Tag Archives: Domtar

Domtar to Sell Dryden Pulp Mill to First Quality Enterprises

Domtar today announced that it has entered into an agreement with First Quality Enterprises whereby First Quality will acquire Domtar’s Dryden pulp mill in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The purchase price was not disclosed. The Dryden Mill has the capacity to produce 327,000 air-dried metric tons per year of Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) pulp. First […]

Domtar sells Dryden pulp mill to First Quality Enterprises

Domtar Corporation, a part of the Paper Excellence Group, and First Quality Enterprises, Inc. announced that they have entered into an agreement to sell Domtar’s Dryden pulp mill to First Quality. The Dryden transaction, expected to close early in the Q3, is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals and the […]

USDA Appoints 2023 Paper and Packaging Board Members

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of three members to serve on the Paper and Packaging Board. The appointees from the South Region will serve three-year terms beginning immediately to December 31, 2025, and one appointee from the Rest of the U.S. Region will serve a one-year term beginning immediately to December 31, […]

Paper Excellence and Resolute Announce Intention to Sell Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Mill

The Paper Excellence Group and Resolute Forest Products Inc. today announced their intention to sell Resolute’s Thunder Bay pulp and paper mill in Ontario, Canada, to further facilitate the regulatory review process. On July 6, the Paper Excellence Group through its wholly-owned subsidiary Domtar Corporation entered into an agreement with Resolute, a global forest products […]

Paper Exellence to acquire Resolute Forest Products

The Paper Excellence Group (the “Group”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Domtar Corporation (“Domtar”), a global diversified manufacturer of pulp and specialty, printing, writing, and packaging papers, and Resolute Forest Products Inc. Resolute, a global forest products company, have entered into an agreement under which Domtar will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Resolute […]

Kingsport team marks milestones as packaging conversion project progresses

Bales, a boat and a bridge dedication have each played a part in the conversion of Domtar’s Kingsport Mill this spring, as the company has continued to meet important milestones on its way to machine startup.   The company’s first 100-percent recycled packaging facility should be completed by the end of the year and will […]

Sappi launches Arrio

Sappi, a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and dissolving pulp, recently launched Arrio, a decorative laminate surface solution that delivers remarkable aesthetics, premium haptics and scratch and fingerprint resistance for high-wear surfaces. By designing Arrio to serve the unmet needs of customers, Sappi will now become the only company that provides […]

Kruger to acquire Kamloops pulp mill owned by Domtar

Kruger announced that its affiliate Kruger Specialty Papers Holding L.P. entered into a definitive share purchase agreement pursuant to which one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries will purchase all the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of DKP Pulp ULC, a legal entity wholly-owned by Domtar Inc. that will, at the time of closing, own […]

Predictions for the Global Pulp and Paper Industry in 2022

Similar to 2020, the Pulp and Paper industry underwent some significant changes in 2021—some expected, some unexpected. However, despite the uncertainty every year brings, our predictions from last year were pretty spot on. Some of those predictions included accelerated capital flow into packaging and allied segments, the rise of pulp prices off the bottom following a year of lows, and the opportunities environmental regulations have […]

Domtar, Paper Excellence merger receives Canadian Competition Bureau approval

Paper Excellence B.V. and Domtar Corporation announce that they have received Canadian Competition Act approval for their business combination whereby Karta Halten B.V., an affiliate of Paper Excellence, will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Domtar common stock for $55.50 per share in cash pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger […]