Paper Excellence investing $CA50 million to upgrade pulp mill

Photo: Tembec
Photo: Tembec

The new owners of the pulp mill in Chetwynd, British Columbia,are investing $50 million to upgrade the mill prior to restarting the operation, according to Business in Vancouver.

Chetwynd pulp mill, a former Tembec mill, has been idle since September 2012. According to Paper Excellence, the mill could be restarted as early as July.

The Chetwynd mill had an annual production capacity of 240,000 tonnes of bleached chemi-thermomechanical (BCTMP) hardwood pulp.