Port Mellon Mill
Howe Sound Pulp and Paper · also known as Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Mill, HSPP, Howe Sound Mill
OperatingDomtardomtar.comID 00248
Port Mellon Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Area F (West Howe Sound), 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
- Area F (West Howe Sound), British Columbia, Canada
- Nearest port
- Squamish · 30 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Own quay
- Port Mellon · 0.8 km
- Rail siding
- Not yet verifiedOpenStreetMap track way/964005755 ↗, 216 m from the site point. Method
- Nearest railway
- 0.2 km
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 380 000 t/y pulpCompany figure for 2025Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Kraft
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- curtailment2026-08-20Domtar announced the indefinite idling of the Howe Sound mill and the Bayview Fibre chipping facility in Port Mellon, with operations expected to cease by mid-October 2026.Source ↗
- curtailment2024Newsprint operations indefinitely curtailed; pulp continues at full capacitySource ↗
Sources
- company website×3checked 2026-10-23domtar.com ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-07-23domtar.com ↗
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How to cite
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