B.C. Peace pulp and OSB mills affected by slumping lumber market
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A pulp mill and wood products mill in northeastern B.C. are the latest to feel the fallout from weaker lumber markets and the province’s pine beetle infestation.
Canfor Pulp says its Taylor operation will close for five weeks beginning June 29, while Louisiana-Pacific’s Peace Valley OSB mill in Fort St. John closes indefinitely on August 9.
Over the last several weeks, the Norbord mill in 100 Mile House and Tolko mill in Quesnel both announced closures in August, while shifts have already been cut in half at the Aspen Planers mill in Merritt, and Tolko reduces shifts by 50 per cent at its Kelowna mill next month.
Canfor says all its sawmills except for the one north of Creston B.C. will suspend operations for at least two weeks, and up to a month at two northern locations starting Monday, while the Vavenby sawmill north of Kamloops closes permanently in July.
