LUMBER PROCESSING NEWS
Canfor resumes operations at its Houston Sawmill Canfor has resumed operations at its Houston Sawmill for four days a week. The schedule has been the same since Canfor announced curtailments in August. Houston Sawmill employees have been out of work since March after Canfor announced temporary
curtailments due to declining lumber markets and economic downturns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Canfor’s Polar Mill at Bear Lake, which is North of Prince George also reopens on June 8. Canfor announced last month
that its Isle Pierre sawmill that was curtailed during the pandemic will be closing later this year. The Isle Pierre sawmill has already been reopened to clear out log inventory.
Excavation work for Metsä Fibre’s Rauma sawmill started Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, is constructing a new pine sawmill in Rauma. It will be the most modern and most extensively automated sawmill in the world. The project’s domestic content will be 70%. Excavation work for Metsä Fibre’s Rauma sawmill started at the end of May. The first part of the excavation work involves the installation of underground electric cables, piping and conduits. After this work has been completed in approximately two months, the construction of the sawmill’s foundation will start.
Rock excavation in the Maanpäänniemi area is in its final stage. Quarrying, crushing and blasted rock transports to the harbour will continue during the summer. The main equipment agreements for the Rauma sawmill project have been signed, and the project is proceeding according to the schedule. The value of the investment is approximately EUR 200 million. More information: Harri Haapaniemi, Product Director, tel. +358 500 361 632
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