Canfor Completes the Acquisition of Wynndel

VANCOUVER, April 15, 2016 /CNW/ - Canfor Corporation (TSX: CFP) ("Canfor") announces that, further to its news release dated January 21, 2016, it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Wynndel Box & Lumber Ltd. located in the Creston Valley, British Columbia.

"We welcome the employees of Wynndel to the Canfor team," said Don Kayne, President and CEO of Canfor. "We look forward to working together to continue to provide high-quality products and excellent service to our customers worldwide."

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Canfor is a leading integrated forest products company based in Vancouver, British Columbia ("BC") with interests in BC, Alberta, Ontario, North and South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Arkansas.  Canfor produces primarily softwood lumber and also owns a 51.9% interest in Canfor Pulp Products Inc., which is one of the largest producers of market northern bleached softwood kraft pulp and a leading producer of high performance kraft paper.  Canfor shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CFP.

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