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Quesnel River Pulp

OperatingMillar Western Forest Products LtdMillar Westernmillarwestern.comID 02178

Quesnel River Pulp is an operating CTMP pulp mill in Quesnel, Canada, owned by Millar Western. With a capacity of 375 000 tonnes per year it is the 11th largest of the 33 pulp mills in Canada with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location
Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest port
Squamish · 372 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding
No siding mapped
OpenStreetMap track way/375698158 ↗, 125 m from the site point. Method
Nearest railway
0.1 km
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
375 000 t/y pulp
Company figure
Production
Not reported
Type
CTMP

Raw material and products

Fibre
Mixed Softwood
Pulp grades
BCTMPTMP

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. curtailment2026-09-04
    Curtailed from 4 September 2026 to at least 1 November 2026 (about 90 workers), citing tariffs on Chinese exports and weak demand; earlier curtailment 16 May to 2 July 2025.
    Source ↗
  2. ownership change2024-04-22
    Acquired from West Fraser by Atlas Holdings / Millar Western, transaction closed 22 April 2024.
    Source ↗

Sources

  1. company websitechecked 2026-10-12
    millarwestern.com ↗
  2. newschecked 2026-10-12
    quesnelobserver.com ↗
  3. company websitechecked 2026-09-28
    westfraser.com ↗

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Related facilities

Millar Western
Whitecourt MillSlave Lake Pulp
Largest in Canada
Al-Pac MillPort Hawkesbury MillCelgar MillPeace River MillMeadow Lake Mill
Nearby
West Fraser Quesnel· 1 kmDunkley Lumber (Strathnaver/Hixon)· 31 kmSigurdson Forest Products (Williams Lake)· 96 kmWest Fraser Williams Lake· 96 kmTolko Soda Creek (Williams Lake)· 96 km

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