Canfor to cut down production capacity at Plateau BC sawmill by 150 million board feet

Posted on February 21, 2022   |  

• Canfor Corporation reduced the production capacity at its Plateau Sawmill by 150 million board feet (240,000 m³), to resize the facility and align it with the available, sustainable timber supply in the region after the devastating impacts of the Mountain Pine Beetle infestation and other constraints on the timber harvesting land base.
• The reduced capacity will impact 70 employees at the Plateau facility and is expected to implement at the end of Q2 2022 but Canfor will offer employment opportunities to the affected employees at other Canfor locations, with relocation and transition support.
• Canfor will invest $14 million in the Plateau facility to improve manufacturing flexibility and efficiency of the 2 remaining production lines and position the smaller scale operation for long-term success.
• After the capital investment and the closure of the production line in Q2, Plateau’s annual production capacity will be 370 million board feet (still one of the largest sawmills in North America.)