Pulp and paper industry in Canada

The pulp and paper industry in Canada is one of the country's most important and profitable industries.. It is especially concentrated in Ontario and Quebec and plays an important role in many other provinces..

Leading companies

See also: List of paper mills

The leading forest and paper products companies in Canada in net sales in 2012 were:

Rank	Company	2012 Net Sales (US$M)	2012 Net Income (Loss) (US$M)
1	Domtar Inc.	5,482	172
2	Resolute Forest Products	4,503	(2)
3	Cascades Inc.	3,646	(11)
4	West Fraser Timber	3,001	87
5	Canfor	2,715	32
6	Tembec	1,667	(82)
7	Norbord	1,149	72
8	Mercer International	1,073	(16)
9	Catalyst	1,059	583
10	Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.	926	29

Environmental expenses

In 2000, Canadian pulp, paper and paperboard companies had operating expenses of C$425.4 million on environmental protection with the majority ($263.3 million) used for pollution abatement. Capital expenditures totalled $234.8 million, with over half ($140.4 million) being spent on pollution prevention processes. [1]

See also

• Bleaching of wood pulp
• Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
• Charles Fenerty
• Forestry in Canada
• Paper and pulp industry in Dryden, Ontario

External links

• TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
• Forest Products Association of Canada
• An Update on the Paper and Allied Products Industry (Statistics Canada, 1999)
• Canadian Industry Statistics (Strategis)
• Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada (PAPTAC)