Brinkman Forest Products to Temporarily Close Pleasant Valley Remanufacturing
Canfor closure fall out continues with remanufacturing plant closure
According to Houston Today (5-26-23), Pleasant Valley Remanufacturing is halting operations following Canfor’s closure of its Houston Sawmill facility earlier this spring. Like other remanufacturers, Pleasant Valley does not have timber of its own, and it relies on larger primary producers, such as Canfor, to supply them with what they need.
John Brinkman, the founder of Prince George, BC-based Brinkman Forest Products, told Houston Today that, “We have not closed. But I am pausing. I cannot operate. So, we have closed temporarily. Past that, I still hope we can keep operating.” The temporary shutdown will cost 75 direct and as many as 150 indirect jobs.
Brink added that the Houston situation is symptomatic of a much broader province-wide picture where secondary manufacturers lack access to low-grade lumber for conversion into value-added products.
The report says Brinkman also announced that he has cancelled plans to spend $50 million (CAD) to build a plant in Prince George that would add value to wood by producing mass timber.
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