() is an
Canadian integrated forest products company based in
Vancouver, British Columbia . The company traces its roots to the late 1930s, when brothers-in-law John G. Prentice and L.L.G. "Poldi" Bentley and their families left their native Austria as the clouds of war gathered over Europe. Canfor produces
Softwood Lumber , northern softwood
Kraft Pulp , kraft paper,
Plywood , and remanufactured lumber products. The majority of the company's operations are in
British Columbia and
Alberta ; however, it owns a sawmill and timber harvesting rights in
Quebec as well as numerous locations in the southern United States.
In 2004 Canfor purchased Slocan Forest Products Ltd. increasing the company's production to over 5 billion board feet (12,000,000 m³) per year. Canfor has three pulp mills located in
Prince George , British Columbia. Canfor is the owner of the world's largest sawmill in
Houston , British Columbia with an annual production of 600 million board feet (1,400,000 m³). Canfor also co-owns Howe Sound Pulp with
Oji Paper in Port Mellon near
British Columbia and has another pulp mill in
Taylor British Columbia near
Fort St. John . Additionally, Canfor's sawmills in British Columbia include Houston, Plateau (near
Vanderhoof ), Isle Pierre, Prince George, Rustad, North Central, Polar, Clear Lake (all in or near the city of Prince George),
Fort St. John ,
Chetwynd ,
Quesnel ,
Vavenby ,
Radium and
Mackenzie . Sawmills outside of BC include
Grande Prairie Alberta,
Sainte-Foy Quebec, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Oriented Strand Board plants are located in
Fort Nelson, British Columbia and Fort St John and a plywood plant is located in Prince George. Canfor also owns remanufacturing plants in Grande Prairie, Alberta,
Edmonton Alberta,
Chilliwack , British Columbia, and
Bellingham ,
Washington ,.
Canfor has over 12,000 employees.
Financial Information
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| | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
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| Net Sales (C) | 2,095.5 | 2,112.3 | 1,985.7
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| Net Earnings (C) | 153.3 | 11.5 | 26.4
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