Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada 13 December 2012– Kruger Inc. today announced that it will shut down Paper Machine No. 2 at its Corner Brook newsprint mill for a period of two weeks, starting December 23, 2012. Production is scheduled to resume on January 7, 2013.

This 15-day curtailment will result in a 4,000 metric tonne reduction in newsprint output and will affect 110 employees.

Founded in 1904, Kruger Inc. is a major producer of publication papers, tissue, lumber and other wood products, corrugated cartons from recycled fibres, green and renewable energy and wines and spirits. The Company is also a leader in paper and paperboard recycling in North America. Kruger operates facilities in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador and the United States.