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Crofton Mill

Catalyst Crofton Mill · also known as Catalyst Crofton Mill, Domtar Crofton Mill

Crofton Mill is a closed kraft pulp mill in North Cowichan, Canada, with a capacity of 380 000 tonnes per year.

Company
Domtar
Group
Domtar, part of Paper Excellence Group
WoodComp ID
00061 (how IDs work)
Country
Canada
City
North Cowichan
Status
Closed 2025
Capacity
380 000 t/y pulp
Company figure for 2025 · verified 2026-09-17
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Type
Kraft
Region
British Columbia
Website
domtar.com

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Raw material

Pine

Products

Pulp grades
NBSK
Byproducts
Electricity

Certifications

FSCPEFC

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Related facilities

Crofton Mill is the 8th largest pulp mill in Canada of the 23 with a pulp capacity figure in WoodComp's register.

More Domtar facilities
Ashdown Mill ·Meadow Lake Mill ·Windsor Mill ·Hawesville Mill ·Plymouth Mill
Largest pulp mills in Canada
Al-Pac Mill ·Port Hawkesbury Mill ·Celgar Mill ·Peace River Mill ·Kamloops Mill
Nearest facilities
WFP Chemainus (7 km) ·WFP Cowichan Bay (13 km) ·WFP Ladysmith (18 km) ·Western Forest Products Saltair (Ladysmith) (19 km) ·WFP Duke Point (Nanaimo) (35 km)

Timeline

  1. 2026capacity reported

    Capacity reported: 380 000 t/y (mill scope, observed 2026-07-22).

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  2. 2025closure

    Permanent shutdown December 2025 (~380 kt NBSK; ~350 employees); driven by fibre scarcity and costs in BC

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Sources

Data confidence: High (95 of 100) how this is computed

How to cite

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