West Fraser reduces operating schedules due to flood effects

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In recent weeks, severe weather and flooding in B.C. has caused transportation disruptions to rail and truck routes, including limiting access to ports for overseas shipments. In the second half of November, following the weather event that led to road and rail closures, West Fraser’s western Canadian lumber weekly shipments have declined by approximately 25% to 30%. In addition, the pulp shipments to the port of Vancouver, from where the majority of their export pulp ships, have averaged less than 20% of normal volumes.

While West Fraser is utilizing alternative transportation routes and methods to the extent they are available to continue servicing customers, the magnitude and duration of the impact from current weather events remains uncertain. Therefore, West Fraser has reduced operating schedules at multiple western Canadian locations and will continue to make such adjustments as necessary in order to manage inventory levels, raw material supplies and the company‘s integrated fibre supply chain.

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