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Google Buys Finnish Paper Mill

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-they-aren't-making-google-book dept.

raffnix writes "Today, Finland-based paper group Stora Enso has announced that Google is buying the buildings and most of the Summa Mill site, where production of paper was ceased last month, for approximately 40 million Euros ($51.7 million). Obviously the space is most likely going to serve as a data center, which has now also been confirmed by Reuters."

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  1. CmdrTaco == Time Traveller by nitroscen · · Score: 2, Insightful

    last month in January 2008

    I knew it! CmdrTaco is a Time Traveller. Getting our news from the past.. brilliant!

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    Hey Mods! Don't you think modding a poor guy "Troll" just because he fell for a joke is a little harsh? Be kind, rewind*. (*Your moderation)

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  3. Re:The "Paper Mill" part is incidental by Fozzyuw · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I was not aware that the Niagara paper mill was closing down. But I don't think a data center will employ as much people as a paper mill, nor will it be of the same skill set. While it certainly would create some good paying jobs, Niagara will need more than that to replace the jobs lost.

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  4. Re:The "Paper Mill" part is incidental by Kjella · · Score: 1, Insightful

    There is also a paper mill in Niagara Wi. that is also being closed by Stora Enso that has its own hydro electric dam. Google could do the same thing here. Google could put a small town back to work.

    While the actual production line of pulp to paper is quite automated, the reason a paper mill is a big deal is that it's lots of manual labor, lots of people to supervise and maintain trucks and machinery, lots of shipping and handling and so on. Computer center? Throw up a well controlled environment with sensors and there it sits, replacing parts is nothing like maintaining the milling equipment and most other things can be done remotely. I'd be very surprised if they need 1/10th the manpower that the mill did.

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  5. Re:Data center? A likely story by ColdWetDog · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No, I think they're gonna print their own money.

    Google is larger than a whole raft of sovereign nations. They have their own airline. They seem to be trying to be a bank. Printing money is next.

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