$750M fibreboard plant pitched for Stettler

RED DEER ADVOCATE — A $750-million straw fibreboard plant has been proposed for the Stettler region. Great Plains MDF Production Inc. says the facility will be the world’s largest medium-density-fibreboard plant in the world when it’s completed. The company says...

A new chapter in the plastic versus paper race

BUSINESS REPORTER — The packaging industry hasn’t maintained a great image during the pandemic, with images of streets littered with plastic gloves and masks in the headlines. But the paper and fibre industry have been busy behind the scenes: the first...