Brief: Fire At Mercer Stendal Pulp Mill

Mercer International

01/07/2022 16:56

July 1 (Reuters) - Mercer International Inc  MERC.O :
    * FIRE AT MERCER STENDAL PULP MILL
    * MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC - FIRE HAS OCCURRED IN WOODYARD
AT ITS
STENDAL, GERMANY PULP MILL TODAY
    * MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC - CURRENTLY ASSESSING DAMAGE
WHICH
APPEARS TO BE ISOLATED TO WOODCHIP STORAGE AREA AND CONVEYOR
EQUIPMENT
    * MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC - CURRENTLY BELIEVE THAT THERE
HAVE
BEEN NO INJURIES, AND THAT MILL PERSONNEL AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES
ARE NOT IN DANGER
    * MERCER INTERNATIONAL - DUE TO INITIAL AND ONGOING
CONTAINMENT
ACTIVITIES WE HAVE COMMENCED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES AND WILL BE
CURTAILING PULP PRODUCTION

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