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Canfor closes Tackama plywood plant indefinitely

Oct 8, 2008 | In Mill Closures & Layoffs | 1 feedback »

CanforCanfor has decided to close its Tackama plywood plant in Fort Nelson, British Columbia.

The plant will close once the existing log and veneer inventories are depleted, most likely before the end of October.

Canfor blames the indefinite closure on the continued poor demand and low prices for plywood across North America. The plant has an annual capacity of 220 million square feet (3/8" basis) of plywood.

"This difficult decision is in no way a reflection on the good efforts and performance of our employees at the Tackama site who have continued to make operational and cost improvements throughout these unprecedented and challenging market conditions and we would like to thank them for their efforts," said Jim Shepard, Canfor's President and CEO.

290 employees will be affected by this closure.

The Tackama plywood plant was originally set for closure by Canfor in January 2008, but the workers, the union and the company came to an agreement that saw the workers take a 10% roll back in wages in order to keep the plant running.

United Steelworkers Union Local 1-424 President, Frank Everitt says the news is very disappointing. “Everyone in Ft. Nelson put their heart and soul into making that mill a viable operation,” he said.

Sources:
Tackama Plant in Ft Nelson To Close (Opinion 250)
Canfor Announces the Indefinite Closure of Its Tackama Plywood Operation (Canfor Press Release)

Comment from: jokin [Member] Email
Canfor should never have bought into panelboard. I have never heard of a company that is so top heavy in management. At the mill I was at there was one point where there was one manager for every tradesman.Then there was the endless meetings and forming committees and then sub-committees.All in all nothing was accomplished,things were tabled and when a decision was made it was usually by some underling that had no idea whatsoever.As for Tackama closing it is very sad and I think unneccessary.Again poor management and decisions and the bottom line is Canfor knows very little about the panel industry so they would rather get rid of their holdings and wash their hands of the whole thing.
26/10/08 @ 22:42

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