Markets and Customers
North America is our primary market and represented 95% of our total sales in 2005. A small percentage of our papers and pulp is sold in international markets. We sell paper primarily through a large North American network of independent or owned merchants, the Domtar Distribution Group.
Suppliers
Every year, we purchase millions of dollars of raw materials, goods and services. Our Fibre Use and Sourcing Policy helps us secure optimal terms and conditions in all of our dealings with external suppliers. We encourage all of our suppliers to uphold the principles of sustainable growth, and aim to have all of our fiber suppliers certified to FSC standards and all other suppliers to recognized certification standards.
Shareholders
Domtar ownership is mostly institutional, namely mutual fund managers and pension funds. The foreign ownership or the shares held by investors outside of the United States is approximately 25%, largely in Canada.
Domtar common shares are listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol UFS.