Canfor Nets $122M in Green Transformation Dollars

Prince George, B.C.- Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership has been allotted more than $122 million dollars in credits under the Federal Governments billion dollar Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program

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Canfor Nets $122M in Green Transformation Dollars
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Prince George, B.C.- Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership has been allotted more than $122 million dollars in credits under the Federal Governments billion dollar Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. It is the second largest allocation of credits, with Domtar receiving the most at $143.48 million

The program is designed as a reimbursement of funds to be spent on qualifying energy and environmental capital projects aimed at improving the environmental performance and energy efficiency of the pulp and paper industry.

For the Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership, there are a number of projects at its three Prince George mills that will be submitted for approval including:

reductions in odour and particulate emissions;
reduced fossil fuel and water consumption; and
incremental renewable electricity generation.

The Partnership says the projects are expected to enhance the long-term sustainability of the operations as well as provide benefits to the employees and the economy of Prince George.

The Canfor Pulp Partnership was one of 24 companies nationwide that have qualified for credits under the program:

The companies being awarded credits are:
COMPANY NAME Credits
Abitibi-Bowater
- Fort Frances Mill (Fort Frances, ON)
- Thunder Bay Mill (Thunder Bay, ON) $ 33,213,351
AlPac Forest Products Inc.
- Alberta Pacific Forestries Mill (Boyle, AB) $ 62,869,884
AV Group
- AV Cell Mill (Atholville, NB)
- AV Nackawic Mill (Nackawic, NB) $ 36,379,474
Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership
- Intercontinental Pulp Mill (Prince George, BC )
- Prince George Pulp and Paper Mill
(Prince George, BC)
- Northwood Pulp Mill (Prince George, BC) $122,243,936
Cascades Inc.
- Norampac Trenton Mill (Trenton, ON)
- Norampac Cabano Mill (Cabano, QC)
- Cascades East Angus Mill (East Angus, QC) $ 6,130,127
Catalyst Paper Inc.
Crofton Division Mill (Crofton, BC) $ 18,049,466
Daishowa-Marubeni Inc.- Peace River Pulp Division Mill (Peace River, AB )
- Cariboo Pulp and Paper Mill* (Quesnel, BC) $ 59,100,267
Domtar Inc.
- Domtar Kamloops Mill (Kamloops, BC)- Dryden Pulp Operations Mill (Dryden, ON)
- Domtar Espanola Mill (Espanola, ON)
- Domtar Windsor (Windsor, ON) $ 143,488,505
West Fraser Mills Limited- Hinton Pulp Mill (Hinton, AB)
- Eurocan Pulp and Paper Mill (Kitimat, BC)
- Cariboo Pulp and Paper Mill* (Quesnel, BC) $ 88,423,335
Fraser Papers Inc.
- Fraser Papers Edmundston Mill (Edmundston, NB)
- Fraser Papers Thurso Mill (Thurso, QC) $ 33,094,432
Howe Sound Pulp & Paper
- Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Mill (Port Mellon, BC) $ 45,493,164
Irving Pulp & Paper
- Irving Pulp & Paper Mill (Saint John, NB) $ 33,401,247
Kruger Inc.
- Kruger Wayagamack Mill (Trois-Rivires, QC) $ 6,905,533
Meadow Lake
- Meadow Lake Mill (Meadow Lake, SK) $ 2,610,046
Mercer Celgar- Zellstoff Celgar Mill (Castlegar, BC) $ 57,769,363
Nanaimo Forest Products
- Harmac Pacific Pulp Operations Mill (Nanaimo, BC) $ 26,892,617
Neucel Specialty Cellulose Ltd.
- Neucel Specialty Cellulose Mill (Port Alice, BC) $ 6,457,455
Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corp.
- Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Mill (Pictou, NS) $ 28,138,334
SFK Pulp
SFK Pte Usine de Saint -Flicien (Saint-Flicien, QC) $ 20,940,707
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
- Smurfit Stone Mill (La Tuque, QC) $ 29,630,672
Tembec Inc.
- Tembec Chetwynd Pulp Division Mill (Chetwynd, BC)
- Tembec Skookumchuck Pulp Division Mill (Cranbrook, BC)- Tembec specialty Cellulose Division Mill (Tmiscaming, QC) $ 24,235,166
Terrace Bay Pulp Inc.
- Terrace Bay Pulp Inc. Mill (Terrace Bay, ON) $ 19,183,535
Tolko Industries Ltd.
- Tolko Manitoba Kraft Papers Mill (The Pas, MB) $ 13,357,389
Weyerhaeuser Canada Inc.
-Weyerhaeuser Grande Prairie Operations Mill (Grande Prairie, AB) $ 32,375,594

* Joint venture between West Fraser Mills Limited and Daishowa-Marubeni Inc.

These companies will receive funding for eligible capital projects based on an allocation of $0.16/litre of black liquor produced until the funding is fully allotted.
It is expected that firms will begin to receive funding for projects in late 2009 or early 2010. Eligible firms can invest their credits in any of their pulp and paper facilities across Canada.

Qualified companies must now submit project proposals for their facilities. Each project will be subject to a federal environmental assessment.

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