May 22, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. Paper Excellence invests $50 million to upgrade Chetwynd pulp mill in British Columbia, prior to restarting the operation, Pulp & Paper Canada reports.

Paper Excellence purchased the mill from Tembec in March 2014. It has been idle since September 2012. Mill could be restarted as early as July.

The Chetwynd mill had an annual production capacity of 240,000 tonnes of bleached chemi-thermomechanical (BCTMP) hardwood pulp.