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"Basle Steps On

pulp - mill, : to: achieve- full ute
gation of» the !timber. ‘ In‘ addi-
tion, ‘wood: from. areas outside.

woop ‘SUPPLY

Wood ‘is ‘the major: cost | item’
“dn the ‘manufacture of forest:
products, ; ' Celgar’s: integrated
sawmill ‘and ‘pulp mill ‘operation’
owes: its'existence ‘to’ the secur-

ity: of tenure’: “prov ded’ by: Tree"
‘In ex-!

Farm. Licence,‘\No,. 23.
change.:for. ‘an, assured , timber
supply,’ “Celgar ‘agreed: to-man- .

age - the . forests ~. for” continuous

the :'T.F‘L, ‘will’ be ‘required.
LOG: : TRANSPORTATION |

ILE. ‘No. “528, extends as, far

* the! logs “wil come 'to: the ‘mills’

, down the Columbia: ‘River, ‘being’:

towed ‘down’ the ‘Arrow, Lakes: in’ ’

yield,. provide pr

:forest ’ fires, and - ‘install’ cmanu- ae

, fecturing » facilities, “ine

from" ithe “river! ‘ by. grap-

“Pulp * logs, * willbe

‘which, will also. unload ' pulp logs:
“from ‘trueks and trains. . rt
» THE’ WOODROOM © :
The: ‘erane grapples ° release
the logs” orito ‘the woodroom. Jog -
-. deck where!::they ‘ are ‘passed
ineh barker and’ |
ichipper' combination: or ‘the :112-
‘inch’: barker. and ° “ chipper : com-*
‘bination;-- -depending ; on’ log size,
‘Because’ the chippers ‘are mount-':

through: the

ed horizontally, . the, logs* can

: pass ‘through ine a: ‘full, A0-foot. +.

length,

| WEST-KOOTENAY ©
‘POWER

sawmill:

‘jopening’

peration. Of.

CHIP ‘STORAGE
From the woodroom : the chips
are conveyed to) one’ of two .con-

crete chip ‘silos or’ blown -onto. a '

“huge ‘storage ‘pile’ which «. i ‘also

e suppliéd | ‘with chips ‘as'.a’. by- ;

THE CELGAR STORY

Tie

perts.
The pulp: sheet’ ‘is then “autos ,

. mroving~

- matically’ cut:..and ; baled fon,
iment,”

storage: | and ship!

prodict:” from. the integrated |.

-from: the’ sawmill and ‘the; pulp

mill woqdroom’ are’ récovered .
and « burned! to - produce‘ steam. |

MAKING’ THE PULP’
Ta order to use all the species

grown in.the Arrow.Lakes area, - :

the Celgar mill. is integrated to

manufacture lumber and kraft’.
_ (sulphate) | pulp. Kraft: pulp
. uses an ‘alkaline cooking liquor

as. compared: to. the.‘ acid. cook-
ing, liquor ; of. the. sulphite. pro-

cess. which ; is more restricted

in sits. use of) tree: species.
“Celgar. is the’ first: mill in B.C,

.. to install Kamyr continuous: di-)

‘gesters;, other’ B.C. . mills "use
batch- -type “vessels. designed on

the’ principle. of huge. pressure x

‘cookers.,, With ; the : two. continu-
ous: “digesters, chips: are fed

a constantly. ‘into: one .end:.and .raw
unbleached: pulp’ comes out. the
» Cother::

Following: cooking | the ole is

ie washed ‘and ‘screened: ‘toi: remove
“knots; “uncooked Pieces, . slivers,

“One “of ; ‘the: most modern
bleaching | techniques ‘has ..been
~1,8elected . to: insure ‘the .produc-
Do tionof:a “top. quality .: bleached

kraft pulp... ‘The - chief bleaching
re: chlorine,’ “ caustic

‘ e-dioxide which: is. a ~
a super-bleach ; about:'2.6 times ‘as -

‘powerful ®.as « chlorine. Between

--each’..of. -five ‘bleaching. stages
» the*'pulp:-is washed : to remove _

|, Bark “and: «sawdust .

J.T. HEGEMAN, in‘ the fall of

1959, was appointed: production.
manager: ‘or-Celgar ‘Limited's -.
pulp: mill. in preparatio: for. its

- opening ‘early in 1961, A‘gradu- :

-ate from Worcester Polytechnic’,
Institute, Maés., in- 1944,.-with

‘a=-B.Se.": degree ¢ in: chemical ae
engineering, Mr. Hie gem.an:.
worked: in research ‘and de- .:

1 t with | 'C 1

: Nairn,- ‘and | with Brown’. -Gom- ze
pany, ‘Berlin, N.H. He ‘:rose .:.-
through: .: the : latter: ‘company ”
from’ plant’ chemist: to produc- :

tion manager ‘in’ the. pulp’ mian
ufacturing division. With wide.

‘experience. in: plant expansion. .:

programs, Mr.: :Hegeman ase.
sisted: with” planning’ prior to’:
the: Celgar pulp mill start-up.

* from: which -it ‘extrudes from an -Y- >
“Along: the bottem onto |.
. the moving » wire’ pa of the = -

* drained, ‘pressed: and: dried.

Zhe Celgar mill: includes an

- vairborne Flakt. dryer, the first
fits: kind“ ; ;

at ‘passes’ ‘on “jets:

rather.‘ than:on: potentially » oily
_ PIONEER . VINEYARDS

first. large vineyards. ia

iwere ‘planted ate -Beams-

About, 3,500: families * will: work

on: Mexico’s first: collective:.for-
“rest: -Teserve on : 1,000,000 ° acres.
near “Durango. : 2

We: were’ very: Heasea! ‘te: be
sis suppliers’ of. :
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PHONE G90
2141. Columbia: Ave.”
Trail, BC.

Every Home .

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: “Kamyr: Ine. s
N.Y.; and Eastern‘ Corp.,‘Lin- *

Limited since’ Fates

graduated from the’ University
of : Wisconsin’. then

Manitoba | Paper:

the’ “Brown: : Company:

Tuque,: Quebec, vend: in’'1953 an

JACK “SAWMER, plant en-

gineer: for. the‘Celgar.pulp mill,’ :
came’ to fhe, company, in| 1955 ae

from pulp’
in. La. Tuqui

ucated.in Winnipeg, gradual i

ee
with a B.Sc. degree in: Engin-
eering from. the University of -

Manitoba ‘in. 1948. Mr. Sawyer

". joined Columbia Cellulose Com-

pany,” Limited:as assistant ’to:

the. director * of,’ engineering.- :
Prior to. his _ appointment as:
plant engineer he was. pr ject:

technician’s} degree: fro

Technical, Institute: Industrial :
School’ at: Turhu;, Finland...

Since ‘Iéaving .Finland ‘in :1952

he has worked’ for. P-A. Ship-
building Co." pen at Port’Ar-) 3g

Pulp &
2 Teneanter’ N.B.;
Hudson: Falls,

coln, Me... He ‘Joined .Celgar
‘in August . 1959 a8. a. project

engirieer. Mr. ‘Saarikko.is a
—— of the’ Technical .As-.—

sociation .of ; the~ Pulp . and °°
Pape Industr: ee x

~ CELGAR TO HAVE STABILIZING

INFLUENCE IN FOREST ECONOMY

As..the Interlor of ‘British Co-:
lumbia’s first integrated lumber.
and. pulp operation, Celgar~can

‘be’ expected. to have a stabilizing ©

influence “in the forest economy

of the ‘Arrow. Lakes” area. The
diversification of: pulp and lum-'
ber production: will: also havea
“beneficial, effect .on ‘the ‘forests

through ‘improved utilization.

The designed . .eapacity of the

‘pulp: mill 18° about 500: tons. of:
bleached. kraft'pulp per day. and *:

for the new. sawinil 65 ‘million

board feet ‘of. lumber production
, per. year, ‘

The: investment in woods’ saw-.:
mill ‘and pulp: mill totals: about
$50: million. Millions: of dollars:

will’ also’ be. spent: annually ‘to
produce ‘the necessary wood. and

‘for ‘industrial. ‘purchases’ sucH as’ :
equipment, “supplies, salt cake,
“limestone, chlorine, caustic, \so-
dium chlorate, ': sulphurie ‘acid,
Sulphur. dioxide, :: oil,” electrical: *
power ‘and. natural gas. :About''
90 per. cent of, this” sspears:

hs expected to be in British’ Co-
lumbia;:-Further support \wiil be
given’ to! the’

will-be hemlock, spruce, bal

“and ‘lareh, and ‘the chief sawmill
will

be: cedar, : :SDEnCes

through © “the. millions” ‘of dollars
spent; in’ - payrolls,’ taxes and:

freight.’ :

As well BB! being ‘able: to Haak
4 better use of the wood, the inte- !
‘grated benefits between the saw.

mill. and ‘the’ pulp’ mill will ‘see

‘the -Jatter “providing steam, po- =
“wer and‘ water: tothe sawmill:- -

in’ exchange’ for ‘chips and: hog

fuel: The' main: pulpwood: species: ‘

. Douglas fir, and, white pin vale
A key: feature of the . Celgar:

kraft ‘process is its apy. ad

‘ pecover ' the cooking chemi

by evaporating: the spent quer
and burning it in'a recovery fee

- nace. In‘ this way: the lgnin’ and

other: organic. portions ..of” the:
pres are utilized ae Niger and}:

: not
to tobe ‘discharged from the mill. :

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