Major Primary Timber
Processing Facilities
in British Columbia
2015
Major Primary Timber
Processing Facilities
In British Columbia
2015
Competitiveness and Innovation Branch
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Victoria, B.C.
January 2017
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Foreword
This edition of the Major Primary Timber Processing Facilities in British Columbia
summarizes the activity of timber processing mills that operated during 2015. It
covers sawmills, veneer mills and panel plants, pulp and paper mills, chip mills,
pellet mills, shake and shingle, and pole and post mills. Some do not have primary
log processing capabilities and process residual fibre from other mills. For mills
that produced more than one product (e.g. lumber and veneer), each operation is
listed in the respective section of the report. This report does not include remanufacturing plants.
Most of the information contained in this report was gathered through 2015
and earlier surveys of individual processing mills. The 2015 surveys included
small lumber mills with less than 40 million board feet capacity. If survey
responses were not provided, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural
Resource Operations (the ministry or FLNRO) staff might use trade
publications and corporate annual reports to make estimations. In some cases,
ministry staff provided estimates based on their knowledge of the operation
and information reported in previous years.
This report is available free of charge online at:
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/competitive-forestindustry/forest-industry-economics/fibre-mill-information
Comments, errors or omissions may be sent to the contact information at the
website or by mail at the following location:
Competitiveness and Innovation Branch
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
PO Box 9515, STN PROV GOVT,
Victoria B.C. V8W 9C2
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Acknowledgements
The cooperation of mill personnel who responded to the Ministry of Forests,
Lands and Natural Resource Operations survey is gratefully acknowledged.
The important role played by Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource
Operations regional and district staff in securing mill responses is also
gratefully acknowledged.
The survey and analyses were led and conducted by Jiali (Julie) Leng and
reviewed by Peter Jacobson, Vivian Thomas, James Sandland, Rebecca
Ewing, and Tim Bogle. Stephen Davis, Alex Barnes, John Cook and Judith
Elkins have made significant contributions to this report.
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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 5
Wood Fibre Supply and Log Use in British Columbia, 2015 .................................. 5
Productivity .......................................................................................................... 10
Log Input Capacity ............................................................................................... 11
Time Series Data ................................................................................................. 13
1) Lumber Mills ................................................................................................. 13
2) Veneer/Plywood Mills ................................................................................... 18
3) Pulp and Paper Mills .................................................................................... 22
4) Pellet Mills .................................................................................................... 27
Related References ............................................................................................. 30
Appendix: List of Mills .......................................................................................... 31
Administrative Areas and Natural Resource District Boundaries in 2015 ............. 31
Lumber Mills ..................................................................................................... 32
Pulp and Paper Mills ........................................................................................ 37
Veneer, Plywood, OSB and Other Panel Mills ................................................. 39
Chip Mills .......................................................................................................... 41
Pellet Mills ........................................................................................................ 43
Pole and Post Mills ........................................................................................... 45
Shake and Shingle Mills ................................................................................... 47
Abbreviations for Products
CHP
LBR
LVL
- Chip
- Lumber
- Laminated Veneer Lumber
PLE
PLT
PLY
- Pole
- Pellet
- Plywood
OSB
PLP
PPR
- Oriented Strand Board
- Pulp
- Paper
PNL
PST
UTI
- Other Panel
- Fence Post
- Utility Pole
SS
- Shake and Shingle
VNR
- Veneer
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Introduction
This report presents summary statistics derived from production in 2015 and earlier mill
surveys and selected analyses of these statistics. Fibre supply and log use in the
Province are examined through a series of tables and pie charts. These are followed by
time series statistics for lumber, veneer mills, pulp and paper, and pellet mills.
Each year, a list of operating mills in each mill category is compiled, based on the
previous list and various sources of information on mill openings and closures.
Electronic surveys were sent to mill operators, followed by reminder emails and in some
cases telephone calls where necessary to acquire mill information. Based on
responses, mills are classified as a) open with response, b) presumed open without
response, c) did not operate at all during the year (temporary or indefinite closure) or d)
closed (permanently). Statistics in this report are derived from mills in category a) and
b). Mills that have announced permanent closure during the year are recorded as
category a) for 2015.
Some historical data has been adjusted in this report to reflect the revised information
received from mill representatives for the 2015 Mill List report. As a result, some
historical data presented in this report might be inconsistent with the data in previous
reports.
Wood Fibre Supply and Log Use in British Columbia, 2015
Figure 1 shows the estimated primary log use was 66.5 million cubic metres in 2015,
down from 67.1 million cubic metres reported in 2014 and 2 million cubic metres above
the 2013 level of 64.5 million cubic metres.
Lumber mills accounted for an estimated 71.9% of the total primary log use in 2015.
The number of lumber mills operating in 2015 was 136, below the 138 mills operating in
2014. The percentage of provincial log exports declined from 10.1% in 2014 to 8.3% of
primary log use in 2015. Coastal log export volume decreased from 29.7% to
27.6%. Veneer and OSB mills accounted for 9.6% of primary log use while chip mills
and pulp mill wood rooms1 accounted for 8.6% of primary log use.
1
When pulp mills are unable to obtain adequate chip supply from lumber mills, operators may choose to purchase
whole logs and chip them at the mill site.
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Figure 1: Estimated British Columbia Primary Log Use - 2015
Primary Log Use
Lumber Mills
Veneer/OSB Mills
Pulp Mill Wood Rooms
Chip Mills
Shake & Shingle Mills
Other Mills
Log Exports
TOTAL
Coast
Interior
Number Est. Volume
of Mills Used (000 m³) Per Cent
Number of Est. Volume
Mills
Used (000 m³) Per Cent
44
5
3
10
26
11
99
7,642
2,035
784
1,743
491
107
4,892
17,694
43.2%
11.5%
4.4%
9.9%
2.8%
0.6%
27.6%
100%
92
11
4
10
7
30
154
Province
40,155
4,340
691
2,534
22
373
641
48,756
82.4%
8.9%
1.4%
5.2%
0.0%
0.8%
1.3%
100%
Number Est. Volume
of Mills Used (000 m³)
136
16
7
20
33
41
253
47,797
6,375
1,475
4,277
513
480
5,534
66,451
Per Cent
71.9%
9.6%
2.2%
6.4%
0.8%
0.7%
8.3%
100%
Log Availability
Total Harvest
Log Imports
TOTAL
Difference
17,780
50,629
17,780
86
68,410
23
68,433
50,629
0.5%
1,873
3.7%
1,982
2.9%
*Total harvest includes all logs, special forest products, species and grades billed to crown, private and federal land. Waste, reject and Xmas trees were excluded.
Total Primary Log Use 2015 - 66.451 million m3
Veneer/OSB Mills
9.6%
Pulp Mill Wood Rooms
2.2%
Chip Mills
6.4%
Lumber Mills
71.9%
Shake & Shingle Mills
0.8%
Other Mills
0.7%
Log Exports
8.3%
Sources:
BC Mill List Survey data; Natural Resources Canada's trade data for total provincial exports and imports; BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations log export
statistics for the proportion of exports from the Coast versus Interior.
Note: Statistics above do not include mills that were closed or did not operate in 2015.
Figure 2 estimates product recovery from lumber mills. It shows that 45.8% of the
volume of wood entering lumber mills was converted to lumber, 2.3% was lost due to
lumber shrinkage, and 36.5% was converted to chips.
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Figure 2: Estimates of Product Recovery from Lumber Mills - 2015
Units
Number of Mills
Log Input
(million m )
Coast
44
7.60
Interior
92
40.20
Province
136
47.80
(mmfbm)
(mfbm/m3)
(m3/mfbm)
(million m3)
(%)
1.70
0.224
2.07
3.52
46.3%
11.40
0.284
1.61
18.35
45.7%
13.10
0.274
1.67
21.87
45.8%
(million m3)
(%)
0.18
2.3%
0.92
2.3%
1.09
2.3%
(million bdu)
3
(bdu/'000 m )
3
(m /bdu)
(million m3)
(%)
1.10
145
2.86
3.15
41.4%
5.20
129
2.75
14.30
35.6%
6.30
132
2.77
17.45
36.5%
0.76
6.63
7.39
10.0%
16.5%
15.5%
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Lumber Output
Lumber Output (nominal measure)
Lumber Recovery Factor
Conversion Factor *
= Actual Volume of Lumber Produced
As Per Cent of Log Input
Lumber Shrinkage
Shrinkage (5% of lumber production)
As Per Cent of Log Input
By Product Chip Output (from Lumber Mills)
By Product Chip Output
By Product Chip Recovery Factor
Conversion Factor*
= Volume of Chips Produced
As Per Cent of Log Input
Sawdust and Shavings - Estimated Volume
As Per Cent of Log Input
(million m3)
(%)
Estimated Product Recovery from Lumber Mills
By-product chips
36.5%
Lumber
45.8%
Lumber shrinkage
2.3%
Sawdust & Shavings
15.5%
Notes:
* Conversion factors are used to convert lumber output or by-product chips in nominal measure to solid wood equivalent.
mmfbm = million board feet; mfbm = thousand board feet; m 3 = cubic metres; bdu = bone dry unit = 2400 pounds.
Conversion factors used in the analysis are based on Forintek Canada Corp., "Conversion Factors for the Forest Products Industry
in Western Canada", Special Publication No. SP-24R, 1985 and "Major Primary Timber Processing Facilities in British Columbia
2007", Appendix 1, page 24.
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Figure 3 combines information from Figures 1 and 2 with a chart showing the
sources of fibre used by pulp, pellet and panel mills. In 2015, there was an
increasing amount of chips consumed by pellet and pulp mills that originated from
harvest residuals2. Figure 3 of this report has been changed to reflect the use of the
residual fibre volume3.
Increasing the utilization of B.C. wood fibre is a key goal of the B.C. Forest Sector
Competitiveness Agenda and supports the Minister of FLNRO's response to the
2015 and 2014 mandate letters requiring the Minister to "examine ways to enhance
security of fibre supply for secondary and non-lumber users".
B.C. government has implemented the Forest Fibre Action Plan (FFAP)4 that
contains policy measures to address barriers to increased utilization. The Forestry
and Fibre Working Group (FFWG), comprised of industry and government
representatives, is making every effort to improve the utilization of harvest residual
fibre.
The harvest residual data reported to the 2015 B.C. Mill List survey is important for
B.C. government and the FFWG to establish a baseline on fibre utilization to monitor
the effects of implementing the FFAP and inform any necessary adjustments to
achieve the goals.
In 2015, pulp mills were estimated to have used 27.74 million cubic metres in solid
wood equivalents. 64.9% of chips used by pulp mills were by-product chips from
lumber mills and 25.5% of chips consumed by pulp mills were whole log chips from
chip mills. 6.7% of fibre used by pulp mills was sawdust from other mills and chips
from logs chipped in the pulp mill. Approximately 3% of the fibre reported by pulp
mills was from harvest residuals.
Fibre use in pellet and panel mills in 2015 was 4.57 million cubic metres in solid
wood equivalents, an increase of 4.4% from 4.38 million cubic metres in 2014. This
accounts for 51% of the estimated sawdust and shavings created by lumber mills.
The remainder is generally burned at lumber mills to fuel kiln-driers and other mill
energy requirements. About 5% of fibre used in pellet mills was from harvest
residuals.
2
Harvest residuals in this report refer to fibre removed from the cut block following harvesting activities and not
transported to primary processing facilities (i.e. not a sawlog or a traditionally defined pulp log).
3
Although some pulp and pellet mills may consume harvest residuals in their manufacturing processes, the residual
fibre volume may not be reported to the B.C. Mill List Survey or inaccurately reported to the survey.
4
Source: Forest Fibre Action Plan: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/timber-tenures/forest-fibre-action-plan.htm
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Figure 3: Estimated British Columbia Log and Fibre Use - 2015
Total Primary Log Use 2015 - 66.451 million m3
Log Exports, 8.3%
Other Mills, 0.7%
Shake & Shingle
Mills, 0.8%
Chip Mills, 6.4%
Lumber Mills, 71.9%
Pulp Mill Wood
Rooms, 2.2%
Veneer/OSB Mills,
9.6%
Logs Used in Lumber Mills - 47.8 million m³
Chips from
Whole Log
Chipping Mills
25.5%
By-product
Chips,36.8%
By-product
Chips from
Lumber Mills
64.9%
Sawdust
1.4%
Lumber,
44.5%
Pulp Mill
Wood Rooms
5.3%
Sawdust &
Shavings,
17.2%
Harvest
Residual
2.9%
Fibre Used in Pulp Mills - 9.18 million BDUs
or 25.43 million m3
Lumber
Shrinkage,
2.2%
Harvest
Residual
in Pellets
5.0%
Sawdust
in Pellets
86.7%
Wood
residue in
Panels
3.5%
Sawdust
in Panels
4.8%
Fibre Used in Pellet and Panel Mills 4.57 million m3
Harvest Residual Used
in Pulp and Pellet Mills
- 1.03 million m3
* B.C. is a net importer of chips. A small amount of imported chips may be consumed by some pulp mills.
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Productivity
Productivity measures are important economic indicators of the efficiency of
operations. Figure 4 shows the employment per thousand cubic metres of product
in solid wood equivalents (i.e. cubic metres of solid product):
 B.C.’s labour productivity for all of the mill types has increased substantially
over the past two decades due to the adoption of new technology and
continuous upgrades to mill facilities.
 This increased efficiency for lumber mills was reversed for 2007-2009 reflecting
a sharp decline in output caused by the economic downtown and the impact of
Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB). Lumber mills might have retained their
workforces in preparation for a return to normal operations.
 The chip and pellet mills require fewer jobs to generate products compared to
other types of mills. The number of employment per thousand cubic metres for
chip and pellet mills had substantially decreased by about 22% and 18% each
year over the period 2006-2010. This reflected that chip and pellet mills made
efforts to maximize their outputs to meet the fast growing demand of products in
Asian and European markets.
Note: Figure 4 captures only direct reported mill employment and does not represent any of the indirect
employment required to sustain mill operations. Some of the functions carried out in vertically integrated
companies during the early 1990s have been contracted out and no longer reside within the company of the
mill operator. This may explain some of the apparent loss of employment and increase in labor productivity.
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Log Input Capacity
Mill Capacity is generally greater than both fibre supply and log use. Figure 5 and
Figure 6 show provincial mill capacity based on log input for large/medium lumber5,
veneer, oriented strand board (OSB) and laminated veneer lumber (LVL) mills,
summarized by timber supply area (TSA)6
As shown in Figure 5, coastal log input capacity was concentrated in the Southern
Coast. Log Input capacity was spread out around the Interior. Prince George TSA,
Fraser TSA and Okanagan TSA were production centres.
Figure 5: Provincial Log Input Capacity by Timber Supply Area in 2015
5
Include mills producing at least 40 million board feet per year. TSAs without mills of this size are not labelled.
The TSA map is available online at: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/ftp/HTH/external/!publish/web/timbertenures/tfl-regions-tsas-districts-map-350-dpi-april-10-2015.pdf
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As shown in Figure 6, total log input capacity on the Coast decreased by 0.575
million cubic metres and the log input capacity in the South and North decreased
by 1.913 million cubic metres.
In 2014-2015, log input capacity increased for seven TSAs due to facility upgrades
and shift additions, while log input capacity fell for 16 TSAs due to mill closures and
shift reductions:
 The large increase of log input capacity for the Mackenzie TSA was
because Duz Cho Forest Products Ltd. restarted its sawmill operation in
2014 and the operation of this mill returned to normal in 2015.
 The large log input capacity loss occurred in Fraser TSA because Twin
Rivers Cedar Products Ltd. temporarily shut down its Ruskin sawmill in
2015. Substantial log input capacity losses also occurred in Quesnel TSA
and Morice TSA because of the closures of Canfor’s Quesnel sawmill and
West Fraser’s Houston sawmill in 2014.
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Time Series Data
1) Lumber Mills
The following section shows detailed statistics from 1990 onwards for lumber mills
with capacity greater than or equal to 40 million board feet per year:
Number of Mills
Table 1 and Figure 8 show that there were 18 operating mills on the Coast and 52
in the Interior for a total of 70 lumber mills with capacity greater than 40 million
board feet in the Province in 2015.
Mill Capacity, Output, and Input
Figures 7a and 7b show the capacity, total lumber output, and log input for
sawmills on the Coast and in the Interior:
 Figure 7a demonstrates a steady decline in lumber capacity since 2000, from
about 4 billion board feet per year in 2000 to a little over 2 billion board feet per
year in 2015. Coast lumber production also declined steadily over this period
until 2009, after which lumber production has increased slightly.
 In the Interior, lumber capacity rose from about 10.5 billion board feet per year
in the early 1990’s to a high of 12.8 billion board feet per year in 2006. Since
2006, interior lumber capacity has declined, and was 10.4 billion board feet per
year in 2015.
 Interior lumber production as compared to capacity reflects the assumption of 2
shifts used to measure capacity in this publication. In the early 2000’s, Interior
lumber production was well above capacity, reflecting a move to 3 shifts at
many mills during this time. In 2008-09, production fell well below capacity,
reflecting temporary shutdowns and shift reductions.
Average Capacity, Capacity Utilization, and Lumber Recovery Factor (LRF)
 As Figure 8 illustrates, the average capacity in the Interior decreased from 204
million board feet per mill per year in 2014 to 200 million board feet per mill per
year in 2015. Average capacity was higher in the Interior than on the Coast.
 Figure 9 shows that capacity utilization has dropped significantly between 2007
and 2009 in the Interior and on the Coast. This reflected widespread curtailment
among lumber mills in the Province as a result of the economic downtown. The
capacity utilization has rebounded after 2010 in the Interior and on the Coast
because most idled large and medium sawmills have been back in production
after the economic recession. In 2015, the capacity utilization rate in the Interior
reached a level that had not been seen since 2007.
 As shown in Figure 10, B.C. Interior’s lumber recovery factor (LRF) had steadily
increased from 1990 to 2003, then flattened out over 2004-2015, while MPB
infestation reached its peak. Although sawmill-optimization technology adapted
to maximize recovery from beetle-killed logs, sawmills in MPB-infected regions
increasingly processing beetle-killed timber had put downward pressure on the
interior’s LRF. The LRF for the Coast is lower than in the Interior partly because
of specifies differences and the more diverse range of lumber products
manufactured on the Coast as compared to the Interior.
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Table 1: British Columbia Lumber Mill Summary Statistics for mills with estimated annual capacity of at least 40 million board feet
COAST
Number of Mills
Total Capacity
Total Output
Total Input
billion board feet per year
billion board feet per year
million cubic metres per year
Average Capacity
Capacity Utilization
Lumber Recovery Factor
million board feet per mill per year
output divided by capacity
'000 board feet per cubic metre
INTERIOR
Number of Mills
Total Capacity
Total Output
Total Input
billion board feet per year
billion board feet per year
million cubic metres per year
Average Capacity
Capacity Utilization
Lumber Recovery Factor
million board feet per mill per year
output divided by capacity
'000 board feet per cubic metre
PROVINCE
Number of Mills
Total Capacity
Total Output
Total Input
billion board feet per year
billion board feet per year
million cubic metres per year
Average Capacity
Capacity Utilization
Lumber Recovery Factor
million board feet per mill per year
output divided by capacity
'000 board feet per cubic metre
1990…
1995…
2000...
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
%
change
19902015
43
4.2
3.8
17.1
38
3.8
3.3
15.0
36
4.0
3.1
13.8
29
3.4
2.6
11.2
24
2.7
2.4
10.3
24
2.7
1.7
7.6
21
2.4
1.5
6.5
19
2.2
1.2
4.9
21
2.3
1.4
5.9
20
2.3
1.4
6.2
18
2.2
1.5
6.4
18
2.1
1.4
6.4
19
2.2
1.7
7.3
18
2.1
1.6
7.0
-58%
-51%
-57%
-59%
99
89%
0.220
100
88%
0.223
111
77%
0.222
117
76%
0.231
114
89%
0.236
111
65%
0.230
114
63%
0.231
116
55%
0.245
110
61%
0.237
115
61%
0.226
122
68%
0.234
117
67%
0.219
116
77%
0.233
117
76%
0.229
18%
-14%
4%
88
10.7
10.0
42.2
83
10.3
10.0
40.8
77
10.7
10.5
39.9
71
12.8
14.1
50.2
72
12.8
14.2
50.5
72
12.4
13.3
47.4
62
11.3
9.7
34.7
53
10.7
7.9
28.2
52
10.4
9.5
34.1
56
11.1
10.5
37.0
54
10.9
10.8
38.6
52
10.6
11.2
39.9
53
10.8
10.9
39.3
52
10.4
11.2
39.4
-41%
-3%
12%
-7%
121
93%
0.236
124
97%
0.245
139
99%
0.263
180
111%
0.282
177
111%
0.281
172
107%
0.280
182
86%
0.280
202
74%
0.280
200
91%
0.279
198
95%
0.284
202
99%
0.280
204
106%
0.281
204
101%
0.277
200
108%
0.284
65%
15%
20%
131
14.9
13.7
59.2
121
14.1
13.3
55.7
113
14.7
13.6
53.8
100
16.2
16.7
61.4
96
15.5
16.6
60.8
96
15.1
15.0
55.0
83
13.7
11.2
41.2
72
12.9
9.1
33.1
73
12.7
10.9
40.0
76
13.4
11.9
43.2
72
13.1
12.3
45.0
70
12.7
12.6
46.3
72
13.0
12.6
46.6
70
12.5
12.8
46.4
-47%
-16%
-7%
-22%
114
92%
0.232
117
94%
0.239
130
93%
0.253
162
103%
0.272
162
107%
0.273
157
100%
0.273
165
82%
0.272
179
71%
0.275
174
86%
0.273
176
89%
0.275
182
94%
0.273
181
99%
0.272
181
97%
0.270
179
102%
0.276
57%
11%
19%
Source: Major Primary Timber Processing Facilities in British Columbia, ministry database, various years
Notes:
Includes only those lumber mills with a minimum estimated annual capacity of 40 million board feet per year.
Capacity estimated assuming two 8-hour shifts, 240 days per year.
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15
16
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2) Veneer/Plywood Mills
Veneer is produced as a thin sheet of wood of uniform thickness by peeling or slicing
logs. Plywood is produced by gluing and compressing together, three or more sheets of
veneer, with the grain of alternate sheets usually laid crosswise7. Veneer is also used in
other engineered wood products such as laminated veneer lumber.
The following section gives a provincial overview of veneer mill statistics from 1990
onwards:
Number of Mills
 As shown in Table 2, there were 12 veneer mills operating in B.C.8: four mills on the
Coast and eight mills in the South.
 Six veneer mills in B.C. operated plywood mills on the same sites.
Mill Capacity, Output, and Input
 Figure 11 demonstrates that total veneer capacity grew between 2000 and 2006 but
declined between 2007 and 2010 as a result of production curtailments and mill
closures. Total veneer capacity remained stable from 2011 onwards.
 Total output and log input in veneer mills have dropped over the period of 2006-2010
and followed an increasing trend from 2011 onwards.
Average Capacity, Capacity Utilization, and LRF
 Figure 12 shows that average capacity steadily grew between 1990 and 2009. The
bump on average capacity in 2010/2011 reflected a temporary closure of Aspen
Planer’s veneer mill in 2010. The increased average capacity was reversed slightly
for veneer mills from 2012 to 2014.
 Figure 13 illustrates a steady upward trend for capacity utilization in veneer mills
between 1991 and 2006 as mills shifted from two to three shifts per day. The trend
was reversed in 2007- 2009 due to a major market downturn. Operations in veneer
mills were back to normal capacity in 2010-2012.The capacity utilization rate
remained above 130% from 2013 onwards due to shift additions.
 Figure 14 shows the recovery factor grew over the 1990s but had remained steady
over the period of 2000-2012. The product recovery factor increased above 600
square feet per cubic metre of log input in 2013-2014 and slightly dropped to 591
square feet per cubic metre of log input in 2015.
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Source: Statistics Canada: https://strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/sbms/sbb/cis/definition.html?code=32121&lang=eng
Small mills using an average of less than 25,000 cubic metres of logs per year were not included in these statistics.
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Table 2: British Columbia Veneer Mill Summary Statistics
Number of Mills
Total Capacity
Total Output
Total Log Input
(billion square feet 3/8" basis)
(billion square feet 3/8" basis)
(thousand cubic metres)
Average Capacity
Average Log Input
Capacity Utilization
Recovery Factor
(million square feet per mill)
(thousand cubic metres per mill)
(output divided by capacity)
(square feet per cubic metre log input)
%
change
19902015
2015
1990…
1995…
2000...
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
20
2.1
2.3
4.4
17
2.1
2.4
4.1
16
2.0
2.6
4.4
17
2.6
3.7
6.3
16
2.5
3.3
5.7
15
2.3
2.9
5.1
13
2.0
2.3
4.0
12
2.1
1.9
3.4
10
2.0
2.0
3.6
11
2.2
2.2
3.8
11
1.9
2.2
3.6
11
1.8
2.4
3.8
12
1.9
2.5
4.0
12
1.9
2.6
4.4
-40%
-10%
13%
0%
105
220
110%
523
124
244
112%
585
125
274
126%
591
153
371
141%
587
156
356
132%
579
153
340
126%
569
154
308
115%
575
175
283
90%
559
200
360
100%
556
200
345
100%
579
173
327
116%
611
164
345
133%
632
158
333
132%
625
158
367
137%
591
51%
67%
25%
13%
Source: Major Primary Timber Processing Facilities in British Columbia, ministry database, various years
Notes:
Output Capacity is estimated based on two 8 hour shifts, 240 days per year.
Small mills using an average of less than 25,000 cubic metres of logs per year are not included in these statistics.
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3) Pulp and Paper Mills
Pulp is used primarily as a raw material for paper and paperboard products as well as
packaging. The main pulp products are bleached softwood kraft pulp and chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP). Most of the paper produced in B.C. is newsprint.
B.C. pulp mills had sales of CA$2.6 billion in 2015, which accounted for 57% of total
Paper Manufacturing sales in the Province9. In 2015, B.C. total pulp export value was
CA$3.3 billion. China had a dominant 63% share of total pulp exports, followed by the
U.S. (13%), Japan (6%) and other destinations (18%). Bleached softwood kraft pulp
dominates B.C.’s pulp exports10.
The following section provides a provincial overview of pulp and paper mill statistics
from 1991 onwards:
Number of Mills
 Table 3 shows that 17 pulp mills and six paper mills operated in 2015 with all paper
mills integrated with the pulp operations. Six of the 17 pulp mills were on the Coast
and 10 were in the Interior, while five of the paper mills were on the Coast and one
was in the Interior.
 In 2015, Paper Excellence’s Chetwynd pulp mill operated for five months and Neucel
shut down its Port Alice pulp mill in March until further notice.
Mill Capacity, Output, Input, Average Capacity, and Harvest Residuals
Pulp Mills
 Total pulp mill capacity and output in B.C. have steadily declined since 1991 and the
drop had accelerated in 2007-2009 due to the economic downturn. The capacity
and output increased in 2011 and have remained relatively stable from 2012
onwards.
 As discussed in the first section of this report, post-harvest residuals are becoming a
more important source of fibre for B.C.’s pulp producers. Initial estimates suggested
that the harvest residual volume accounted for approximately 3% of the total fibre
use at pulp mills.
 Whole log chipping at pulp mills decreased from 8.3% in 2014 to 5.3% in 2015 due
to the increased use of chips from harvest residuals. Seven mills had whole log
chipping operations in 2015.
Paper Mills
 As shown in Figure 17, total capacity and output of paper mills have declined since
1991. Paper mill capacity fell by 53% between 2006 and 2010, with total paper mill
output falling by 51% over this period due to economic downturn and reduced
demand for printing and writing papers in global markets. The paper mill capacity
9
Pulp is a subcategory of the Paper Manufacturing NAICS code. Data source: Statistics Canada
Data source: Statistics Canada
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
and output had flattened out between 2011 and 2014.In 2015, Howe Sound Pulp
and Paper Corporation shut down its paper machine and reduced its thermomechanical pulp operations, which was a key cause for the 120,000-tonnes capacity
loss and the 190,000-tonnes output decrease between 2014 and 2015.
As shown in Figure 18, paper mill capacity utilization had dropped between 2005
and 2009 as total output had fallen at a faster rate than total capacity during this time
period. An upward trend in paper mill capacity utilization had been seen between
2010 and 2014. The paper mill capacity utilization fell from 92% in 2014 to 87% in
2015. The average capacity of paper mills had increased in 2010-2014 and slightly
dropped in 2015.
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Table 3: British Columbia Pulp and Paper Mill Summary Statistics
Number of Pulp Mills
Total Capacity
Total Output
Total Fibre Input
Average Capacity
Average Fibre Input
Capacity Utilization
Number of Paper Mills
Total Capacity
Total Output
Average Capacity
Capacity Utilization
(million tonnes)
(million tonnes)
(million bone dry units)
(thousand tonnes)
(thousand bone dry units)
(million tonnes)
(million tonnes)
(thousand tonnes)
1991…
1995…
2000...
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
%
change
19912015
24
8.42
6.68
11.76
24
8.21
7.30
12.75
23
7.84
7.56
13.44
22
7.42
7.09
12.36
21
7.42
7.08
11.79
21
6.84
6.51
10.96
19
6.36
5.85
10.12
19
6.33
5.27
8.87
18
5.96
5.49
9.27
18
6.02
5.76
10.13
18
5.87
5.80
10.06
16
5.66
5.50
9.75
16
5.64
5.63
10.10
17
5.85
5.69
10.06
-29%
-30%
-15%
-14%
351
490
79%
342
531
89%
341
584
96%
337
562
96%
353
562
95%
326
522
95%
335
532
92%
333
467
83%
331
515
92%
334
563
96%
326
559
99%
354
610
97%
352
631
100%
344
592
97%
-2%
21%
22%
12
3.47
2.74
11
3.06
2.75
11
3.27
3.17
11
2.98
3.02
11
3.19
3.04
9
2.86
2.55
9
2.84
2.42
8
2.52
2.03
6
1.52
1.49
6
1.52
1.48
6
1.57
1.49
6
1.58
1.51
6
1.61
1.48
6
1.49
1.29
-50%
-57%
-53%
289
79%
278
90%
297
97%
271
101%
290
95%
318
89%
315
85%
315
81%
253
98%
253
98%
261
95%
264
96%
268
92%
248
87%
-14%
10%
Source: Major Primary Timber Processing Facilities in British Columbia, ministry database, various years
Notes:
Estimated annual capacity is based on a standardized operation of 345 operating days per year, one 24-hour shift per day. Actual operations may vary from this schedule.
Pulp mills included in these statistics are those that use wood fibre input.
Historical data for some pulp mills have been adjusted to reflect new information received in 2016.
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4) Pellet Mills
Wood pellets are primarily used as wood fuel and are usually made from compacted
sawdust. Wood pellets are predominantly produced from sawmill or wood product
processing plant residues.
The pellet industry is growing fast in B.C. because of the increasing demand in global
markets. According to the 2015 Economic State of the B.C. Forest Sector report, the
Province exported 1.26 million tonnes of wood pellets worth CA$201 million in 2015.
80% of B.C. pellets were exported to U.K., followed by Italy (6.7%), Japan (6.4%), and
South Korea (3.9%).
The following section provides an overview of pellet mill statistics for 2005-2015:
Number of Mills
 As noted in Table 4, there were 14 pellet mills in 2015.
 Two new pellet plants opened in 2015 including Tolko and Pinnacle Renewable
Energy’s Lavington pellet plant (opened in September) and Canfor’s Chetwynd pellet
plant (opened in December).
Mill Capacity, Input, Output, and Capacity Utilization
 As seen in Figure 19, the total capacity for these pellet mills increased 16%, from
1.77 million tonnes per year to 2.05 million tonnes per year due to the openings of
two pellet plants.
 Total input increased by 110,000 bone dry units in 2015 over 2014, largely in the
form of sawdust.
 Figure 19 demonstrates that pellet production increased by 150,000 tonnes in 2015
over 2014.
 Figure 20 illustrates that capacity utilization for pellet mills was highly variable over
2005-2015 because new or reopened mills brought additional capacity.
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Table 4: British Columbia Pellet Mill Summary Statistics
Number of Mills
Total Capacity
Total Output
Total Input
Average Capacity
Average Fibre Input
Capacity Utilization
Recovery Factor
(million tonnes)
(million tonnes)
(million bone dry units)
(000s tonnes)
(thousand bone dry units per mill)
(output divided by capacity)
(Tonnes of output per tonne of bone dry input)
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
%
change
20052015
5
0.36
0.36
0.41
8
0.81
0.39
0.44
8
0.99
0.41
0.47
9
1.07
0.79
0.81
9
0.96
0.76
0.68
11
1.31
1.11
1.13
11
1.99
1.36
1.28
11
1.67
1.64
1.37
11
1.69
1.68
1.58
12
1.77
1.65
1.62
14
2.05
1.80
1.73
180%
469%
400%
322%
72
82
100%
0.88
101
55
48%
0.89
124
59
41%
0.87
119
90
74%
0.98
107
76
79%
1.12
119
103
85%
0.98
181
116
68%
1.06
152
125
98%
1.20
154
144
99%
1.06
148
135
93%
1.02
146
124
88%
1.04
103%
51%
-12%
18%
Source: Major Primary Timber Processing Facilities in British Columbia, ministry database, various years
Notes:
Output Capacity is estimated based on three 8 hour shifts, 345 days per year.
Historical data may be adjusted to reflect the new information received in 2016.
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Appendix: List of Mills
Figure 21: Administrative Areas and Natural Resource District Boundaries in 2015
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Lumber Mills
(Listed Alphabetically By Company)
Mills producing lumber provided in separate tables, one for those with estimated annual
capacity above 40 million board feet of lumber, and one for those below.
Notes:
1. Measurement units are in millions of board feet.
2. Estimated annual capacity is based on a standardized operation of 240 days per
year, two 8-hour shifts per day. Actual mill operations may vary from this
schedule.
3. Administrative areas and natural resource districts were applied (see Figure 21
for details).
4. The List of Lumber Mills is available as an Excel spreadsheet online at:
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/competitive-forestindustry/forest-industry-economics/fibre-mill-information
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LUMBER MILLS WITH CAPACITY GREATER THAN 40 MILLION BOARD FEET OF LUMBER IN 2015
Estimated
Annual
Location of Mill
Administrative Area
Natural Resource District
Capacity
(millions of
board feet)
Mill Number
Company
8
Andersen Pacific Forest Products Ltd
Maple Ridge
Coast
Chilliwack
137
Apollo Forest Products Ltd.
Fort St James
North
Fort St. James
112
498
Aspen Planers Ltd.
Merritt
South
Cascades
192
213
Babine Forest Products Ltd. -Hampton Affiliates
Burns Lake
North
Nadina
184
79
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Canal Flats
South
Rocky Mountain
105
90
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Radium Hot Sprgs South
Rocky Mountain
213
82
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Elko
South
Rocky Mountain
217
160
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Bear Lake
North
Prince George
267
193
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Houston
North
Nadina
483
166
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Prince George
North
Prince George
352
130
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Mackenzie
North
Mackenzie
313
135
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Isle Pierre
North
Prince George
225
64
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Vavenby
South
Thompson Rivers
211
140
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Engen
North
Vanderhoof
458
127
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Chetwynd
North
Peace
213
122
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Fort St John
North
Peace
234
150
Carrier Lumber Ltd.
Prince George
North
Prince George
192
133
Conifex Timber Inc.
Fort St James
North
Fort St. James
264
129
Conifex Timber Inc.
Mackenzie
North
Mackenzie
216
181
Decker Lake Forest Products - Hampton Affiliates Ltd.
Burns Lake
North
Nadina
326
Delta Cedar Products Ltd.
Delta
Coast
Chilliwack
45
Downie Timber Ltd.
Revelstoke
South
Selkirk
117
158
Dunkley Lumber Ltd.
Strathnaver
North
Prince George
480
1003
Duz Cho Forest Products
Mackenzie
North
Mackenzie
40
86
Galloway Lumber Co. Ltd.
Galloway
South
Rocky Mountain
65
66
Gilbert Smith For Prod Ltd.
Barriere
South
Thompson Rivers
66
537
Goldwood Industries Ltd.
Richmond
Coast
Chilliwack
14
Gorman Bros Lumber Ltd.
Westbank
South
Okanagan Shuswap
1005
Halo Sawmill
Pitt Meadows
Coast
Chilliwack
30
Interfor Corporation
Grand Forks
South
Selkirk
144
283
International Forest Products Ltd.
Delta
Coast
Chilliwack
125
62
International Forest Products Ltd.
Castlegar
South
Selkirk
204
297
International Forest Products Ltd.
Hammond
Coast
Chilliwack
156
70
International Forest Products Ltd.
Adams Lake
South
Thompson Rivers
337
88
J H Huscroft Ltd.
Erickson
South
Selkirk
100
J.S. Jones
Surrey
Coast
Chilliwack
50
Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd.
Thrums
South
Selkirk
144
L & M Lumber Ltd.
Vanderhoof
North
Vanderhoof
618
North Enderby Timber Ltd.
Enderby
South
Okanagan Shuswap
54
626
Porcupine Wood Products Ltd.
Salmo
South
Selkirk
48
65
90
53
53
104
53
46
192
99
240
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LUMBER MILLS WITH CAPACITY GREATER THAN 40 MILLION BOARD FEET OF LUMBER IN 2015
Estimated
Annual
Location of Mill
Administrative Area
Natural Resource District
Capacity
(millions of
board feet)
Mill Number
Company
183
ROC Holdings
Terrace
North
Coast Mountain
120
454
S & R Sawmills Ltd.
Surrey
Coast
Chilliwack
223
750
Sigurdson Forest Products
Williams Lake
South
Cariboo Chilcotin
72
539
Stag Timber Ltd.
Surrey
Coast
Chilliwack
86
396
Terminal Forest Products Ltd.
Vancouver
Coast
Chilliwack
58
540
Terminal Forest Products Ltd.
Richmond
Coast
Chilliwack
245
25
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Merritt
South
Cascades
211
20
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Lavington
South
Okanagan Shuswap
231
98
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Quesnel
South
Quesnel
190
67
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Kelowna
South
Okanagan Shuswap
171
107
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Williams Lake
South
Cariboo Chilcotin
202
103
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Williams Lake
South
Cariboo Chilcotin
264
68
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Armstrong
South
Okanagan Shuswap
201
31
Vaagen Fibre Canada
Midway
South
Selkirk
100
532
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
LeJac
North
Vanderhoof
245
552
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Chetwynd
North
Peace
311
114
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Williams Lake
South
Cariboo Chilcotin
168
113
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Quesnel
South
Quesnel
381
95
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
100 Mile House
South
100 Mile House
135
214
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Clinton
South
100 Mile House
226
191
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Smithers
North
Skeena Stikine
265
393
Western Forest Products
Chemainus
Coast
South Island
72
546
Western Forest Products
Duke Point
Coast
South Island
56
376
Western Forest Products
Ladysmith
Coast
South Island
85
320
Western Forest Products
Cowichan Bay
Coast
South Island
154
392
Western Forest Products
Port Alberni
Coast
South Island
69
528
Western Forest Products
Port Alberni
Coast
South Island
144
442
Western Forest Products
Ladysmith
Coast
South Island
163
29
Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd.
Princeton
South
Cascades
214
93
Wynndel Box & Lumber Co. Ltd.
Wynndel
South
Selkirk
87
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LUMBER MILLS WITH CAPACITY LESS THAN 40 MILLION BOARD FEET OF LUMBER IN 2015
Estimated
Annual
Location of Mill
Administrative Area
Natural Resource District
Capacity
(millions of
board feet)
Mill
Number
Company
715
100 Mile Wood Products
100 Mile House
South
100 Mile House
9
A.J. Forest Products ltd.
Brackendale
Coast
Sea to Sky
24.0
5
Abfam Enterprises Ltd.
Port Clements
Coast
Haida Gwaii
9.6
990
Alan Hyde Sawmill
Sicamous
South
Okanagan Shuswap
1.0
10
BC Custom Timber Products Ltd.
Vanderhoof
North
Vanderhoof
643
Bear Lumber Ltd.
Cranbrook
South
Rocky Mountain
3.8
986
Brasier Mill
Masset
Coast
Haida Gwaii
0.5
255
Buff Lumber Ltd.
Westwold
South
Okanagan Shuswap
12.0
252
C & C Wood Products Ltd.
Quesnel
South
Quesnel
35.1
987
Cambie Cedar Products Ltd.
Sicamous
South
Okanagan Shuswap
10.1
1014
Clarence Palumbo Sawmill
Golden
South
Selkirk
N/A
983
Colborne
Clearwater
South
Thompson Rivers
0.8
117
Continental Pole Ltd.
Pemberton
Coast
Sea to Sky
1.9
377
Coulson Manufacturing Ltd
Port Alberni
Coast
South Island
31.2
1051
COWICHAN LAKE TIMBER
Cowichan Lake
Coast
South Island
3.4
741
Dove Creek Timber Corp.
Courtenay
Coast
Campbell River
1048
E Schuk contracting Ltd.
Tatla Lake
South
Cariboo Chilcotin
N/A
717
Edgegrain
Woss
Coast
North Island - Central Coast
0.7
1046
Entzminger Sawmill
Quesnel
South
Quesnel
N/A
301
Errington Cedar Products Ltd.
Errington
Coast
South Island
15.3
714
Franklin Forest Products Ltd.
Port Alberni
Coast
South Island
19.2
679
G.C. Williams Milling
Malcolm Island
Coast
North Island - Central Coast
1.9
32
Gibbs Custom Sawmill
McBride
North
Prince George
1.2
957
Gold Island Forest Products Ltd.
Slocan
South
Selkirk
567
Green Forest Products Ltd.
Merville
Coast
Campbell River
0.7
1016
Greenslide Cattle Co Ltd
Revelstoke
South
Selkirk
1.0
955
Gudeit Bros. Cont. Ltd
Lumby
South
Okanagan Shuswap
1.4
975
Harold Turner
Pritchard
South
Thompson Rivers
0.8
1006
Harrop-Proctor Forest Products
Horrop
South
Selkirk
1.4
172
Hauer Bros. Lumber Ltd.
Tete Jaune Cache North
Prince George
16.8
512
Jemico Enterprises Ltd.
Chemainus
Coast
South Island
10.6
47
Joe Kozek Sawmills Ltd.
Revelstoke
South
Selkirk
14.4
743
John Salo
Sointula
Coast
North Island - Central Coast
184
Kitwanga Forest Products
Kitwanga
North
Skeena Stikine
33.6
1007
Lake Drive Lumber
Terrace
North
Coast Mountain
N/A
149
Lakeland Mills Ltd
Prince George
North
Prince George
14.1
597
Lakeside Timber (2007) Ltd.
Tappen
South
Okanagan Shuswap
16.8
3.8
14.4
10.6
16.8
1.0
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LUMBER MILLS WITH CAPACITY LESS THAN 40 MILLION BOARD FEET OF LUMBER IN 2015
Estimated
Annual
Location of Mill
Administrative Area
Natural Resource District
Capacity
(millions of
board feet)
Mill
Number
Company
1000
Ledcor
Chilliwack
Coast
Chilliwack
998
Les Saverella Contracting
McBride
North
Prince George
702
Linde Bros Lumber Ltd.
Williams Lake
South
Cariboo Chilcotin
399
Lois Lumber Ltd
Powell River
Coast
Sunshine Coast
712
Long Hoh Enterprises Canada Ltd
Qualicum Beach
Coast
South Island
197
McDonald Ranch & Lumber Ltd.
Grasmere
South
Rocky Mountain
2.88
985
Moonlight Milling
Sandspit
Coast
Haida Gwaii
0.29
974
Murray Kane Site 6LW
Clinton
South
100 Mile House
0.48
408
Nagaard Sawmills Ltd.
Port Alberni
Coast
South Island
199
North Star Hardware and Building Supplies
Athalmer
LTD
South
Rocky Mountain
3.84
988
Northern Log & Timber
Winfield
South
Okanagan Shuswap
0.96
1010
Pacific Timber
Burns Lake
North
Nadina
38.4
732
PG Sort Yard
Prince George
North
Prince George
27.84
582
Quadra Island Forest Products Ltd.
Quadra Island
Coast
Campbell River
2.88
905
Rainforest Sawmill
Black Creek
Coast
Campbell River
0.36
271
Rouck Brothers Sawmill Ltd.
Lumby
South
Okanagan Shuswap
3.84
907
Saratoga Speedway Mills
Campbell River
Coast
Campbell River
N/A
23
Shannon Lumber
Mission
Coast
Chilliwack
7.2
917
Sheraton Sawmill
Burns Lake
North
Nadina
12
654
SpikeTop Cedar Ltd.
Port Hardy
Coast
North Island - Central Coast
24
Suncoast Lumber and Milling
Sechelt
Coast
Sunshine Coast
991
T & N Custom Sawmill
Enderby
South
Okanagan Shuswap
1.44
602
T.L. Timber Ltd.
Cawston
South
Okanagan Shuswap
12
1023
Take to heart Specialty Wood Product
Revelstoke
South
Selkirk
0.72
96
Thomson Bros. Lumber Co. Ltd.
Courtenay
Coast
Campbell River
1.44
99
Ukass Logging Ltd.
Wilmer Creek
South
Rocky Mountain
2.88
229
Wadlegger Specialty Forest Products
Raft River
South
Thompson Rivers
2.4
979
Woodco Management Ltd
Barriere
South
Thompson Rivers
17.28
1025
Woodpecker sawmill
Golden
South
Selkirk
N/A
0.09
N.A
5.76
36
10.08
0.72
11.57
0.96
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Pulp and Paper Mills
(Listed Alphabetically By Product)
Mills producing pulp and paper are listed in this section. For integrated mills, pulp
capacity includes pulp that is used internally to produce paper, and pulp that is shipped
from the mill site as market pulp.
Notes:
1. Measurement units are in thousands of tonnes.
2. Estimated annual capacity is based on a standardized operation of 345 operating
days per year, 24 hours per day. Actual operations may vary from this schedule.
3. Administrative areas and natural resource districts were applied (see Figure 21
for details).
4. The List of Pulp and Paper Mills is available as an Excel spreadsheet online at:
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/competitive-forestindustry/forest-industry-economics/fibre-mill-information
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PULP AND PAPER MILLS - 2015
Estimated
Annual
Natural Resource District
Capacity
(000s of
tonnes)
Mill
Number Company
Location of Mill
Product Administrative Area
503
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Prince George
PLP
North
Prince George
614
335
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Taylor
PLP
North
Peace
207
960
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Prince George
PLP
North
Prince George
345
500
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Prince George
PLP
North
Prince George
322
497
Cariboo Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.
Quesnel
PLP
South
Quesnel
309
483
Catalyst Paper
Crofton
PLP
Coast
South Island
654
486
Catalyst Paper
Powell River
PLP
Coast
Sunshine Coast
282
487
Catalyst Paper
Port Alberni
PLP
Coast
South Island
199
205
Chetwynd Mechanical Pulp Inc.
Chetwynd
PLP
North
Peace
216
2
Domtar
Kamloops
PLP
South
Thompson Rivers
350
484
Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Corporation
Port Mellon
PLP
Coast
Sunshine Coast
559
488
Nanaimo Forest Products
Cedar
PLP
Coast
South Island
365
489
Neucel Specialty Cellulose
Port Alice
PLP
Coast
North Island - Central Coast
136
505
Paper Excellence BV.
Mackenzie
PLP
North
Mackenzie
207
553
Quesnel River Pulp Company
Quesnel
PLP
South
Quesnel
361
1
Skookumchuk Pulp Ltd.
Skookumchuk
PLP
South
Rocky Mountain
255
501
Zellstoff Celgar Limited Partnership
Castlegar
PLP
South
Selkirk
472
500
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Prince George
PPR
North
Prince George
165
483
Catalyst Paper
Crofton
PPR
Coast
South Island
446
487
Catalyst Paper
Port Alberni
PPR
Coast
South Island
311
486
Catalyst Paper
Powell River
PPR
Coast
Sunshine Coast
324
484
Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Corporation
Port Mellon
PPR
Coast
Sunshine Coast
186
491
Kruger Products Ltd.
New Westminster PPR
Coast
Chilliwack
56
Note: Historical annual capacity data for mill number 483 and 486 was adjusted due to revised information received
from mill representatives in 2016.
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Veneer, Plywood, OSB and Other Panel Mills
(Listed Alphabetically by Product)
Mills producing veneer, plywood and other types of panel are listed in this section. For
mills that produce both market veneer and plywood, veneer capacity includes market
veneer and the veneer that is used within the mill to manufacture plywood. Panel mills
that use wood residuals to produce panels or that do not have log-processing capability
are also listed in this report.
Notes:
1. Measurement units are in millions of square feet, 3/8" basis (mill. sq. ft., 3/8").
2. Estimated annual capacity for veneer mills is based on a standardized operation
of 240 days per year, two 8-hour shifts per day. For plywood mills, estimated
annual capacity is based on a standardized operation of 240 days per year, three
8 hour shifts per day. For OSB and other panel mills, estimated annual capacity
is based on a standardized operation of 345 days per year, three 8-hour shifts
per day. Actual operations may vary from these schedules.
3. Administrative areas and natural resource districts were applied (see Figure 21
for details).
4. The List of Veneer, Plywood, OSB and Other Panel Mills is available as an Excel
spreadsheet online at:
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/competitive-forestindustry/forest-industry-economics/fibre-mill-information
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Mill
Number
Company
Location of Mill
VENEER, PLYWOOD, OSB AND OTHER PANEL MILLS - 2015*
Estimated
Annual
Capacity
(million sq.
Natural Resource
ft, 3/8"
Product Administrative Area
District
basis)
109
Aspen Planers Ltd.
Savona
PLY
South
Thompson Rivers
121
115
Aspen Planers Ltd.
Lillooet
VNR
South
Cascades
134
51
Atco Wood Products
Fruitvale
VNR
South
Selkirk
129
34
B C Veneer Products Ltd
Surrey
VNR
Coast
Chilliwack
12
Canoe Forest Products Ltd.
Canoe
PLY
South
Okanagan Shuswap
140
12
Canoe Forest Products Ltd.
Canoe
VNR
South
Okanagan Shuswap
141
508
CIPA Lumber Co. Ltd.
Annacis Island
VNR
Coast
Chilliwack
216
244
Coastland Wood Industries Ltd.
Nanaimo
VNR
Coast
South Island
408
1044
Hardwood Lumber
Maple Ridge
VNR
Coast
Chilliwack
650
Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd.
Dawson Creek
OSB
North
Peace
348
84
Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd.
Golden
PLY
South
Selkirk
125
84
Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd.
Golden
VNR
South
Selkirk
131
411
Norbord Inc.
100 Mile House
OSB
South
100 Mile House
601
942
Peace Valley OSB
Fort St John
OSB
North
Peace
654
478
Richmond Plywood Corp. Ltd.
Richmond
PLY
Coast
Chilliwack
207
478
Richmond Plywood Corp. Ltd.
Richmond
VNR
Coast
Chilliwack
134
1042
Thompson River Veneer Products Ltd.
Kamloops
PLY
South
Thompson Rivers
108
394
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Heffley Creek
PLY
South
Thompson Rivers
198
68
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Armstrong
PLY
South
Okanagan Shuswap
262
394
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Heffley Creek
VNR
South
Thompson Rivers
166
35
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Lumby
VNR
South
Okanagan Shuswap
184
112
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Quesnel
PLY
South
Quesnel
211
105
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Williams Lake
PLY
South
Cariboo Chilcotin
204
113
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Quesnel
PNL
South
Quesnel
190
105
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Williams Lake
VNR
South
Cariboo Chilcotin
125
112
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Quesnel
VNR
South
Quesnel
146
2
7
Note:
* Small mills using less than 25,000 cubic metres of logs per year were also included in the above list.
Historical annual capacity information for mill number 244 and 411 were adjusted based on revised information
received from mill representatives in 2016.
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Chip Mills
(Listed Alphabetically By Company)
Only mills that produce wood chips as a primary product are listed in this section.
Notes:
1. Measurement units are in thousands of bone dry units (000 BDUs).
2. Estimated annual capacity is based on a standardized operation of 240 days per
year, two 8 hour shifts per day. Actual operations may vary from this schedule.
3. Administrative areas and natural resource districts were applied (see Figure 21
for details).
4. The List of Chip Mills is available as an Excel spreadsheet online at:
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/competitive-forestindustry/forest-industry-economics/fibre-mill-information
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CHIP MILLS - 2015
Estimated
Annual
Natural Resource District Capacity
(000s of
BDUs)
Mill
Number
Company
Location of Mill
Administrative Area
1002
BC Ecochips Ltd
Okanagan Falls
South
Okanagan Shuswap
446
Campbell River Fibre Ltd.
Campbell River
Coast
Campbell River
90
1
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Skookumchuk
South
Rocky Mountain
115
166
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Prince George
North
Prince George
496
924
Chips Ahoy Fibre Supply
Mission
Coast
Chilliwack
112
345
DCT Chambers Trucking Ltd.
Chemainus
Coast
South Island
449
356
East Fraser Fibre Co Ltd.
Mackenzie
North
Mackenzie
185
409
Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Ltd.
Vancouver
Coast
Chilliwack
276
1013
Karlite Manufacturing Ltd.
Lake Cowichan
Coast
South Island
1000
Ledcor
Chilliwack
Coast
Chilliwack
1050
North Island Chipping Ltd.
Port McNeill
Coast
North Island - Central Coast
1021
Pacific Bioenergy
Quesnel
South
Quesnel
132
937
Pacific Fibre
Port Mellon
Coast
Sunshine Coast
120
952
River City Fibre
Kamloops
South
Thompson Rivers
553
18
Terminal Forest Products Ltd.
Langdale Dryland Sort Coast
Sunshine Coast
11
394
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Heffley Creek
South
Thompson Rivers
96
68
Tolko Industries Ltd.
Armstrong
South
Okanagan Shuswap
48
1024
Trace Resources
Merritt
South
Cascades
103
1001
Valiant Log Sort Ltd.
Port Coquitlam
Coast
Chilliwack
N/A
113
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Quesnel
South
Quesnel
269
144
96
109
75
Note: Historical annual capacity data for mill number 446 was adjusted based on revised information received from
the mill representative.
42
Pellet Mills
(Listed Alphabetically By Company)
Mills producing wood pellets for bio-energy are listed in this section.
Notes:
1. Measurement units are in thousands of tonnes.
2. Estimated annual capacity for pellet mills is based on a standardized operation of
345 days per year, three 8-hour shifts per day. Actual operations may vary from
these schedules.
3. Administrative areas and natural resource districts were applied (see Figure 21
for details).
4. The List of Pellet Mills is available as an Excel spreadsheet online at:
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/competitive-forestindustry/forest-industry-economics/fibre-mill-information
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Mill Number Company
Location of Mill
Administrative Area
PELLET MILLS - 2015
Estimated
Annual
Natural Resource District
Capacity
('000s of
tonnes)
127
Canfor Energy North Limited PartnershipChetwynd
North
Peace
66
996
Diacarbon Energy
Merritt
South
Cascades
67
1049
Lavington Pellet Limited
Lavington
South
Okanagan Shuswap
185
935
Okanagan Pellet Company
Westbank
South
Okanagan Shuswap
66
930
Pacific BioEnergy
Prince George
North
Prince George
311
980
Pinnacle Pellet Burns Lake
Burns Lake
North
Nadina
318
947
Pinnacle Pellet Houston
Houston
North
Nadina
195
929
Pinnacle Renewable Energy Group
Armstrong
South
Okanagan Shuswap
976
Pinnacle Renewable Energy Group
Strathnaver
North
Prince George
931
Pinnacle Renewable Energy Group
Quesnel
South
Quesnel
948
Pinnacle Renewable Energy Group
Williams Lake
South
Cariboo Chilcotin
202
932
Premium Pellet Ltd.
Vanderhoof
North
Vanderhoof
207
933
Princeton Co-Generation Corp changed to
Princeton
“Princeton Standard
South
Pellet Corporation” in late
Cascades
2014
94
995
Vanderhoof Specialty Wood Products
41
Vanderhoof
North
Vanderhoof
62
160
79
Note: Historical annual capacity information for mill 996 was adjusted based on revised information received in 2016.
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Pole and Post Mills
(Listed Alphabetically by Product)
Mills producing Pole and Post are listed in this section.
Notes:
1.
Measurement units are in thousands of pieces (‘000 pcs).
2.
Estimated annual capacity is based on a standardized operation of 240 days per
year, one 8-hour shift per day, although actual mill operations may vary from this
schedule.
3.
Administrative areas and natural resource districts were applied (see Figure 21
for details).
4. The List of Pole and Post Mills is available as an Excel spreadsheet online at:
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/competitive-forestindustry/forest-industry-economics/fibre-mill-information
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TYPES OF POLE MILLS - 2015
Estimated
Annual
Product Administrative Area Natural Resource District
Capacity
('000s of
pieces)
Mill
Number Company
Location of Mill
498
Aspen Planers Ltd.
Merritt
PLE
South
Cascades
960
117
Continental Pole Ltd.
Pemberton
PLE
Coast
Sea to Sky
12
390
Box Lake Lumber Prod Ltd
Nakusp
PST
South
Selkirk
480
250
Nicola Post and Rail Ltd.
Merritt
PST
South
Cascades
720
739
Panhandle Forest Products
Lumberton
PST
South
Rocky Mountain
720
232
Princeton Wood Preservers Ltd
Princeton
PST
South
Cascades
707
188
Bell Pole and Lumber LLC
Rossland
UTI
South
Selkirk
659
Brisco Wood Preservers Ltd.
Brisco
UTI
South
Rocky Mountain
32
556
Chinook Forest Products Ltd.
Courtenay
UTI
Coast
Campbell River
24
181
Decker Lake Forest Products - Hampton Affiliates
BurnsLtd.
Lake
UTI
North
Nadina
15
40
Gorman Bros Lumber Ltd.
Lumby
UTI
South
Okanagan Shuswap
28
1045
Northern Pressure Treated Wood Ltd
Campbell River
UTI
Coast
Campbell River
999
Otter Point Timber Ltd.
Ladysmith
UTI
Coast
South Island
16
677
Pacific Inland Pole & Piling Ltd.
Nakusp
UTI
South
Selkirk
29
48
Stella Jones Canada Inc.
Salmon Arm
UTI
South
Okanagan Shuswap
54
637
Stella-Jones Inc.
Prince George
UTI
North
Prince George
30
648
STELLA-JONES INC.
Galloway
UTI
South
Rocky Mountain
24
222
Stella-Jones Inc.
Haney
UTI
Coast
Chilliwack
19
6
0
Note: Historical annual capacity information for mill 739 was adjusted based on revised information received in 2016
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Shake and Shingle Mills
(Listed Alphabetically By Company)
Mills producing shake and shingle are listed in this section.
Notes:
1.
Measurement units are in thousands of roofing squares (000s of squares). A
roofing square is approximately 100 square feet.
2.
Estimated annual capacity is based on a standardized operation of 240 days per
year, two 8-hour shifts per day. Actual mill operations may vary from this
schedule.
3. Administrative areas and natural resource districts were applied (see Figure 21
for details).
4. The List of Shake and Shingle Mills is available as an Excel spreadsheet online
at:http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/competitive-forestindustry/forest-industry-economics/fibre-mill-information
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SHAKE AND SHINGLE MILLS - 2015
Estimated
Annual
Capacity('000s of
squares)
Mill
Number Company
Location of Mill
Administrative Areas Natural Resource District
1026
A.K. Cedar Products Ltd.
Abbotsford
Coast
Chilliwack
N/A
1027
AB Cedar
Sicamous
South
Okanagan Shuswap
N/A
673
Anbrook Industries Ltd.
Pitt Meadows
Coast
Chilliwack
96
688
Best Quality Cedar Products Ltd
Maple Ridge
Coast
Chilliwack
192
706
Bill Little Contracting Ltd
Campbell River
Coast
Campbell River
1028
Cape Scott Cedar Products Ltd. Mill
Holberg
Coast
North Island - Central Coast
1029
Cedar Valley Specialty Cuts
Valemount
North
Prince George
583
Coast Mountain Cedar Products
Mission
Coast
Chilliwack
315
Comox Valley Shakes Ltd.
Campbell River
Coast
Campbell River
58
587
G & R Cedar Ltd.
Matsqui
Coast
Chilliwack
54
399
Goat Lake Forest Products
Powell River
Coast
Sunshine Coast
38
1030
Golden Ears Shringle
Mission
Coast
Chilliwack
1033
Pacific Cedar
Port Alberni
Coast
South Island
1034
Pacific Chalet Ltd.
Powell River
Coast
Sunshine Coast
1035
Pacific Coast Cedar Products Ltd.
Maple Ridge
Coast
Chilliwack
33
1009
Pendragon-Goldwood Industries Ltd
Burns Lake
North
Nadina
48
711
Port Hardy Merchandising Ltd.
Port Hardy
Coast
North Island - Central Coast
29
266
Premium Cedar Products Ltd.
Ruskin
Coast
Chilliwack
120
1018
R Lang Cider Ltd.
Revelstoke
South
Selkirk
N/A
1036
Riverside Shingle Products
Errington
Coast
South Island
N/A
1037
S&K Cedar Products Ltd.
Mission
Coast
Chilliwack
74
591
Serpentine Cedar Ltd.
Fort Langley
Coast
Chilliwack
58
612
Silver Creek Premium Products
Mission
Coast
Chilliwack
96
1038
Silver-Coqu Cedar Products
Hope
Coast
Chilliwack
N/A
1039
Stave Lake Cedar Mills (1992) Inc.
Maple Ridge
Coast
Chilliwack
78
902
Taylor Contracting Ltd.
Zeballos
Coast
Campbell River
12
585
Teal cedar products
Revelstoke
South
Selkirk
14
722
Teal-Jones Group - Titan Ridge Operation
Port McNeill
Coast
North Island - Central Coast
1040
Titan Cedar Products Ltd.
Port Coquitlam
Coast
Chilliwack
1041
Twin River Lumber
Malakwa
South
Okanagan Shuswap
691
W. Boyes Shake and Shingle Ltd.
Gateway
South
100 Mile House
464
Waldun Forest Products Ltd.
Ruskin
Coast
Chilliwack
3
N/A
5
103
6
15
3
155
24
N/A
14
197
48
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