Shin Ho seeks new location for $150-million pulp mill.Shin shin (shin) the prominent anterior edge of the tibia or the leg. saber shin marked anterior convexity of the tibia, seen in congenital syphilis and in yaws. Ho seeks new location for $150-million pulp mill A pulp mill is a manufacturing facility that converts wood chips or other plant fiber source into a thick fiber board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Shin Ho Canada's planned construction of a pulp mill in Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships. is on hold until a suitable site can be found for the development. Shin Ho will not finalize fi·nal·ize tr.v. fi·nal·ized, fi·nal·iz·ing, fi·nal·iz·es To put into final form; complete or conclude: "They have jointly agreed ... its commitment to build the $150-million plant until a site can be found. "We are considering alternate sites, but nothing has been finalized See finalization. yet," said company spokesman Ken Shin. The company had been considering property beside Abitibi-Price Inc.'s provincial papers division but has since reconsidered, after discovering that the site would require a costly redevelopment. Shin explained that the soil at the site, which is predominantly landfill, is too soft to support a facility the size of a pulp mill. He said that Shin Ho would have to remove the soil and replace it with a suitable material. Shin said the company estimated the cost of replacing the soil at $8 million. Not discounting the site entirely, Shin said the company would prefer an alternate site rather than investing in soil replacement. The second site being considered, and the one the company appears to favor, is located near the Keefer terminal and is owned by the Thunder Bay Harbour Commission. Shin was hesitant hes·i·tant adj. Inclined or tending to hesitate. hes  i·tant·ly adv. to comment further on the property except to report that the company is currently preparing for an environmental assessment (EA) study. "The EA is a big factor. Nobody is sure if we can get it or not." Shin said company officials do not know when the study will be complete. "We are at a very critical moment," he said. "We've hired a lawyer for the harbour commission site." Shin indicated that "the general manager (of the harbour commission) has extended his welcome." Shin Ho appeared in the Thunder Bay area shortly after MacMillan Bloedel put its waferboard plant up for sale because of industry over-capacity. The South Korea-based company had originally planned to expand MacMillan Bloedel's Paipoonge Township plant and produce pulp using the thermomechanical process. The idea became unpalatable, however, following strong public opposition, said Shin. Save the Kam, a coalition of naturalists, residents and sportsmen, voiced strong concerns about the possible pollution in the Kaministiquia River The Kaministiquia River is a Canadian river which empties into western Lake Superior at the city of Thunder Bay. Kaministiquia (Gaa-ministigweyaa) is an Ojibwe word meaning "(river) with islands" due to two large islands (McKellar and Mission) at the mouth of the . |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion