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Pulp and paper industry in Canada

Leading Companies

According to the 2003 PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Forest & Paper Industry Survey
[1], the top 11 forest and paper products companies in Canada were:

RankCompany2002 Net Sales
(US$M)
2002 Net Income (Loss)
(US$M)
1Abitibi-Consolidated3,633165
2Domtar Inc3,49790
3Cascades Inc2,150107
4Tembec1,896(101)
5Nexfor1,48113
6Canfor1,3457
7West Fraser Timber1,03988
8NorskeCanada944(79)
9Slocan59426
10Interfor49926
11Doman 404(104)

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 [1]
1998 1999200020012002
United States14,083,85414,677,96816,919,92516,466,17315,187,838
Japan1,031,1271,037,0211,338,594889,629754,620
China367,494601,262618,939592,474692,749
United Kingdom457,979477,071519,281472,756487,041
South Korea271,433499,700652,378432,403484,266
Italy486,968490,429659,241492,698481,372
Germany528,452476,024736,464479,859465,966
France215,381245,256380,644309,848260,486
Taiwan (Taipei)203,184220,835280,027214,996196,052
Netherlands171,151174,437115,883 98,793185,921
Subtotal17,817,02218,900,00322,221,37520,449,62919,196,313
Others1,880,8672,062,3602,736,9792,222,0291,875,509
Total (All Countries)19,697,88920,962,36224,958,35422,671,65821,071,823

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]

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