Projects in Chapleau and other northern communities will modernize mills, expand biomass use and maintain bioenergy operations.
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Industry curtailments and seasonal demand lift lumber prices, while higher output and lower unit costs improve operations; duty rates remain a risk for the second half.
Higher lumber prices lifted results, but logistics constraints cut shipments and increased inventories.
Nairn Centre will run briefly to process log inventory, with the sawmill expected to operate into early to mid-June and the planer into late June.