Paper Excellence Secured Vital Fibre Supply for Prince Albert Pulp Mill

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): B.C.-headquartered Paper Excellence announced that the Saskatchewan provincial government has granted softwood fibre allocation of 1,033,564 cubic metres per annum to its Prince Albert pulp mill. The vital fibre supply will ensure scheduled restart of the mill during the fall of 2023.

The mill is expected to employ nearly 200 people and contribute approximately $300 million per year in benefits to the northern Saskatchewan economy. The mill will have a capacity to produce 350,000 tonnes of NBSK pulp every year, processing around 1.8 million cubic metres of softwood fibre.

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The company reiterated its commitment to complete the facility’s pre-engineering and filing necessary provincial environmental approvals to achieve its targeted late 2023 restart date, said Carlo Dal Monte, Vice President of Energy and Business Development, Paper Excellence. The efforts to secure funding arrangements are in progress. The company is currently engaged in consultations with key indigenous partners and key business partners so as to ensure fibre supply for the mill’s operations.

Paper Excellence looks forward to work in collaboration with the City of Prince Albert and municipal partners towards a late-2023 mill restart.