Canfor Announces Capital Investments in Kootenay Sawmill Operations
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/26/12 -- Canfor Corporation (TSX: CFP) announced today that the Company will be proceeding with capital improvement projects totalling approximately $40 million in its sawmill facilities in the Kootenay region of British Columbia (B.C.). These investments represent the first major component of a multi- year capital investment program, aimed at enhancing productivity and cost performance in Canfor's BC Southern Interior mill facilities.
The investments announced today are concentrated on the Radium Sawmill, located in the community of Radium Hot Springs, B.C. Approximately $38.5 million will be invested in a new planer facility, the installation of a biomass energy system and modifications to the existing sawmill. The balance will be invested at the company's Canal Flats sawmill to improve drying capacity.
"These investments are critical to support the restart of our Radium division, which was indefinitely closed in May 2009," said Don Kayne, Canfor President and CEO. "The fibre in the Kootenay region is amongst the best in the world, and these investments will secure our ability to make top-quality products here to supply global markets."
The capital project at the Radium mill will commence in May 2012, with start up anticipated in the fourth quarter.
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Canfor is a leading integrated forest products company based in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) with operations in BC, Alberta, Quebec, Washington State, and North and South Carolina. Canfor produces primarily softwood lumber and also produces oriented strand board (OSB), remanufactured lumber product, bleached chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp and specialized wood products. Canfor also owns a 50.2% interest in Canfor Pulp Products Inc., which is one of the largest producers of northern softwood kraft pulp in Canada and a leading producer of high performance kraft paper. Canfor shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CFP.
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Director, Public Affairs & Corporate Communications
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Vice President and Treasurer
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Datum: 26.04.2012 - 21:00 Uhr
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