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It cost everybody something to get Canfor Corp.`s Mackenzie sawmill open again this week after it had been idled for more than a year.
It`s still not clear if the mill will start off making money, but for the long term, Canfor sees it as having the potential "to be one of our big, strategic mills," says company CEO Jim Shepard.
Mackenzie is located north of Prince George.
About 70 employees began powering the mill back up Monday, gearing up for its first full day of production Thursday. Although there is now only one shift, the company hopes to have operations ramped up to two shifts by the fall.
Shepard said the mill`s fibre supply has a good mix of high-quality timber, which will serve it well as the company tries to play in markets for higher-value lumber. It hopes to cater to big-box retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe`s rather than trying to supply the decimated United States housing market.
Shepard credited the mill`s unionized employees, the district of Mackenzie and the province for coming up with a list of concessions that cut its costs, though he wouldn`t say by how much.
Read the full article here.
It`s still not clear if the mill will start off making money, but for the long term, Canfor sees it as having the potential "to be one of our big, strategic mills," says company CEO Jim Shepard.
Mackenzie is located north of Prince George.
About 70 employees began powering the mill back up Monday, gearing up for its first full day of production Thursday. Although there is now only one shift, the company hopes to have operations ramped up to two shifts by the fall.
Shepard said the mill`s fibre supply has a good mix of high-quality timber, which will serve it well as the company tries to play in markets for higher-value lumber. It hopes to cater to big-box retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe`s rather than trying to supply the decimated United States housing market.
Shepard credited the mill`s unionized employees, the district of Mackenzie and the province for coming up with a list of concessions that cut its costs, though he wouldn`t say by how much.
Read the full article here.