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Cotton fibers, ink, and yarn
2025
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August 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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“The Howe Sound Pulp and Paper mill on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast has announced it will permanently close operations.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC News BC

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B.C's Howe Sound Pulp and Paper mill permanently closing | CBC News
'Everybody's just kind of walking zombies right now at the mill, just trying to figure out what their next step," Andrew Appleton said.
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August 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - “A Prince George city councillor is challenging billionaire Jim Pattison to personally hand out final paycheques to workers losing their jobs at Canfor's Northwood Pulp Mill.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC News BC

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City councillor calls on billionaire Jim Pattison to personally deliver final cheques to laid-off mill workers | CBC News
Hundreds of jobs have been lost as Canfor and other major companies close mills across B.C. with the Vancouver-based multinational calling the decisions 'gut-wrenching.'
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August 5, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - “300 jobs lost as Canfor closes Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC British Columbia

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300 jobs lost as Canfor closes Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George | CBC News
The company says it is facing "unsustainable financial losses."
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July 15, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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Volume 20 is complete, & it's our largest issue yet!

Read 20(4): bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/issues/vol20...

#BioResJournal #OpenAccess #materialsscience #cellulose #pulpandpaper #biorefinery #biocomposite #biopolymer #lignin #woodscience #woodtechnology #pulpandpaper #papermaking #bioadhesives
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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An #editorial from our Co-Editor Martin Hubbe: Nanocellulose addition to paper and the ‘Cai Lun Principle’ – Maybe not such a good idea after all.

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February 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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KAMLOOPS: “Kruger, which purchased the Kamloops pulp mill from Domtar in 2022, told Castanet business is good in the Tournament Capital.” www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop... - @castanetkamloops.net

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Kruger says business in Kamloops is good as fibre shortage forces mill closure on Vancouver Island - Kamloops News
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December 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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VANCOUVER ISLAND: “Local officials and an operator are remaining hopeful over the future of the two remaining pulp mills on Vancouver Island, despite recent mill closures and new U.S. tariffs.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC News BC

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Hope remains for 2 Vancouver Island pulp mills despite recent industry turmoil | CBC News
Local officials and an operator are remaining hopeful over the future of the two remaining pulp mills on Vancouver Island, despite recent mill closures and new U.S. tariffs.
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August 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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“A day after Canada's largest forestry company announced plans to stop work at a pulp and paper mill on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, community members say they are still reeling.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC News BC

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Forestry giant behind idled B.C. mill received millions in government funding | CBC News
A day after Canada's largest forestry company announced plans to shutter a pulp and paper mill on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, the community is still reeling.
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August 22, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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“The British Columbia government says cutting red tape has allowed provincial pulp mills to more than double their use of timber salvaged from forest fires.” www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar... - @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social

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B.C. mills processed more than one million cubic metres of wildfire chips in 2024-25
The British Columbia government says cutting red tape has allowed provincial pulp mills to more than double their use of timber salvaged from forest fires.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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BRITISH COLUMBIA: “B.C.'s forestry industry expects it will be one of the hardest-hit sectors by the United States' new 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC News BC

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B.C. forestry sector in 'absolutely worst situation' amid new U.S. tariffs | CBC News
B.C.'s forestry industry expects it will be one of the hardest-hit sectors by the new 50 per cent U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. B.C. is the largest producer of lumber in Canada, and the sector plays...
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August 25, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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KAMLOOPS: “Low water levels in the Thompson River have forced the Kruger Kamloops Pulp Mill to carry out emergency dredging near its Mission Flats facility.” www.castanet.net/news/Kamloop... - @castanet.net

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Kamloops Pulp Mill conducts emergency dredging in Thompson River amid unusually low water levels
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January 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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“Forestry company Domtar has indefinitely paused operations at its Howe Sound mill and Bayview Fibre chipping facility in Port Mellon, marking another blow to the industry in B.C.” cheknews.ca/b-c-pulp-mil... - @cheknews.ca

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Domtar announces indefinite curtailment at another B.C. mill
Forestry company Domtar has indefinitely paused operations at its Howe Sound mill and Bayview Fibre chipping facility in Port Mellon, marking another blow to the industry in B.C.
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August 20, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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“North Cowichan’s Mayor, and the union representing 350 laid-off Crofton mill workers, met with B.C.’s Premier on Wednesday, appealing for help for workers and the local economy that is facing potential disaster…” cheknews.ca/blindside-fo... - @cheknews.ca

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'Blindside for us': Crofton mill closure wasn't on union's radar
A desperate meeting convened at the B.C. Legislature Wednesday, where the union representing laid-off Crofton mill workers, and North Cowichan's Mayor gathered with B.C.'s Premier, to try to reduce th...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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BRITISH COLUMBIA: “Rob Shaw: Forestry leaders warn Eby reforms moving too slowly to save mills” www.biv.com/news/comment... - BIV News

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Rob Shaw: Forestry leaders warn Eby reforms moving too slowly to save mills
Premier says reforms will bring stability, but companies say they still cannot access affordable timber or wood waste to stay viable
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January 21, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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#Research on the effect of alkali concentration on the nanofibrillation efficiency of cellulose by mechanical grinding

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December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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KAMLOOPS: “Kruger, Arrow utilizing previously burned slash piles to fuel the power plant at Kamloops mill” cfjctoday.com/2025/12/11/k... - @cfjctoday.bsky.social

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Kruger, Arrow utilizing previously burned slash piles to fuel the power plant at Kamloops mill
KAMLOOPS - Representatives from the Kruger Pulp mill along with Arrow Transportation presented to the TNRD on ...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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That's a wrap! Read the latest issue of BioResources 20(2)
👉 bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/articles/bac...

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May 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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KAMLOOPS: “Hydrogen will be produced and used for heat in a $21-million project at Kruger Pulp Mill in Kamloops” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC News BC

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Why this Kamloops pulp mill wants to produce hydrogen | CBC News
The $21.7-million project is intended to reduce Kamloops' Kruger Pulp mill's dependence on natural gas by 16 per cent.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Paper aging impacts fiber-water dynamics.

📉 #Dispersibility declines over time
🌿 Unbleached fibers age faster, lignin role crucial
💧 WRV decreases, wet strength rises

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April 21, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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📢Our most recent issue 21(2) is now complete!!🎊

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May 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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“As pulp mill and sawmill jobs plummet in number, British Columbia’s Forests Ministry is opening the door to more exports of unprocessed logs, including those produced from trees cut down in old-growth forests.” thetyee.ca/News/2026/04... - @thetyee.ca

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BC Quietly Cuts Penalty for Exporting Unprocessed Logs | The Tyee
The province hopes to boost logging rates. But slashing the fee on exports risks more mill closures, one advocate warns.
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May 2, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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High-performance and thermostable mica/cellulose composite paper for #sustainable packaging applications

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High-performance and thermostable mica/cellulose composite paper for sustainable packaging applications :: BioResources
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June 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Diving into the evolution of #papermaking, how innovations in #pulpandpaper transformed industries & daily life

📚Paper's journey- ancient substrates to modern essentials
📝Innovations enabling mass production
🌟Current shifts to diverse applications in #paperindustry

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April 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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CROFTON: “Worker support programs and organizations are going into overdrive in North Cowichan after news that the Crofton pulp and paper mill will permanently close in January.” www.timescolonist.com/local-news/w... - @timescolonist.bsky.social

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Worker supports offered as Crofton mill closure looms
The WorkBC Duncan office is now open evenings and on Saturdays and has set up a dedicated phone line to prepare for the impending loss of 350 jobs.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM