Alberta Kraft Pulp Mill Energy Overview

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Alberta Kraft Pulp Mill Energy Overview

• Ralph MacDonald
• Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc.
• December 2007

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Alberta Kraft Mills

• Four Kraft Mills
• Alpac - Boyle, DMI - Peace River, West Fraser
  Hinton, Weyerhaeuser - Grande Prairie
• Annual Production 2,100,000 ADMt

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Lime Kiln Energy

• Lime Kiln Energy Usage (Natural Gas)
• 1.7GJ per ADMt pulp
• Alberta Mills Total LK Energy
• 3,570,000 GJ
• Published literature 1.9 GJ/ADMt, Used 1.7
  based on GP use of Hydrogen
• Revised Dec. 1207

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Lime Kiln Energy Impact

• Present Annual Alberta Kraft Mill LK NG cost is
  25,000,000
• Annual Max. Alberta Kraft Mill LK NG cost was
  36,000,000
• Alternatives Required
• Current Average Posted NG Price of 7.00/GJ
• Previous Historical Max. 10.00/GJ NG