Ryerson indefinitely shuts down Témiscaming paper mill citing US tariffs
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Ryerson indefinitely shut down the Témiscaming paper mill in early October, citing US tariffs that exclude the mill's products. The mill sends roughly 75% of its production to the US, and its closure has caused property values to fall and residents to fear the town becoming a ghost town. While residents organized to buy the mill, they require federal government aid. Recent US tariff adjustments under Senator Susan Collins' lobbying still exclude this mill's products.
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- 1Institutional statementOct 31, 00:00recorded Oct 31, 10:59single sourcerevised
Témiscaming mill faces indefinite shutdown after US tariffs
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- Témiscaming paper mill
- Action：
- economic shutdown
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- mill operations
- Occurred (fact side)：
- Oct 31, 00:00
- Published (valid side)：
- Oct 31, 10:39
- First seen (known side)：
- Oct 31, 10:59
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- BBC WorldRelated fact: single sourceSource report revisedCanadian Paper Mill in Témiscaming Shuts Down Amid U.S. Tariffs, Threatening Town’s Survival
Report first recorded Oct 31, 10:59
The RYAM-owned paper mill in Témiscaming, Quebec, has entered an indefinite economic shutdown after the U.S. imposed additional tariffs on Canadian lumber, pulp and paper. With 360 employees now unemployed, the town’s primary employer and economic anchor has ceased operations, causing a sharp drop in local property values and raising fears that essential services could also be lost. The shutdown follows a broader trade dispute between Canada and the United States, where tariffs of up to 50% have hit industries such as steel, aluminium, automobiles and forestry. Local residents, many of whom have worked at the mill for generations, view the closure as a personal attack and warn that the town could become a ghost town if the mill does not reopen before winter, when equipment risk freezing and damage. Efforts by residents to buy back the mill’s facilities have stalled without federal assistance, and the situation highlights the uneven impact of U.S. trade policy on Canadian communities.
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