Search results
Nov 3, 2009 · Kitimat has population of about 9000, and is located about 640 km north of Vancouver, on the B.C. coast. The Eurocan mill was built in the late 1960s. West Fraser became a joint venture partner in the 1980s and acquired the operations in 1993.
Feb 1, 2010 · The Eurocan paper mill in Kitimat, B.C., shut down production on Sunday after more than 40 years in operation. West Fraser Timber announced in October the mill, the town's second-largest employer ...
People also ask
What happened to the Eurocan paper mill in Kitimat?
Where is Kitimat BC located?
Who makes Eurocan paper?
Is West Fraser closing its Eurocan integrated pulp & paper mill?
The founding companies - all Finnish - moved 50 families from Finland to Kitimat for the startup. Large recruiting efforts were also made across Canada and overseas. In 1981, financial troubles and low production caused the owners to sell to West Fraser Timber. With the beginnings of Eurocan, Kitimat was anticipating a serious housing shortage.
Aug 1, 2010 · Community rallies to save Eurocan mill. August 1, 2010 By Pulp & Paper Canada. When West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced on October 28, 2009, that it would permanently close its Kitimat paper mill, the last pulp and paper mill on British Columbia’s north coast and the town’s se….
Jul 15, 2011 · Gordon Hoekstra Jul 15, 2011 1:00 AM. West Fraser said Thursday it has reached an agreement to sell its shut-down Eurocan site in northern B.C. to Kitimat LNG, a consortium headed by Apache Canada ...
- Gordon Hoekstra
- info@pgcitizen.ca
Oct 29, 2009 · West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX:WFT) said it will permanently close its Eurocan paper mill in Kitimat, B.C. on Jan. 31, putting more than 500 people out of work.
Oct 28, 2009 · Since December of 2008 Eurocan, in Kitimat, has experienced a drop of about 40 per cent in the net selling price of its products, West Fraser said in a statement.
