Pulp and paper industry in Canada
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The pulp and paper industry in Canada is one of the country's most important and profitable industries.{{Citation needed|reason=reliable source needed for statement of "most important" and most "profitable"|date=December 2013}}. It is especially concentrated in Ontario and Quebec and plays an important role in many other provinces.{{Citation needed|reason=reliable source needed for the statement abount playing "an important role in many other provinces"|date=December 2013}}.
Leading companies
{{see also|List of paper mills#Canada}}
The leading forest and paper products companies in Canada in net sales in 2012 were:{{cite journal|year=2013|title=Global Forest, Paper & Packaging Industry Survey|publisher=Price Waterhouse Cooper|pages=10–11|url=https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/forest-paper-packaging/assets/pwc-global-forest-paper-packaging-industry-survey-2013-edition-survey-of-2012-results.pdf}}
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| Rank
!Company !2012 Net Sales !2012 Net Income (Loss) |
|---|
| 1
|5,482 |172 |
| 2
|4,503 |(2) |
| 3
|3,646 |(11) |
| 4
|3,001 |87 |
| 5
|2,715 |32 |
| 6
|1,667 |(82) |
| 7
|1,149 |72 |
| 8
|1,073 |(16) |
| 9
|1,059 |583 |
| 10
|Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. |926 |29 |
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. [https://web.archive.org/web/20030814124304/http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/021205/d021205d.htm]
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.tappi.org TAPPI] Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
- [http://www.fpac.ca Forest Products Association of Canada]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20030625160938/http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/36-250-XIE/1999/36-250.htm An Update on the Paper and Allied Products Industry] (Statistics Canada, 1999)
- [http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/canadian_industry_statistics/cis.nsf/idE/cis3221defE.html Canadian Industry Statistics] (Strategis)
- [http://paptac.ca Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada (PAPTAC)]
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