Jun 26, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. Materiaux Blanchet's St-Pamphile and Amos sawmill complexes in Quebec will be down for three weeks starting July 16. Sales and shipping departments will remain open during the temporary shutdowns, as Random Lengths reported. Matériaux Blanchet Inc. is one of the largest independent private sawmill operators in Quebec, with an annual production capacity of over 300 million board feet of softwood lumber. The company operates two complexes integrating softwood sawing, drying and planing processes. One complex is located in Saint-Pamphile on the Quebec-Maine border, and the other is in Amos, in northwestern Quebec. The company mainly produces lumber for construction and industrial applications.