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Domtar to temporarily idle its Dryden, Ontario pulp mill and Ear Falls, Ontario sawmill

Friday 03. April 2009 - Domtar Corporation (NYSE/TSX: UFS) announced today that it will idle its Dryden, Ontario pulp making facility for approximately ten weeks, effective April 25, 2009. This decision was taken in response to continued weak global demand for pulp and the need to manage inventory levels.

Domtar will also idle its Ear Falls, Ontario sawmill for approximately seven weeks, effective April 10, 2009. North American lumber market conditions require that this temporary curtailment be taken at this time.
These temporary measures will affect approximately 500 people employed at the pulp mill, sawmill and related forestland operations.
The Dryden mill has an annual softwood pulp production capacity of 319,000 air dry metric tons. The Ear Falls sawmill has an annual production capacity of 190 million board feet of dimensional lumber.