| 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
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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 |