Mills at Union Point

English: , The site opposite, where Irving Pulp and Paper mill now stands, has been used for mill operations since the early 19th century. At that time the site was known as Union Point., Mills at Union Point , 1835 Cunnabells Sawmill (no known image) , . Cunnabells sawmill, the first known on this site , . Tidal power of Reversing Falls used to produce lumber , 1850 (no known image) , . Col. Goddard of Maine bought the sawmill , . Introduced steam power to its operations , . Name of site known as Union Point , 1851 Cushing Sawmill (no known image) , . Mill sold to Cushing brothers who operated it as Cushing Sawmill , . Mill burned in 1855, rebuilt by George Cushing, a nephew , . Mill burned again in 1869 , After 1870 Andre Cushing and Company Sawmill , . Sawmill rebuilt in wood by Andre Cushing , . Renamed Andrew Cushing and Company Sawmill , 1901 Cushing Sulphite Fibre Company , . Mill rebuilt in brick by younger Cushing cousins , . Lumber its major export, new name Cushing Sulphite Fibre Company , . Small pulp operation added to produce pulp for sheathing paper , . Advertised 7 tons daily of unbleached pulp , 1906 Partington Pulp and Paper Company , . Mill sold to Edward Partington, absentee British owner of European pulp mills , . Renamed Partington Pulp and Paper Company , . Invested in mill expansion for sulphite unbleached baled pulp , . Mill contained one of largest drying machines in Canada , . Belmer bleacher built for new product, bleached pulp , . Claimed production of 45 tons a day , . Railway siding from main track to mill built (1911-1912) to improve delivery , . Employed 120 men, local management, successful with American clients , 1917 Nashwaak Pulp and Paper Company Limited , . Mill sold to Nashwaak Pulp and Paper (American buyers) and renamed , . Produced 45 tons daily quality bleached sulphite for high-grade book paper , . Customers needed larger orders than Nashwaak mill could supply , . Owners could not afford necessary mill upgrades , 1921 Nashwaak Pulp and Paper Company Limited , . Mill sold to Bryant Co. and Oxford Pulp and Paper Co. , . Operated by an on-site president for shareholders , . 1925 started a second machine and produced 50 tons pulp daily , . President died, numerous problems, closed permanently in 1930 , 1932 Port Royal Pulp and Paper Company , . Bankrupt mill purchased by Lacroix brothers from Quebec , . Renamed Port Royal Pulp and Paper Company , . Produced bleached and unbleached sulphite , . Aging machinery and labour problems 1946 Saint John Sulphite Company , . K.C. Irving purchased the mill and its woodlands in Maine from the Lacroix brothers, March 14, 1946 , . Renamed Saint John Sulphite Company, producing 85 tons daily , . New labor agreement by August 1946 , . Construction began 1947, new equipment installed , 1952 Irving Pulp and Paper, Limited , . Name changed by K.C. Irving to Irving Pulp and Paper, Limited , . Employment rose to 800 men , . River log drives used to bring wood to mill until dams built on river (1966) made this impossible , 1960 - 1999 , . New kraft mill built in 1960 for market pulp , . Produced 250 tons kraft pulp and 250 tons sulphite pulp a day when it came on-line in 1961 , . 1970 expanded mill again, production per day increased to 600 tons of kraft and 250 tons of sulphite pulp , . 1977 sulphite pulp production ended because of environmental concern , . 1979 upgraded bleaching technology with environmentally-friendly chlorine dioxide, increased production , . 1981 teller scrubber placed on recovery boiler significantly reduced odour emissions from pulping process , . 1989 blow heat accumulator and non-condensable gas system further improved air quality , . 1990s Irving Pulp and Paper was the first pulp mill in the world to implement reverse osmosis to recycle effluent for internal use. In a major capital expansion (1995) it built a high rate aerobic treatment plant for the remaining mill effluent. It is the only pulp mill operating in North America (2009) that meets all environmental guidelines through internal pollution prevention and control , 2000 - Present , . 2006 production reached 370,454 tons per year , . 2008 new lime kiln and SO2 scrubber systems were installed to further improve air quality and energy efficiency , . Production currently averages 1,036 tons of kraft pulp daily , 1960 - 1987 Kimberly-Clark of Canada Limited , . Built tissue mill for parent roll production adjacent to Irving mill site , . Single tissue machine operation with additional manufacturing processes converted and produced household tissue products , . Official opening 1960 , . Used pulp, electricity, steam and screened water from Irving Pulp and Paper mill , . Production 16,500 tons per year , 1987 - Present Irving Tissue Company , . Kimberly-Clark of Canada mill sold to the Irvings, December 4, 1987 , . Name changed to Irving Tissue Company , . 1988 second tissue machine installed , . 1989 major building expansion increased production of parent tissue rolls to 71,500 tons a year , . 2003 original tissue machine was rebuilt, production increased to 80,000 tons a year , . Continuous improvement now produces 83,000 tons tissue annually , . Irving Tissue Company produces a full range of premium consumer tissue parent rolls for manufacture by Irving Tissue (Moncton, NB) into branded (Majesta and Royale) and private label household tissue products: bathroom tissue, facial tissue, toweling and napkins ,