NorskeCanada (formerly Norske Skog Canada) is an Canadian pulp and paper company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It has approximately 3,800 employees.
| Financial Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2001 | |
| Net Sales (C$M) | 1,482.3 | 1,388.7 |
| Net Earnings (C$M) | (123.3) | 44.5 |
Its stock symbol on the Toronto Stock Exchange is NS.
In 2000, Norske Skog, a Norwegian paper company, acquired the pulp and paper assets of Fletcher Challenge. These assets were renamed Norske Skog Canada Limited. In August 2001, Norske Skog Canada acquired Pacifica Papers, which, in turn, had been formed in 1998 from MacMillan Bloedel's paper assets.
