Chain of Custody Certification
Many customers in Asia and Europe are increasingly seeking verification that products they purchase are derived from fibre that has been legally harvested from a certified sustainably-managed forest.
To meet this demand, we are utilizing a system known as “Chain of Custody,” which is designed to track the legality and the certification of our timber sources and demonstrate avoidance of timber obtained from controversial sources. Additionally, West Fraser is committed to comply with the social, health and safety requirements identified in Appendix 4 of PEFC Chain of Custody of Forest Based Products – Requirements (PEFC ST 2002:2010).
West Fraser’s PEFC Chain of Custody system was introduced at all Canadian manufacturing operations in 2006. The system is based on the internationally recognized and widely utilized volume-credit method.
FSC Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood
As well as the PEFC Chain of Custody certification, West Fraser’s Hinton Pulp operation was registered to the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) Standard for Chain of Custody Certification (FSC-STD-40-004 v2-0) and the Standard for Company Evaluation of FSC Controlled Wood (FSC-STD-40-005 v2-0) in June 2008. Certification under the same standards was granted in March 2009 to Slave Lake Pulp followed by certification of Quesnel River pulp in July 2009, Cariboo Pulp and Paper in August 2009 and both WestPine MDF and Ranger Board in December 2010. In January 2012 all these existing single site certifications were rolled into a multi-site certification under the Standard for Multi-Site Certification of Chain of Custody Operations (FSC-STD-40-003 v2-0).
Wood Sourcing Policy for Hinton Pulp, Slave Lake Pulp, Quesnel River Pulp, Cariboo Pulp and Paper, WestPine MDF and Ranger Board
Hinton Pulp, Slave Lake Pulp, Quesnel River Pulp, Cariboo Pulp and Paper, WestPine MDF and Ranger Board will to the best of their ability, endeavor to avoid trading and sourcing wood and wood fibre from the following:
- Illegally harvested wood;
- Wood harvested in violation of traditional and civil rights;
- Wood harvested in forests where high conservation values are threatened by management activities;
- Wood harvested in forests being converted to plantations or non-forest use; and
- Wood from forests in which genetically modified trees are planted.
Fibre sources that can not be confirmed to be controlled wood will be excluded from the fibre supply chains of Hinton Pulp, Slave Lake Pulp, Quesnel River Pulp, Cariboo Pulp and Paper, WestPine MDF and Ranger Board.
The risk assessments used to determine that fibre is not used from one of the above noted controversial sources is provided below for Hinton Pulp, Slave Lake Pulp, Quesnel River Pulp, Cariboo Pulp and Paper, WestPine MDF and Ranger Board. The Multi-Site Chain of Custody Risk Assessment will replace all existing single site certification risk assessments following approval of the multi-site certification. Also included below is the map of ‘Canadian Ecoregions Containing Forest Landscapes’ which details the extent of the ecoregions that are used to define the fibre supply District for each risk assessment.
FSC Product Groups, Product Types and Input Material Category
Hinton Pulp produces a ‘FSC Controlled Wood’ product group comprised entirely of a Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK). The FSC Product Type is P1.3 ‘Chemical pulp, bleached’. The wood fibre input material category is 100% virgin controlled material comprised of the following species:
- Lodgepole Pine – Pinus contorta var. latifolia
- White Spruce – Picea glauca
- Black Spruce – Picea mariana
- Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea
Slave Lake Pulp produces a ‘FSC Controlled Wood’ product group comprised entirely of Bleached Chemi-Thermomechanical Pulp (BCTMP). The FSC Product Type is P1.1.2 ‘Mechanical, bleached – refiner pulp’. The wood fibre input material category is 100% virgin controlled material comprised of the following species:
- Trembling Aspen – Populus tremuloides
- Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera
- Paper Birch – Betula papyrifera
Quesnel River Pulp produces a ‘FSC Controlled Wood’ product group comprised entirely of Bleached Chemi-Thermomechanical Pulp (BCTMP). The FSC Product Type is P1.1.2 ‘Mechanical, bleached – refiner pulp’. Cariboo Pulp and Paper produces a ‘FSC Controlled Wood’ product group comprised entirely of Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK). The FSC Product Type is P1.3 ‘Chemical pulp, bleached’. The wood fibre input material category for both pulp mills is 100% virgin controlled material comprised primarily of the following species:
- Lodgepole Pine – Pinus contorta var. latifolia
- White Spruce and hybrids – Picea glauca
- Engelmann Spruce and hybrids – Picea Engelmannii
- Subalpine Fir - Abies lasiocarpa
- Interior Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii
WestPine MDF produces a ‘FSC Controlled Wood’ product group comprised entirely of medium density fibreboard (MDF). The FSC Product Type will be W8.3.2 ‘Medium density fibreboard’. The wood fibre input material category will be 100% virgin controlled material comprised of the following species:
- Lodgepole Pine – Pinus contorta var. latifolia
- White Spruce and hybrids – Picea glauca
- Engelmann Spruce and hybrids – Picea Engelmannii
- Subalpine Fir - Abies lasiocarpa
- Interior Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii
Ranger Board produces a ‘FSC Controlled Wood’ product group comprised entirely of medium density fibreboard (MDF). The FSC Product Type will be W8.3.2 ‘Medium density fibreboard’. The wood fibre input material category will be a mix of FSC Controlled Wood and virgin controlled material comprised of the following species:
- Lodgepole Pine – Pinus contorta var. latifolia
- White Spruce – Picea glauca
- Black Spruce – Picea mariana
- Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea
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