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Rémabec Rivière-aux-Rats

Also known as Resolute Rivière-aux-Rats, Scierie Rivière-aux-Rats, Arbec, Bois d'oeuvre inc. (La Tuque)

Idled 2025Groupe Rémabecremabec.comID 01947

Rémabec Rivière-aux-Rats is an idled softwood sawmill in Rivière-aux-Rats (La Tuque), Canada, owned by Groupe Rémabec. With a capacity of 306 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 40th largest of the 116 sawmills in Canada with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location
Rivière-aux-Rats (La Tuque), Québec, Canada
Nearest port
Trois Rivieres · 99 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding
No siding mapped
Nearest railway
15 km
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
about 306 000 m3/y sawn timber
reported as 180 MMBF/y · Company figure
Production
Not reported
Type
Softwood

Raw material and products

Fibre
Mixed Softwood
Sawn timber
Planed timberSawn timber

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. ownership changechanged status2025
    Groupe Remabec, through its Arbec division, completed the purchase of the Riviere-aux-Rats sawmill from Resolute (Produits forestiers Resolu) in early July 2025, ran it temporarily from August 2025, and is converting it to 16 foot lumber production with a restart planned for 2026.
    Source ↗
  2. curtailment2025-04-01
    Sawmill closed for an indefinite period from 1 April 2025 according to the union
    Source ↗

Sources

  1. otherchecked 2026-07-25
    ici.radio-canada.ca ↗
  2. otherchecked 2026-07-30
    server.arcgisonline.com ↗
  3. otherchecked 2026-09-09
    cdn-contenu.quebec.ca ↗
Show all 6 sources
  1. newschecked 2026-10-08
    noovo.info ↗
  2. otherchecked 2026-10-22
    diffusion.mffp.gouv.qc.ca ↗
  3. company websitechecked 2026-10-27
    remabec.com ↗

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