About 160 people work at Norske Skog’s newsprint factory at the Tasman pulp and paper mill in Kawerau. Norwegian owned Norske began talking with staff on Wednesday about the results of a strategic review it began last September. Norske Skog and other mills have also been highly critical high commercial power prices. The ability to insure yourself against high prices doesn't really exist any more." "We know from talking to members that high electricity prices are causing a lot of hardship and there's only so long people can absorb those prices, and people have been absorbing them for three years now."

Source: Stuff May 20, 2021 00:13 UTC