Operational History

Operational History

 

The story of the operations that would eventually become assets of Twin Rivers spans the first 80 years of the twentieth century and is a testament to the commitment and hard work of many whose lives have been intricately woven into the history of these operations and the communities in which they were built. To be successful in this era of globalization, our operations have been repositioned over time in order to be more flexible, efficient and competitive.

1906 The dimension lumbermill in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick opens
1914 Juniper, New Brunswick’s dimension lumbermill begins operations
1916 Edmundston facility is built as northwestern New Brunswick’s first sulphite pulp mill
1925
With two paper machines and 20,000 tons of production capacity, Madawaska paper mill opens in Maine
1928     Two additional paper machines built at Madawaska to produce bond, offset and waxing papers in addition to converting grades
1929         Capitalizing on the growing demand for mail order catalogs, two more paper machines were brought on line
1948         First trailing blade coater installed at Madawaska, a closely guarded secret for many years
1960 Madawaska adds another paper machine to make uncoated fine papers and groundwood directory papers
1968 An off machine blade coater was installed at Madawaska to produce lightweight groundwood base paper for magazines and catalogs
1970 The 8th paper machine is installed at Madawaska, producing lightweight groundwood specialty papers for directories and catalogs
1975 - 1980 Several modernization projects undertaken: addition of a billblade coater; increased machine speed; and the construction of a high-pressure steam pipeline across the St. John River from the Edmundston pulp mill
Late 1980's Two Madawaska paper machines modernized to make lightweight opaques and bible paper grades
1992 - 1997 More upgrades to paper machines, including soft-nip calendaring, a meter size press, coater rebuild and automated roll wrapping system 
1994 The first period of modernization projects begins at Plaster Rock dimension lumbermill
1998 The second period of modernization projects begins at Plaster Rock dimension lumbermill
2006 Juniper lumbermill is modernized by installing a high grader and laser board edger
2009 Installed new biomass boiler and new kilns during the $17 million Plaster Rock upgrade

 

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