Nov. 10, 2026 - Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. will indefinitely curtail operations at its Quesnel River Pulp mill, citing market conditions and uncertainty surrounding economic fibre supply.
The Quesnel Cariboo Observer obtained a copy of a letter sent out on Nov. 9 to employees at the Quesnel River Pulp mill. In the letter, executive chair and CEO Karl Meyers said the company had made the "very difficult decision" to curtail Quesnel River Pulp mill for an indefinite period.
"Based on current contractual obligations, we will continue operating the effluent system for twelve months, or until we can reach an acceptable alternative," Meyers said in the letter.
Pulp production at the mill has been curtailed since mid-August. At that time, Millar Western termed the curtailment as "temporary" and that it would last "until at least November." The company said it would continue to monitor market conditions along with the availability of economic fibre supply.
The Quesnel mill, which is located in British Columbia, Canada, has the capacity to produce 375,000 air-dried metric tonnes of softwood pulp per year and is owned by Atlas Holdings and operated by Millar Western, according to the company's website.
"We will continue to complete an orderly shutdown of the balance of the operations over the next several weeks, setting it up for a potential restart in the future," Meyers said in the Nov. 9 letter.
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SOURCE: Quesnel Cariboo Observer