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

The leading forest and paper products companies in Canada in net sales in 2012 were:^[1]

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

References

1. "Global Forest, Paper & Packaging Industry Survey" (PDF). Price Waterhouse Cooper. 2013: 10–11. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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)