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Tolko upgrades

Kelowna, BC–Tolko Industries is pouring $13.4 million worth of capital upgrades into its Kelowna, BC plant.

Kelowna, BC–Tolko Industries is pouring $13.4 million worth of capital upgrades into its Kelowna, BC plant.

According to a recent report by Kelowna Capital News, $8 million of the allotted sum will go towards machinery designed to make the facilitys log line more efficient, while the remaining $5.4 million will upgrade the planer mill.

The report further confirmed that the upgrades will make it possible to make better use of beetle-killed timber, which now makes up 40% of the pine used in the mill.