Pulp And Paper Industry In Canada

The pulp and paper industry is one of the most important in Canada. It is especially concentrated in British Columbia but plays an important role in many provinces.

Leading Companies

Leading forest and paper products companies in Canada include:
RankCompany2003 Total Revenue
(C$M)
2003 Net Income (Loss)
(C$M)
Source
1Abitibi-Consolidated5,534.0179.0http://investdb.theglobeandmail.com/invest/investSQL/gx.company_prof?company_id=180813
2Domtar Inc.4,791.0-190.0http://investdb.theglobeandmail.com/invest/investSQL/gx.company_prof?company_id=181748
3Cascades Inc.3,521.055.0http://investdb.theglobeandmail.com/invest/investSQL/gx.company_prof?company_id=181649
4Tembec3,173.111.4http://investdb.theglobeandmail.com/invest/investSQL/gx.company_prof?company_id=167298 NOTE: Fiscal period ends September 27
5Norbord2,721.4176.4http://investdb.theglobeandmail.com/invest/investSQL/gx.company_prof?company_id=163794 NOTE: Formerly Nexfor
6Canfor2,232.7153.3http://investdb.theglobeandmail.com/invest/investSQL/gx.company_prof?company_id=181664
7Norske Skog Canada1,649.4-84.5http://investdb.theglobeandmail.com/invest/investSQL/gx.company_prof?company_id=168358
8West Fraser Timber1,552.743.1http://investdb.theglobeandmail.com/invest/investSQL/gx.company_prof?company_id=183985
9International Forest Products (Interfor)614.5-23.0http://investdb.theglobeandmail.com/invest/investSQL/gx.company_prof?company_id=161515
10Uniforet 158.311.8http://investdb.theglobeandmail.com/invest/investSQL/gx.company_prof?company_id=167905
11Western Forest Products--http://investdb.theglobeandmail.com/invest/investSQL/gx.company_prof?company_id=183982 NOTE: Was Doman Industries Ltd.

Exports

The majority of Canadian pulp and paper production is exported. The following table shows the top 10 countries Canada exports pulp, paper and paperboard goods to.
Canadian pulp, paper and paperboard exports http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/canadian_industry_statistics/cis.nsf/idE/cis3221intE.html
 1998 19992000200120022003
United States14,083,85414,677,96816,919,92516,466,17315,187,83813,486,021
China367,494601,262618,939592,474692,749848,236
Japan1,031,1271,037,0211,338,594889,629754,620645,049
Italy486,968490,429659,241492,698481,372495,109
South Korea271,433499,700652,378432,403484,266473,309
Germany528,452476,024736,464479,859465,966450,667
United Kingdom457,979477,071519,281472,756487,041424,668
France215,381245,256380,644309,848260,486259,997
India105,723164,224 170,149 163,530 150,112 235,349
Taiwan (Taipei)203,184220,835280,027214,996196,052225,547
Subtotal17,817,02218,900,00322,221,37520,449,62919,196,31317,543,951
Others1,880,8672,062,3602,736,9792,222,0291,875,5091,808,887
Total (All Countries)19,697,88920,962,36224,958,35422,671,65821,071,82319,352,838

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. http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/021205/d021205d.htm

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