Al-Pac Mill
Alberta-Pacific Forest Products Ltd. · also known as Alberta-Pacific, Al-Pac
OperatingAlberta-Pacific Forest ProductsAlberta-Pacificalpac.caID 00002
Al-Pac Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Athabasca County, Canada, owned by Alberta-Pacific. With a capacity of 650 000 tonnes per year it is the 1st largest of the 33 pulp mills in Canada with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Nearest port
- Squamish · 909 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- Own sidingVerified by satellite 2026-10-01OpenStreetMap track way/1364941268 ↗, 165 m from the site point. Method
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Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 650 000 t/y pulp
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Kraft
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- ownership change2015The mill was bought in a private sale in 2015 and became owned by Hokuetsu Corporation.Source ↗
- expansion2008A new woodroom costing about 40 million dollars was completed at the mill in 2008.Source ↗
- ownership change1998Crestbrook Forest Industries sold its share of the mill to Mitsubishi and Oji in 1998.Source ↗
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- startup1993-09-01The first pulp was produced in August 1993 and the mill was officially opened on 1 September 1993.Source ↗
- founded1991Construction of the single line bleached kraft pulp mill northeast of Athabasca began in 1991 after final project approvals, employing more than 3,200 workers.Source ↗
Sources
- company websitechecked 2026-07-23alpac.ca ↗
- company website×2checked 2026-09-17alpac.ca ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-01openstreetmap.org ↗
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How to cite
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