Blackville Enterprises Ltd.
Blackville Wood Processing Centre
December 2015
Miramichi’s Last Chance
For a Sawmill ?
Blackville Vision
• Saw mill producing 60 million board feet lumber
annually
• Pellet mill producing 75,000 metric tonnes white
pellets
• 140 employees
• $34 million project
Vision is to re-establish saw mill in Blackville
• Invest $20,000,000 in relocating Miramichi Lumber
saw mill, rebuilding and modernizing facility
• Invest $3,000,0000 in retro fitting kilns and planner
and new heat plant
• Invest $6,000,000 in pellet mill to process biomass,
pulp and mill by products
• Working capital investment $5,000,000
Bright future for Blackville with this business plan
SFJP Fibre consumption
Tree length crown allocation, m3 SFJP
Large pulp to Arbec
Crown consumption in Blackville
Private and First Nation roundwood
Total consumption SFJP in Blackville
240,000
-40,000
200,000
100,000
300,000
SFJP Fibre consumption
Saw mill, m3 saw material
225,000
Pellet mill,
• pulp and bio mass, m3
• saw mill residues, m3
(chips, sawdust, shavings)
75,000
100,000
Heat plant, m3 of bark
36,000
Bright future for Blackville with our business plan
Finance
Miramichi Lumber investment
New capital
Total capital
$ 8,000,000
$ 8,000,000
$16,000,000
New long term debt – capital
New working capital debt
13,000,000
5,000,000
$34,000,000
Bright future for Blackville with this business plan
Next steps and estimated time lines
1. ONB needs to allow Miramichi Lumber to
participate in plan (only chance of recovery of
their investment in Miramichi Lumber)
2. DNR needs to allocate crown wood (less than
20% of SFJP on License 3)
3. Complete financing, but all conditional on steps
1&2, 6 months
4. Construction facility, 12 months
5. Target opening July 2017
Economic Impact for Miramichi Region
Regional economy contribution, direct and indirect
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Jobs
Wages
All taxes
Economic impact
400
$ 20,000,000
$ 10,000,000
$ 50,000,000
Support?
QUESTIONS ?
SUGGESTIONS ?
WILL YOU SUPPORT THIS PLAN?