MacMillan Bloedel

MacMillan Bloedel made newsprint, pulp, lumber and plywood from British Columbia timber, with a major mill at Powell River. H.R. MacMillan Export and Bloedel, Stewart and Welch merged in 1951, then joined Powell River and took the MacMillan Bloedel name in 1966.

It was Canada’s largest forest-products company in the late twentieth century. Powell River was a mainstay of the coastal industry.

Why it mattered

It was Canada's largest forest-products company in the late twentieth century, converting B.C. timber into newsprint, pulp and lumber for domestic use and export. The Powell River mill was a mainstay of the coastal industry. In 1995 The Canadian Encyclopedia recorded sales of $5.25 billion, assets of $5.27 billion and over 12,800 employees.

Now

Weyerhaeuser bought MacMillan Bloedel on 1 November 1999. Coastal operations became Weyerhaeuser’s B.C. Coastal Group. Some former mills later changed hands on their own.

Sold (1999) · Now: Weyerhaeuser