West Fraser to reduce operations at multiple western Canadian locations

Posted on December 3, 2021   |  

• West Frase will decrease operating programs at multiple western Canadian locations due to severe weather and flooding, to maintain inventory levels, raw material supplies, and its integrated fiber supply chain.
• Since the onset of flooding and harsh weather, the closing of roads and rail lines company’s western Canadian lumber weekly shipments dropped by 25‒30%.
• The majority of its export pulp ships to the port of Vancouver decreased by 20% of normal volumes.