Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. will curtail its sawmill operations in Vanderhoof, Fort St. James and Prince George, Canada, for two weeks, effective August 19th, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
“As a long-standing, family-run company, rooted and operating in North-Central B.C., the decision we’ve had to make today was not an easy one,” said Sinclar Group President Greg Stewart. “We’ve deferred the decision as long as possible, due to our commitment to our employees and communities.”
Today’s decision is based on factors outside of Sinclar’s control, including high log costs and challenging global market conditions, which are having a detrimental impact across the British Columbia forest industry. The curtailments impact Sinclar’s sawmill operations at Lakeland Mills in Prince George, Nechako Lumber in Vanderhoof, and Apollo Forest Products in Fort St. James. Production will be reduced across the three operations by approximately 25 million board feet.
The Premium Pellet operation will continue to run, as will the Prince George District Energy System.
Sinclar Group Forest Products operates three primary mills (sawmills and planer mills) and two secondary (value-added) mills in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada.
