Meadow Lake Mill
Located in northwestern Saskatchewan, Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp has a longstanding relationship with the community and local First Nations. Commissioned in 1992, Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp’s purchase by Paper Excellence in 2007 marked Paper Excellence’s entry into the Canadian pulp and paper Market. The Paper Excellence Meadow Lake Mill is a leading producer of high quality Bleached Chemi Thermal Mechanical Pulp (BCTMP). This pulp is used by customers primarily in Asia to make a wide variety of products from tissue and paper towels to food and board packaging.
Howe Sound
Located on the western side of spectacular coastal British Columbia, Howe Sound Pulp and Paper is one of the oldest operating mills in the province. Commissioned in 1909, Howe Sound Pulp and Paper plays a key role in the history of the Sunshine Coast. Generations of families who were first attracted to the area by mill jobs, stayed and have made the Coast their home.
Crofton Mill
Crofton Mill is located on Vancouver Island, in the Cowichan Valley near Duncan, and plays an important role in the cultural, social and economic health of this community. Commissioned in 1957, Crofton Mill today has two paper machines and two pulp lines. Committed to environmental sustainability, Crofton Mill derives 84% of its energy from renewable sources, with a 64% reduction in greenhouse gases since 1990.
Outaouais Operations
In1926, C.I.P. (Canadian International Paper Company) built the Gatineau newsprint mill on the Ottawa River and the Gatineau River in Quebec. From then on, thousands of workers flocked to the mill, and many of them settled nearby. In 1933, their settlement became the village of Gatineau, which became the City of Gatineau in 1946. In 2012, it celebrated the 10th anniversary of the amalgamation of the cities of Aylmer, Buckingham, Hull, Masson-Angers and Gatineau, and of the Communauté urbaine de l’Outaouais. Even though the Gatineau paper mill has changed its name several times during its history, it restarted its operations in 2013 as part of Resolute Forest Products. It now employs 124 people and, in addition to newsprint, produces 15 MWh of electricity from cogeneration, which it sells to Hydro-Québec. In this way, it generates additional revenue, reduces its production costs and enhances its competitiveness. The Maniwaki sawmill, located in the Outaouais region, employs more than 120 people. Its output is destined for the overseas export market and the North American market.
Capitale-Nationale
Après avoir été appelée » Nairne Falls » par les fermiers et les colons arrivés dans les années 1800, la ville de Clermont a été fondée grâce aux efforts de l’abbé Félix-Antoine Savard en 1935. Une première usine de pâte mécanique est construite par Rodolphe Forget en 1910. Cependant, l’usine de papier journal de Clermont telle que nous la connaissons aujourd’hui a été construite par les frères Timothy et Charles Donohue vers 1927. Résolu est l’unique propriétaire de l’usine de Clermont depuis l’acquisition, en 2018, de la participation restante de 49 % détenue par The New York Times Company pour un montant de 20 millions de dollars. L’usine emploie aujourd’hui 157 personnes. De 2010 à 2020, des investissements de près de 10 millions de dollars ont été réalisés pour améliorer la performance économique et environnementale de l’usine de Clermont : récupération de la vapeur des raffineurs de déchets et conversion de certains secteurs au chauffage électrique, en plus de travaux de réparation de parties importantes du barrage de la rivière Malbaie.L’installation de Château-Richer, également située dans la région de la Capitale-Nationale, emploie une centaine de personnes dans le secteur de la deuxième transformation du bois d’œuvre. Elle produit notamment des composantes de cadre de lit. La matière première utilisée provient des scieries de Résolu du Lac-Saint-Jean et des environs, de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue et de la Mauricie.
Northwestern Ontario Operations
Resolute Forest Products’ three sawmills, wood pellet plant and woodlands operations make it one of the largest forest products companies in Ontario. The company’s investments in the region over the past three years have increased production capacity by 50 million board feet annually, building on the successful integration of its Atikokan, Ignace and Thunder Bay network of sawmills. In partnership with Fort William First Nation, the company’s $17 million investment in the Thunder Bay facility in 2021 included $5.6 million to replace the unstacking system at its planer mill. Resolute’s $62 million investment to build a sawmill just east of Atikokan in 2015 gave a major financial boost to this Northwestern Ontario community, creating 100 jobs. The company also invested $30 million in 2004 to completely rebuild the Ignace stud mill, and in 2014 launched a new wood pellet plant at the Thunder Bay sawmill with a $9 million investment. Resolute has a 10-year agreement to supply 45,000 metric tons of wood pellets a year to an Ontario Power Generation plant in Atikokan.
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Les activités de Domtar au Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean comprennent quelque 18 établissements ainsi que des opérations forestières. En 2020, Domtar a annoncé d’importants investissements dans la région, notamment la construction d’une installation commerciale spécialisée dans la production de filaments de cellulose, un nouveau biomatériau durable dérivé de la fibre de bois, à son usine de papier de Kénogami au Québec, ainsi que l’optimisation de l’usine, au coût total de 38 millions de dollars. La phase de démarrage de l’installation a été lancée en novembre 2022 et l’inauguration a eu lieu en avril 2023. Au printemps 2022, Domtar a annoncé l’acquisition de la participation de 50 % de Louisiana-Pacific dans deux coentreprises de la région qui produisent des poutrelles en I. Ce faisant, Domtar a consolidé sa présence dans le segment attrayant et en croissance des produits du bois d’ingénierie avec des actifs familiers et plus de 175 employés compétents et dévoués. Notre réseau de production et de transmission hydroélectrique, HydroSaguenay, contribue à l’approvisionnement de nos usines de papier d’Alma et de Kénogami. En 2022, les sept centrales ont produit plus de 1 079 GWh d’électricité.
Abitibi and Nord-du-Québec Woodlands
Resolute is well established in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region thanks to its wood harvesting and processing activities. In 2021, Resolute announced an investment of $36 million to modernize equipment at the Senneterre sawmill in Quebec, which will improve the overall efficiency and productivity of its facilities in the region. The investment includes the purchase of a new planer and automated sorting bins. In the spring of 2022, Resolute also announced the purchase of a 34.5-megawatt thermal power plant adjacent to its Senneterre sawmill. With this plant, Resolute will maximize the use of biomass from its regional facilities to generate green energy and create a platform for growth and increased competitiveness in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. The Comtois and Senneterre sawmills, respectively, employ 79 and 166 people, and have an annual production capacity of 134 and 172 million board feet of lumber. The Amos paper mill, built in 1982, is located two kilometres from the Harricana River in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, one of the longest waterways in Canada. It was the first mill in the world to produce newsprint exclusively from thermomechanical pulp. Hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis and the decline in demand for paper in the markets it serves, the mill had to suspend its operations for an indefinite period on April 23, 2020.
Port Alberni Mill
Located at the head of picturesque Alberni Inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Catalyst Port Alberni Mill is the single largest employer in the community. Commissioned in 1946, Port Alberni was the first British Columbia mill to integrate residuals from sawmills. Committed to environmental sustainability, Port Alberni Mill derives 89% of its energy from renewable sources with an 81% reduction in greenhouse gases since 1990. The Paper Excellence Catalyst Port Alberni Mill is a leading producer of telephone directory, lightweight coated, and specialty papers for publishers, commercial printers and converters throughout North America, South America and Asia.
Skookumchuck
Located on the western edge of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia, Skookumchuck Pulp is a vital employer to the area. Commissioned in 1968, Skookumchuck Pulp has seen substantial modernization work making the mill one of Domtar’s most sophisticated facilities. Skookumchuck is a word derived from the local First Nations language meaning “strong water” and the name of the creek that supplies the mill with water. The Domtar Skookumchuck Pulp Mill Incorporated facility is a leading producer of high quality Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft pulps. These pulps are used by customers worldwide to make a wide variety of products from tissue and paper towels to fine writing paper.
