Cleaner and clearer air is on the agenda for Weyerhaeuser's Dryden operations. The company recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of $220-million upgrades at the Dryden pulp and paper mill.
The investment will see substantial upgrades to the mill's air emissions abatement equipment and the replacement of the old recovery boiler.
The new recovery boiler indicates the company's commitment to the long-term viability of the Dryden facility, says Norm Bush, vice-president for Ontario operations.
"It is part of Weyerhaeuser's plan for this mill to be an industry leader, not just in the next 10 or 15 years, but for the next 50 years," Bush says.
The improvements will decrease numerous compunds in the air emissions, including total reduced sulphur, total particulate, hydrogen sulphide, dimethyl sulphide and nitrogen oxides.
Site preparation on the project began in April, and the construction phase, including installation of new equipment and setting up new processes will continue until the spring of 2004.
The project is expected to attract up to 500 tradespeople, engineers, labourers and other people to work in the area. The project's workforce will peak between April and October 2003.
