Canfor Pulp Reports Results for First Quarter of 2022

Overview
• Q1 2022 reported operating loss of $26 million; net loss of $20 million, or $0.31 per share
• Notable uptick in global US-dollar pulp list prices in Q1; ongoing global supply chain challenges resulting in majority of price gains being realized in Q2 and Q3
• Lower furnace rebuild of recovery boiler number one (“RB1”) completed mid-April; focused on optimizing production performance going-forward
• Together with Canfor Corporation, announced the implementation of a comprehensive plan to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
• Available liquidity of $111 million at March 31, 2022

The Company reported an operating loss of $26.0 million for the first quarter of 2022, compared to an operating loss of $137.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. After adjusting for a $1.1 million recovery in its inventory write-down provision in the current period, the Company’s operating loss was $27.1 million for the first quarter of 2022, a $14.0 million improvement compared to a similarly adjusted operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2021 of $41.1 million.

On April 11, 2022, Kevin Edgson joined CPPI as President and Chief Executive Officer. Commenting on the Company’s first quarter’s results, Kevin said, “This was another difficult quarter for Canfor Pulp, as the ongoing global supply chain crisis continued to impact not only our operations and shipments, but our ability to realize on a sharp increase in NBSK pulp list prices. Despite these challenges and operational upsets, we continued to preserve our strong cash position. I am working closely with CPPI’s leadership team to begin the process of undertaking a comprehensive business review and will be developing a plan to improve operational reliability and optimize fibre supply. In the coming months, with the Northwood pulp mill recovering well after its RB1 capital-upgrade, we are focused on getting our production performance back on track.”
details at: https://www.canfor.com/docs/default-source/news-2022/2022_q1_cppi_press_release_tsx.pdf?sfvrsn=9c55e091_2

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