Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Inc. (formerly Resolute FP Canada Inc.) - Approval to register for a technical standard for air pollution (industry standard)

We have granted approval to Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Inc. to amend their registration under the Technical Standards Registry – Air Pollution (Technical Standards Registry) in respect of the Pulp and Paper – Industry Standard under the Local Air Quality Regulation (O. Reg. 419/05).

Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Inc. is a pulp and paper mill that manufactures newsprint, speciality paper and kraft market pulp. It is located at 2001 Neebing Avenue, Thunder Bay, Ontario. The facility is part of a class identified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 3221 (Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Mills). Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Inc. is already registered for total reduced sulphur compounds. This amendment adds sulphur dioxide to their existing registration.

Registration to a technical standard means that this facility must adhere to all technical and operational requirements in the Pulp and Paper - Industry Standard for the contaminants they are registered for.

Technical standards ensure that facilities are managing impacts on an airshed by installing best available technology. These requirements replace the air standard for the contaminants that are registered for this facility.

Registration to the Technical Standards Registry is a compliance approach under the Ontario Local Air Quality Regulation. It requires that the company demonstrate compliance on an ongoing basis through applicable technical standard requirements set out in the Pulp and Paper – Industry Standard. Registration to the Technical Standards Registry does not exempt the facility from the requirements under section 9 of the Ontario Environmental Protection Act, which regulates alterations to plant infrastructure and processes. Therefore, a company required to install equipment under the Pulp and Paper – Industry Standard is still required to have approval under Part II.1 of the Ontario Environmental Protection Act for that equipment.

The Technical Standards Registry is available on the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks’ website and sets out the names of all facilities registered in the Registry.