and we will close our doors. Unfortunately, a viable agreement could not be found between our investment group and the insolvency administrator to allow Zanders to move forward.
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