British Columbia Wood Chip Resource

SPF - Interior Sawmill Residuals

The Spruce-Pine-Fir (SPF) mixture is recognized as being one of the best wood chips for thermo-mechanical pulp and Kraft pulp. SPF has high brightness and good strength characteristics. It is these characteristics which make Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) the premier pulp in the market place.

Lodgepole Pine

Lodgepole Pine is an excellent wood chip for both Kraft pulp and TMP. The species is competitive with Radiata Pine in pulping characteristics.

There is a large resource available of Lodgepole Pine in the northwestern part of British Columbia.

Douglas Fir

Douglas Fir is an excellent wood chip for use in pulp products where tear strength is a key characteristic.

There is a supply of Douglas Fir available for export from the British Columbia coast and Fibreco has an export program for this species to Japan.

Alaska Wood Chip Resource

Fibreco's Alaskan wood chips are supplied by NPI,LLC, an Alaskan forest products company.

Birch

Paper Birch is a "heavy" hardwood that has a high wood density and yield factor for hardwood and Kraft pulp. Birch competes very favourably with the Eucalyptus species from the southern hemisphere.

Birch is the predominant species in the timberlands available to Port MacKenzie, Alaska. Birch is approximately 75% othe forest volume.

Spruce

White Spruce is highly valued due to its high brightness. Spruce is particularly competitive as a wood source for thermo-mechanical (TMP) pulp mills and newsprint production.

This softwood comprises approximately 25% of the Port MacKenzie forest.

Aspen

Aspen has a very high yield when used to make Kraft pulp. It is also the best hardwood species for chemi-thermo-mechanical (CTMP) pulp mills. Aspen is the main hardwood species available to the Valdez, Alaska operation. The forest in this area is composed of about 70% Aspen, and 30% Spruce.

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