SKEENA CELLULOSE INC, PAGE 11 100 per cent compliance “We always knew It would be very dif- - ficult to get 100 per cent on. a Com- plionce Assessment repon from the Waste Management Branch.” says Amis Euverman. Processing Superintendent at ihe Skeena Cellulose Sawmill. “But that was still our goal.’ . And It’s a goal thay have managed to meet. “The last repo from the Ministry of the Enviionments Waste Manage- ment Branch was exactly that — 100 per cent compliance.” . CHEMICALS PREVENT MOULD To prevent freshly cut lumber from going black and mouldy in ship‘s holds. the sawmill, like most other export mills in the province, sprays its tumber with chemicals. 7 “Up to 35 different kinds of mould at- “tack freshly cut lumber.” says Euverman. Spray Feeder Joe Ruksys oparates the “spray box” where trimmad is treaied with “t's all around! us and can result in sap | stain, which turns lumber black. We thetefore treat our products, because We just won't sell our customers biack, “But all chemicals are potentially hazardous. When we bullf fhe new sawmill. we had the opportunity to make some changes in the way we hancled ¢hemical freatment.” Obviously the changes al the savmill were successful. The report says “Skeena Cellulose has a first-class wood freat- ment facility and Is a credit to the peo- ple who put it together.” The Waste Management evaluation is comprehensive — the room in which the chemicals are mked is evaluated on 20 different counts. The dip tank. sorting chain, slicige and waste handling, and Gis io p mould. the spray box has been strategically relocated so that fewer people handia the wood once It has been treated. Worldwide marketing Skeeng Pulp's success Is based on marketing is product Intemationatty. Specializing in the production of nor- them bleachod softwood kraft pulp — the world's most highly prized pulp us- 9d in the monufacture of quailty gtossy- thagazine styia paper — the mill markets #3 pulp in Europe, Japon and the Far East, And, for the fast 20 yeam, has been the number one supplier of sottwood kratt pulp fo Japon. Skeena also suppiles pulp to one of North America’s largest coated paper USA, U.K. Belglum, France, ttaly, Spain, Austiqg, Swilzettand, Japan and vartous Pacific Rim counirtes, International cise makes sure that customer: receive Meir orders. This may sound simple bul, in fact, requires a Gfeat deal of onthe-spot knowledge ONd service, : The company’s team of overseas pro- fessionals are familiar with local and mills, Midiec in owned by parent pany Enterprises inc. INTERNATIONAL KNOW-HOW Overseas marketing means intena- fonal expeitise. This is fhe role of Repap International. tts know-how makes a ma- Jor contribullion fo Skeena Pulp’s profits. long-term growth and employees’ job security, International hae a worlwide net- work of offices cind representatives in the. Repap INAHING shipping And, of course, fiuency in focal languages Is a must. Skeena Pulp has another key strategie c ge: unlike Sec an COUN- fries, ithas a year-round all-weather ship- Ping facility at Watson Isand near Prince - Rupert. Skeena Pulp is the closest north Arertoan producer of glade spray box area are all subjected to.an equally rigorous inspection. @OALS ARE ENVIRONMENT, PEOPLE AND EFFICIENCY “When we designed the new sawmill,” says Euverman, “we wanted fo bultd c first-class anii-sap stain freatment facility. Our three goals were fo improve the way we impacted on the environ- ment, minimize the effects on our peo- ble and increase the efficiency of the New pul A combination of the newest fachnology and persistent, hard work has allowed Repap Enterprises of Mon- taal to develop a new pulping process thot could very well revolutioniza the industry. The name of ihe technique is ALCELL® and It rapresants a complete- ly new approach to making puip. Developed initially to process hardwood chips, this technology uses atcahal In- stead of the caustic chemicals employed in the kraft process to separate ihe lignin that Is neeced. The potential benefits tothe industry gra numerous: a use for smaller stands of hardwood fimber, the chance to build “mini-mills” at significantly lower capital costs and much fess of an im- facillty itself. “The location of the chemical spray box was critical. In conventional mills tha box is usually placed after the lumber has been planed, but before it's grad- ed, trimmed and packaged. “We saw the opportunity to relocate the spray box to after the umber had been tirmmed and sorted. This means fewer people handle the lumber once it's been treated with chemicals.” Pp process Pact on the environment. Repap has been making steady pro’ gress on ALCELL® for over eight years now, The transition has already been made from the company’s experimen- tal pilot plant In Pennsylvania to a new $60 million facility at Neweastle, New Brunswick where the preduclion of 33 tonnes of pulp per day Is proof of fhe process’ commercial feasibility. And the people at Repap are conti- dent that it won't be long unit! they can make the ultimate move to an economically competitive size of 250 tonnas per day, at which time the com- Pany plans to begin licensing the con- struction of ALCELL® mills on a fumkey basis ali over the world. 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