Finlay Forest Industries

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Finlay Forest Industries
IndustryForest Products
FoundedMackenzie, British Columbia
Defunct2000
SuccessorAbitibi-Consolidated Ltd 2000; AbitibiBowater 2007; Conifex Timber 2010
HeadquartersMackenzie, British Columbia
ProductsForest Products

Finlay Forest Industries was a Canadian forest products company based in Mackenzie, British Columbia.

History

Finlay Forest Industries (FFI) was established in 1970 as a joint venture between Cattermole Timber and two Japanese firms, Jujo Paper and Sumitomo Forestry. [1] In 1980, operations were purchased by British Columbia Forest Products. Slocan Forest Products Ltd. and Donohue Inc. acquired FFI in 1994 as equal co-owners. In 1999, Donohue Inc. completed an $80 million takeover of Finlay Forest Industries. [2] This was followed in 2000, by a $7.1 billion takeover of all Donohue's operations, including their Mackenzie holdings, by Abitibi-Consolidated. [3] As part of this acquisition, FFI was dissolved as a company with operations now under the Abitibi-Consolidated brand.[ citation needed ]

Abitibi-Consolidated operated the two sawmills, including their associated planer mills, the paper mill, and a steam/power plant until 2008 when the 2008 Recession shutdown all manufacturing operations.[ citation needed ]

Conifex Timber purchased all assets in 2010 and presently operates one sawmill. [4]

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References

  1. Capital and Labour in the British Columbia Forest Industry, 1934-74
  2. Acquisition: Donohue offers $80M for Finaly Forest. Retrieved January 14, 2014
  3. Building Community in an Instant Town. Retrieved January 18, 2014
  4. Conifex Creates Over 100 New Jobs By Acquiring A Dormant Sawmill In Mackenzie. Retrieved January 18, 2014