Stora Enso plans to curtail newsprint production on Varkaus PM2 with temporary lay-offs. As a part of the plan, newsprint production at Varkaus would be concentrated to the mill's PM4, improving its operating rates.The total number of employees affected by the co-determination negotiations concerning temporary lay-offs is around 90. The plans are subject to co-determination negotiations with the employee representatives. Any decision on closures and other measures will be taken when the co-determination negotiations have been concluded.In August last year Stora Enso decided to close the Varkaus mill before the end of 2010, unless the market conditions clearly improved.