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Celgar owner enjoys strong Q1

The company that owns Castlegar’s pulp mill is reporting strong first quarter results.

Mercer International says it posted operating earnings of $60 million from January to March.

That’s up from 45 million for the same time last year.

The company noted that per unit fibre costs at Zellstoff Celgar were slightly higher.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He has recently published a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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