Canfor Fort St. John pellet plant
Closed 2024CanforID 03201
Canfor Fort St. John pellet plant is a closed pellet plant in Fort St. John, Canada, owned by Canfor. With a capacity of 75 000 tonnes per year it is the 25th largest of the 45 pellet plants in Canada with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
- Site
- Canfor Fort St. Johnsawmill · 288 MMBF/y sawn timber · closed
Shares the industrial site with the facilities listed. Each is its own record with its own capacity and status.- Nearest port
- Prince Rupert · 642 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- Not yet verifiedOpenStreetMap track way/1014989289 ↗, 74 m from the site point. Method
- Nearest railway
- 0.1 km
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 75 000 t/y pellets
- Production
- Not reported
Raw material and products
Also produces
History and sources
Timeline
- other2026-10-15Added 2026-10-15: pellet plant added in the Canadian Biomass Pellet Mill Map 2026, Quebec MRNF register and company sites population pass, capacity 75000 t/y pellets.Source ↗
- closure2024Canfor tillkannagav 2024-09-04 nedlaggning av Fort St. John-verksamheten; forsaljningen av hela platsen inklusive sagverk, hyvleri, pelletsfabrik och energisystem slutfordes i slutet av maj 2026. Sokutdrag nanner pelletsfabrikens anstallda bland dem som berordes 2024. Kartans uppgift operating ar darmed fel. Exakt stoppdatum for pelletsfabriken ej last.Source ↗
Sources
- newschecked 2026-10-16cjdctv.com ↗
- newschecked 2026-10-16princegeorgecitizen.com ↗
- industry presschecked 2026-10-15pellet.org ↗
Related facilities
Canfor
Largest in Canada
How to cite
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