Crofton Mill

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

Closed 2025Domtar domtar.comID 00061

Crofton Mill is a closed kraft pulp mill in North Cowichan, Canada, owned by Domtar. With a capacity of 380 000 tonnes per year it is the 8th largest of the 33 pulp mills in Canada with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location: North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest port: Victoria Harbor · 53 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Own quay: Crofton · 1.9 km
Rail siding: Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-02
OpenStreetMap track way/251878601 ↗, 15 m from the site point. Method

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Capacity and output

Capacity: 380 000 t/y pulp
Company figure for 2025
Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
Production: Not reported
Type: Kraft

Raw material and products

Fibre

Pine

Pulp grades

NBSK

Also produces

Electricity

Certifications

FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

closure2025
Permanent shutdown December 2025 (~380 kt NBSK; ~350 employees); driven by fibre scarcity and costs in BC
Source ↗

Sources

newschecked 2026-11-04
globalnews.ca ↗
company websitechecked 2026-09-17
domtar.com ↗
otherchecked 2026-10-02
openstreetmap.org ↗

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Domtar

Ashdown Mill Meadow Lake Mill Windsor Mill Hawesville Mill Plymouth Mill

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Al-Pac Mill Port Hawkesbury Mill Celgar Mill Peace River Mill Kamloops Mill

Nearby

WFP Chemainus· 7 km WFP Cowichan Bay· 13 km WFP Ladysmith· 18 km Western Forest Products Saltair (Ladysmith)· 19 km Harmac Pacific (Nanaimo)· 32 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). Crofton Mill (WoodComp ID 00061). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/61