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Abitibi-Consolidated
Abitibi-Consolidated is a pulp and paper mill that is located near the Exploits River in Grand Falls-Windsor in Central Newfoundland. This pulp and paper mill is the historical foundation of the town of Grand Falls-Windsor. Grand Falls was established in 1905 by two British newspaper barons, the Harmsworth brothers (later named Lord Northcliffe and Lord Rothermere). The brothers chose this site for a paper mill because they recognized the vast timber resources of the region, the hydro-electric potential of the 'Grand Falls' on the Exploits River for which the town was named, and the closeness to the deep water port of Botwood. In 1905, the Harmsworths founded the Anglo Newfoundland Development Company (A.N.D. Co.). The site for the paper mill was cleared in 1907 and the first paper was made in 1909. The mill is now owned by Abitibi-Consolidated. There are over 400 employees at the mill and it is one of the largest employers in Grand Falls-Windsor.
The mill at Grand Falls-Windsor makes newsprint, paper that is used to print
newspapers and paperback novels. The newsprint is shipped to South and Central America, Europe, and the Middle East. The newsprint gets to its markets by large ships that are loaded in Botwood.
My dad is Engineering Superintendent at Abitibi-Consolidated. He is responsible for new projects at the mill such as construction of a new hydroelectric generator, repairs to dams, and construction of the Training Centre. The Training Centre is where our class saw the movie of what activities go on at Abitibi-Consolidated. The movie showed us how the trees are cut down in the forest with a machine called a mechanical harvester. After the trees are cut down with the harvester they are brought to the mill by tractor-trailers where they are turned into newsprint.
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