Pulp and paper industry in Canada
The pulp and paper industry in Canada is one of the country's most important and profitable industries.[citation needed]. It is especially concentrated in Ontario and Quebec and plays an important role in many other provinces.[citation needed].
Leading companies
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Leading forest and paper products companies in Canada include:
| Rank | Company | 2003 Total Revenue (C$M) |
2003 Net Income (Loss) (C$M) |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AbitibiBowater Inc. | 23.0 | 179.0 | [1] |
| 2 | Domtar Inc. | 4,791.0 | (190.0) | [2] |
| 3 | Cascades Inc. | 3,521.0 | 55.0 | [3] |
| 4 | Tembec | 3,173.1 | 11.4 | [4] |
| 5 | Norbord | 2,721.4 | 176.4 | [5] |
| 6 | Canfor | 2,232.7 | 153.3 | [6] |
| 7 | Catalyst | 1,649.4 | (84.5) | [7] |
| 8 | West Fraser Timber | 1,552.7 | 43.1 | [8] |
| 9 | International Forest Products (Interfor) | 614.5 | (23.0) | [9] |
| 10 | Arbec Forest Products (Uniforêt) | 158.3 | 11.8 | [10] |
| 11 | Western Forest Products | [11] | ||
| Howe Sound Pulp and Paper | ||||
| Kruger Inc. | ||||
| Resolute Forest Products | ||||
| Rock-Tenn |
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
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- Bleaching of wood pulp
- Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
- Charles Fenerty
- Forestry in Canada
- Paper and pulp industry in Dryden, Ontario
References
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- 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)
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- ↑ Home page of AbitibiBowater
- ↑ G+M RoB page on Domtar
- ↑ G+M RoB page on Cascades Inc.
- ↑ G+M RoB page on Tembec nb: Fiscal period ends September 27
- ↑ G+M RoB page on Norbord nb: Formerly Nexfor
- ↑ G+M RoB page on Canfor
- ↑ G+M RoB page on Catalyst
- ↑ G+M RoB page on West Fraser Timber
- ↑ G+M RoB page on IFP
- ↑ G+M RoB page on Arbec
- ↑ G+M RoB page on WFP nb: Was Doman Industries Ltd.
