Tolko Industries has implemented a two-week shutdown of its lumber plant in Armstrong, BC, citing ongoing market challenges and resource shortages, Coast Mountain News reported.
News in mill capacity changes
BC Announces Additional Support for Wood Products Manufacturing
BC announced new support for forest-sector manufacturers: Kruger Kamloops Pulp Mill and Power Wood Corporation.
Brink Group Eager to Purchase Canfor Assets in Fort St. John, Vanderhoof, Houston, and Bear Lake, BC
Brink Group has made a proposal to Canfor to buy its mills and timber harvesting rights in Bear Lake, Vanderhoof, and Fort St. John, BC, Vancouver Is Awesome reported.
Georgia-Pacific Modifies Lumber Operations in Camden, TX, and Prosperity, SC
Over the next couple of months, these sites will discontinue lumber production from logs while maintaining plywood core sawing operations, The Lufkin Daily News reported.
Canfor to Close Its Plateau and Fort St. John Sawmills in Northern British Columbia
Canfor announced that following a thorough review of operating conditions, it will be closing its Plateau and Fort St. John operations in northern British Columbia.
Canfor to Reduce Production at Southern US Operations
Canfor announced that it will reduce production at its southern US operations due to persistent weak lumber markets.
PotlatchDeltic Completes Waldo, AR, Sawmill Modernization Project
PotlatchDeltic announced that it has completed the planned downtime at its Waldo, Arkansas, sawmill to tie-in equipment for the modernization and expansion project.
Eastern Oregon’s Prairie Wood Products Mill to Resume Operations in September
Elkhorn Media Group reported that the Prairie Wood Products mill in Prairie City, Oregon, is scheduled to reopen in sometime in September.
Conifex to Curtail Production at Its Mackenzie, BC, Sawmill and Temporarily Reduce Power Plant Output
Conifex is reducing its sawmill operating schedule at its Mackenzie, BC, site to a one-shift basis for the foreseeable future and temporarily curtailing its power plant, each commencing on August 26th.
Interfor Announces Indefinite Curtailments at Its Meldrim, GA, and Summerville, SC, Sawmills
Interfor announced that in response to persistently weak lumber conditions, it will indefinitely curtail operations at its sawmills in Meldrim, Georgia, and Summerville, South Carolina.