Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership produces semi-bleached pulps at its Prince George mill only. The Environmental and Quality Management Systems are registered to the ISO 9001(quality) and ISO 14001 (environmental) standards. Semi-bleached pulp is available at two brightness levels:
- PG ECF 67 at 67% ISO
- PG ECF 77 at 77% ISO
Our fibre supply is a blend of white spruce (Picea glauca), lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) and alpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa). The majority of this supply is the residual material from local sawmills. Due to the climatic conditions in the region - long cold winters and relatively short dry summers - these species naturally develop long, slender and thin-walled fibres. These fibre properties result in pulp that not only has excellent tensile strength properties, but also offers superior wet web reinforcement and sheet dimensional stability.
The mill has highly sophisticated distributed control systems, a continuous digester, and modern bleaching and screening systems. Bleaching is done with chlorine dioxide, oxygen and hydrogen peroxide resulting in environmentally superior, enhanced ECF pulps.
| Key Pulp Properties | Typical End Uses |
|---|---|
| High refined tensile strength | Mechanical Publication papers (SC) |
| High reinforcement index | Creped Saturating papers |
| Ease of refining | Flat saturating papers |
| Low OX/AOX | Hygienic applications |