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Cloquet's Sappi Mill is continuing to find its place in a pandemic world.

Word that the Cloquet Sappi Mill is laying off some employees while it balances supply and demand as a result of the worldwide response to the COVID-19 virus isn't so much news as the new normal, at least for now.

"These are unprecedented times for anybody and everybody," said Mike Schultz, former Cloquet mill manager and now vice president of manufacturing for Sappi North America, explaining that the mill has been affected by shutdowns in countries around the world, and both increasing and declining demand for its pr...