Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (Port Mellon)
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paper mill, pulp and paper industry
Howe Sound Pulp & Paper operates a Kraft pulp and newsprint mill at Port Mellon, with an annual capacity of 400,000 tonnes of pulp and 230,000 tonnes of newsprint. HSPP is owned (as of July 2010) by Paper Excellence BV of the Netherlands; before that it was jointly owned by Canfor Corporation of Vancouver and Oji Paper Co of Tokyo.
Kraft Pulp is an intermediate product that is used by other paper manufacturers to make paper products. HSPP produces it in the form of thick sheets which are then baled and shipped to customers around the world. Since 1991, HSPP newsprint was designed to meet the stringent requirements of the Japanese newsprint presses. These requirements are so high that currently, Howe Sound Pulp and Paper is the only mill in Canada that can consistently meet these standards.
This is the oldest existing pulp mill in BC, having produced BC's first wood-based paper when it opened in 1909. However, it has been extensively updated. A $1.3 billion modernization and expansion project in the 1990s established Howe Sound as a North American leader in newsprint and kraft pulp manufacture that meets or exceeds all current environmental regulations.
A recent investment by the Government of Canada's Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program has allowed the HSPP to increase the mill's energy efficiency and to refurbish its power boiler so that the mill can operate its generators at a higher capacity and use 100 percent biomass fuel. This upgrade enables the mill to produce surplus "green" electricity for sale to BC Hydro, which further enhances the mill's economic viability.
Kraft Pulp is an intermediate product that is used by other paper manufacturers to make paper products. HSPP produces it in the form of thick sheets which are then baled and shipped to customers around the world. Since 1991, HSPP newsprint was designed to meet the stringent requirements of the Japanese newsprint presses. These requirements are so high that currently, Howe Sound Pulp and Paper is the only mill in Canada that can consistently meet these standards.
This is the oldest existing pulp mill in BC, having produced BC's first wood-based paper when it opened in 1909. However, it has been extensively updated. A $1.3 billion modernization and expansion project in the 1990s established Howe Sound as a North American leader in newsprint and kraft pulp manufacture that meets or exceeds all current environmental regulations.
A recent investment by the Government of Canada's Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program has allowed the HSPP to increase the mill's energy efficiency and to refurbish its power boiler so that the mill can operate its generators at a higher capacity and use 100 percent biomass fuel. This upgrade enables the mill to produce surplus "green" electricity for sale to BC Hydro, which further enhances the mill's economic viability.
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Coordinates: 49°31'25"N 123°29'8"W
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