Maibec Explained

Originally a lumber manufacturer, Maibec produces wood products for the construction and landscaping markets. Maibec is a privately held Quebec company owned and operated by the Tardif family from Quebec City.[1] It employs approximately 700 people working in three regions of Quebec: Saint-Pamphile de l’Islet, Saint-Théophile de Beauce, and Saint-Romuald. Maibec was founded in 1946; in 1969 it adopted the name Maibec, a portmanteau of Maine and Quebec. In September 2014, Maibec finalized an agreement to acquire the Fraser Timber lumber mill in Masardis, Maine, United States.[2] [3] [4] Maibec also invested $20 million in 2014 to modernize its mill in Saint-Pamphile.

Organization

Maibec is directed by François Tardif.

Products

Maibec manufactures two main types of products:

Construction lumber

Over the course of its history, the company has invested in manufacturing customized specialty products with the following features:[5]

By-products are used in pulp and paper, the production of panels and in energy production.

Solid wood siding

This business segment includes the following product families:[6]

Environment

Maibec also maintains a FSC mixed chain of custody for its products, from the forest floor to the market (FSC, SFI).[7] The purpose of these certifications is to ensure that timber production follows procedures designed to ensure the sustainable management of forests and to encourage initiatives that promote the social, environmental and economically responsible management of forests by making them both visible and credible by affixing a label to products derived from certified forests.[8] [9] To increase the knowledge of forestry stakeholders in northeastern United States and Canada on how to better regenerate and improve the growth of the Eastern White Cedar species, Maibec financed a group of academic and government researchers from Quebec, Ontario and Maine to increase silvicultural knowledge of this species. Following this 12-year collaboration, the US Forest Service and Canadian Forest Service published in early 2013, in English[10] and French[11] respectively, a silvicultural guide.

Awards and distinctions

Competitors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maibec #1142985614. Quebec enterprises register.
  2. Web site: Maibec to acquire US mill. Woodbusiness . 25 September 2014 . 2014-12-11.
  3. Web site: Maibec Signs Agreement to Acquire Fraser Timber's Masardis, Maine Mill. Newswire.
  4. Web site: FR Reprise de la construction aux États-Unis: Maibec investit 20 millions $. La Presse.
  5. Web site: Products Construction Lumber. Maibec. 18 January 2022 .
  6. Web site: Products Solid wood siding. Maibec. 18 January 2022 .
  7. Web site: Maibec : certificat #SGSNA-COC-004528 & licence : #FSC-C100167. Forest Stewardship Council.
  8. Web site: Sustainable Forestry Initiative Standards. SFI program.
  9. Web site: FSC Principles and Criteria. Forest Stewardship Council.
  10. Web site: Silvicultural Guide for Northern White-Cedar (Eastern White Cedar). NRS.
  11. Book: emmanuelle boulfroy, Éric forget, philip v. Hofmeyer, laura S. Kenefic, catherine larouche, Guy lessard, Jean-martin lussier, fred pinto, Jean-claude ruel et aaron Weiskittel. Guide pour la sylviculture du thuya occidental. 2012. Service canadien des forêts centre canadien Sur la fibre de bois. 35.
  12. Web site: FR Prix émérite Cecobois remis à Gilbert Tardif.. La vie en région.
  13. Web site: FR Les 500 au Québec. Les affaires. 2014-12-11.

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