Sinclar curtails lumber production amidst poor market conditions

Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. has announced its curtailing its lumber operations at Apollo Forest Products in Fort St. James, Lakeland Mills in Prince George, and Nechako Lumber Co. in Vanderhoof, for various periods over the next few months. Nechako Lumber Co. will curtail operations from May 14 to July 29, 2023; Apollo Forest Products will curtail operations from June 4 to June 30, 2023; and Lakeland Mills will curtail operations from July 2 to July 29, 2023. “The high cost of fibre, compounded by poor market conditions, has negatively impacted our business and forced us to take ...