Managing our Energy and Emissions
Domtar is focused on optimizing the use of carbon-neutral biomass fuels, improving the energy efficiency of our operations, and optimizing our self-generation of electricity.
72%
renewable energy
used in our P&P mills
Today, 72 percent of the energy we use in our mills comes from renewable biomass, mostly generated from our wood processing and pulping byproducts. The industry average is 67 percent.
19%
reduction
in greenhouse gas emissions since 2010
Our conversion of aging coal systems to cleaner-burning natural gas has resulted in a variety of measurable clean air benefits, including helping us reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our pulp and paper mills by 19 percent since 2010.