Jan 11, 2011. Tolko Industries Ltd. will be permanently closing its veneer operation at Kelowna, BC, Canada. Production at this operation has been curtailed since October, 2009. The decision is due to the long term reduced availability of high quality peeler logs, which has been further impacted by the mountain pine beetle infestation.
Tolko to permanently close its veneer mill in Kelowna, Canada
Jan 11, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. Tolko Industries Ltd. will be permanently closing its veneer operation at Kelowna, BC, Canada. Production at this operation has been curtailed since October, 2009. The decision is due to the long term reduced availability of high quality peeler logs, which has been further impacted by the mountain pine beetle infestation, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network.
The Kelowna site’s sawmill operation and current 170 employees are not affected by this announcement and Tolko remains committed to its continued operation.
Tolko Industries Ltd. is a private, Canadian-owned forest products company based in Vernon, British Columbia with over 3,500 employees. Tolko is a major producer and marketer of lumber, veneer, plywood, oriented strand board, and kraft papers, with manufacturing operations across Western Canada.
