An industrial fire that broke out thursday evening at port hawkesbury paper is still burning this morning but has been brought under control. Port hawkesbury paper is one of the most competitive producers of supercalendared paper in north america and ships its pr. Profile of the worldclass port hawkesbury paper mill and the forestry industry in nova scotia, canada. Port hawkesbury paper is looking to the future and eyeing new projects as plans to demolish the idle newsprint mill move forward. Gnss department of economic and rural development and. The roof of the mill is cement and from a safety standpoint, if. Newpage corporation had decided to shut down its port hawkesbury paper mill indefinitely, putting close to 1,000. Port hawkesbury paper business service port hawkesbury. Nova scotia dnr, port hawkesbury paper, premier mcneil. Taxes payable 3 notwithstanding the assessment act, the municipal grants act or.
According to the companys facebook page, the first workers have been back to revamp the mill since monday, 24 september. The acrobat pdf documents below are white papers in the valmet technical paper. From calculators to white papers, these educational pieces are designed to help guide you through how paper is made, which paper is right for you and tips on how to make the right paper purchase for your print job. Our mission is to continually exceed our customers expectations through a commitment to responsive, personalized service. Port hawkesbury paper 120 pulp mill road po box 9500 mail only port hawkesbury, ns b9a 1a1. Whereas the php has advised the province that it intends to conduct certain paper manufacturing operations at the mill site in port hawkesbury at point tupper the mill site and also intends to supply the power cogeneration project the biomass project under construction at the same site. Economic impact report outlines port hawkesbury paper mills. Check out more resources on our companies and paper offerings.
Mill development manager marc dube says it could take the battle to u. At port hawkesbury paper, we are the leader in supercalendered paper in north america. Cbc port hawkesbury has been producing paper for almost 50 years, but that all came to an end on friday. Forestry of the future port hawkesbury paper youtube.
Erfahren sie mehr daruber, wie es ist, bei port hawkesbury paper lp zu arbeiten. Port hawkesbury paper mill overview port hawkesbury paper sustainability brochure woodlands fact sheet. Baile a chlamhain is a town located on the southwestern end of cape breton island, on the north shore of the strait of canso, opposite of the town of mulgrave, in nova scotias inverness county. Oct 17, 2017 at port hawkesbury paper, it will be business as usual. Port hawkesbury paper mill overview port hawkesbury paper sustainability. Port hawkesbury offers some of the highestquality supercalendered paper lines on the market. Our mission is to continually exceed our customers expectations through a commitment to responsive, personalized service along with reliable and competitive products in the printing and publication paper market. The paper tools space is designed to provide you with the information to help make your paper purchasing decisions a little easier. The port hawkesbury, nova scotia mill had annual capacity of 360,000 metric tons of supercalendered papers and 185,000 metric tons of newsprintgroundwood specialties on two paper machines. Port hawkesbury paper at 120 pulp mill rd port hawkesbury ns canada. See who you know at port hawkesbury paper lp, leverage your professional network, and get hired. Port hawkesbury paper 120 pulp mill rd, port hawkesbury, ns. Positioned as the gateway to cape breton just minutes from the canso.
Port hawkesbury paper has been shut down for nearly two weeks over the past month. Port hawkesbury paper is proud to be a part of this amazing community. This situation is evolving, and we will continue to monitor and adjust as required, said andrew fedora. The port hawkesbury paper mill is located in the community of point tupper. May 05, 2017 when we restarted the mill over 4 years ago, our goals were simple.
Nov 01, 2012 weve seen newpage port hawkesbury paper recently reopen in a diminished capacity, weve seen the closure of the bowater mersey mill in liverpool. The last major mill in the province has stopped accepting wood deliveries. Find their customers, contact information, and details on 243 shipments. Feb 23, 2016 check out maritime made on eastlink tv. Port hawkesbury paper 120 pulp mill road, port hawkesbury, nova scotia, b9a 1a1 1. Nova scotias port hawkesbury paper, a 350,000 metric tonnes per year top quality supercalendered paper mill, enlisted fpinnovations to help develop and improve the performance and profitability of its thermomechanical pulp tmp and paper mill operation. Verso to upgrade jay mill for specialty papermaking. Us supercalendered paper trade settlement allows nova scotias port hawkesbury paper mill to focus on future paper segments monthly statistics pppc newsprint. The port hawkesbury mill was a major employer in a small town. In paper mills, large volumes of moisturerich paper mill residuals cellulose sludge are produced, for which commercial use is currently difficult. The provincial regulator will hold a hearing next month into a proposed new power rate for port hawkesbury paper, the largest employer in the strait of canso area.
Port hawkesbury paper mill quiet as energy prices soar nip. This paper is very heavy and it created special requirements for handling to ensure its safe and efficient transport,cn reported. Port hawkesbury paper cutting wood deliveries due to declining markets, covid19 march 20, 2020 nova scotia from news reports nova scotias last major mill will curtail buying wood in april and scale back planned deliveries in may as it deals with ongoing market decline, compounded by the effects of the covid19 pandemic. The mill manages over 523,000 hectares of crown land and is a key economic engine and cornerstone of inverness, richmond and guysborough counties. Port hawkesbury paper gets 4year power rate discount. Port hawkesbury paper mill celebrates upcoming anniversary. Economic impact report outlines port hawkesbury paper mill. Pwcc named this operation port hawkesbury paper php. Within ten years, the mill added a newsprint machine and continued to manufacture newsprint and pulp for the next three decades.
About 700 direct and indirect jobs rely on the mill. Port hawkesbury paper s approach to business and environmental sustainability creates an economic cornerstone for eastern nova scotia. Port hawkesbury paper wrongly cuts old growth forest. When we restarted the mill over 4 years ago, our goals were simple.
Port hawkesbury paper mill quiet as energy prices soar. Port hawkesbury paper mill reopens euwid pulp and paper. Nova scotias decomposing paper mills feed new industrial. Port hawkesbury paper 120 pulp mill rd, port hawkesbury, nova scotia b9a 1a1 rated 4. Located in neighbouring point tupper, the port hawkesbury mill began operation in 1962. Port hawkesbury paper and the holding yard at berry mills will no longer be accepting deliveries. Port hawkesbury paper php is the largest industrial employer in cape breton and is the leader in supercalendered paper manufacturing in north america. May 05, 2017 and by the time two more pulp mills came online in the 1960s stora enso now port hawkesbury paper at point tupper, cape breton island and scott maritime now northern pulp at abercrombie point in pictou county there was already plenty of lowgrade forest to go around. Port hawkesbury paper says it has several ways to fight the ruling. Sns 2006, c 51 an act respecting the taxation of port. In 2012, the mill at port hawkesbury was purchased by stern partners and reopened as port hawkesbury paper. Port hawkesbury paper importing pulpwood local news.
In the event that you have a paper claim, the following tools are available to help walk you through the process. The two firms have different owners than those who controlled the sector prior to 2011. The port is served by tugs of svitzer towing such as the tug point chebucto. Peter macdonald business profile port hawkesbury paper. The three mill closures resulted in the loss of 1,455 direct jobs along with. It is one of the largest supercalendered paper mills in north america. Port hawkesbury paper port hawkesbury paper careers. The renamed port hawkesbury paper is to produce sc paper as of the first days of october. Hear about the latest news from our mills, paper lines, and more. The new owners are investing substantial new capital to rebuild these mills into state. Port hawkesbury paper fire under control local news. The port hawkesbury mill modified its tmp refining line to increase the. Molecular disruption through acid injection into waste. Overview of mill operations at port hawkesbury paper, nova scotia, canada.
Northern pulp at abercrombie and port hawkesbury paper. Pdf a guide to help read the roll number printed on each. Port hawkesbury paper lp, port hawkesbury, nova scotia, produces over 7 thr of waste sludge with a seasonallydependent dryness ranging from 25 to 38% ww. Port hawkesbury paper, 120 pulp mill rd port hawkesbury ns.
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The shutdowns havent resulted in layoffs and are caused by high electricity costs, said archie maclaughlan of unifor local 972, which represents the mill s 300 workers. Our goals of safety, efficiency, economic and environmental sustainability, and innovation help make us a mill to follow in north america. The miamisburg, ohiobased paper company said in a news release that it will make technology upgrades to the mills no. May 18, 2018 under the 2012 forest utilization and licensing agreement between the province and the mill, port hawkesbury paper manages all the crown land in the seven eastern counties. Located in neighbouring port tupper, the port hawkesbury mill began operation in 1962. Audit of port hawkesbury paper load retention tariff. Oct 20, 2015 port hawkesbury paper is promising to fight the negative trade decision through the american courts and the north american free trade agreement. Service, repair, revamp, renovation and upkeep at the. Perhaps premier mcneil, who campaigned against corporate welfare, would care to comment. Review report 1901 february 22, 2019 department of. Cbc its a huge pile of wood chips thats in there smouldering and burning in the middle of a pile, so we hit it. Key environmental measurements port hawkesbury paper. For woodlot owners and harvesters in southern new brunswick, its a windfall.
International trade commission publication 4529 april 2015 washington, dc 20436 supercalendered paper from canada investigation no. The overwhelming majority of the paper produced is exported to the united states. The port hawkesbury mill site was first developed in 1962, with the startup of a sulfite pulp mill. Port hawkesbury mill, the gns established a credit facility for pwcc. Halifax the company buying the newpage port hawkesbury paper mill says a sale has been finalized, almost a year after southern cape breton was stunned by news that its largest employer was closing. Historically it was a stop for american coastal steam ships. May 29, 2018 nova scotia dnr, port hawkesbury paper, premier mcneil. The property and plant was owned and operated by canadian international pulp and paper cip from 1921 to 1982. It, like northern pulp in pictou county, also provides a destination for low quality pulpwood that helps sustain the sawmilling industry. Newpage corporation retained tm capital to sell the mill in mid2011. The fullycushioned cars have wood f loor ing and a 100ton load capacity.
Nova scotia power is giving a discount to its largest customer, port hawkesbury paper. If you have questions about submitting a claim, please contact the claims department at the appropriate mill. A spokesperson for port hawkesbury paper confirmed the decision in an email on thursday. Former newpage port hawkesbury paper mill in nova scotia. The companys line of business includes the manufacturing of paper and paper products. It was a major north american producer of glossy paper used in magazines and advertisements. The mill employs about 300 people directly, and another 400 as contractors working in the woodlands area. Our longterm focus remains unchanged producing the highest quality paper in the safest and most costeffective manner possible. Aug 22, 2011 miamisburg, ohaugust 22, 2011newpage corp. To make the port hawkesbury paper mill the safest, highest quality, most efficient, lowest cost, most innovative, and environmentallyfriendliest paper production facility in north america to sustainably and safely manage the forest resource with which we are entrusted to contribute to the economic success of the. Nova scotia from news reports port hawkesbury paper has been shut down for nearly two weeks over the past month.