Leading Companies
According to the 2003 PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Forest & Paper Industry Survey [1], the top 11 forest and paper products companies in Canada were:
| Rank | Company | 2002 Net Sales (US$M) | 2002 Net Income (Loss) (US$M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abitibi-Consolidated | 3,633 | 165 |
| 2 | Domtar Inc | 3,497 | 90 |
| 3 | Cascades Inc | 2,150 | 107 |
| 4 | Tembec | 1,896 | (101) |
| 5 | Nexfor | 1,481 | 13 |
| 6 | Canfor | 1,345 | 7 |
| 7 | West Fraser Timber | 1,039 | 88 |
| 8 | NorskeCanada | 944 | (79) |
| 9 | Slocan | 594 | 26 |
| 10 | Interfor | 499 | 26 |
| 11 | Doman | 404 | (104) |
| Canadian pulp, paper and paperboard exports [1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
| United States | 14,083,854 | 14,677,968 | 16,919,925 | 16,466,173 | 15,187,838 |
| Japan | 1,031,127 | 1,037,021 | 1,338,594 | 889,629 | 754,620 |
| China | 367,494 | 601,262 | 618,939 | 592,474 | 692,749 |
| United Kingdom | 457,979 | 477,071 | 519,281 | 472,756 | 487,041 |
| South Korea | 271,433 | 499,700 | 652,378 | 432,403 | 484,266 |
| Italy | 486,968 | 490,429 | 659,241 | 492,698 | 481,372 |
| Germany | 528,452 | 476,024 | 736,464 | 479,859 | 465,966 |
| France | 215,381 | 245,256 | 380,644 | 309,848 | 260,486 |
| Taiwan (Taipei) | 203,184 | 220,835 | 280,027 | 214,996 | 196,052 |
| Netherlands | 171,151 | 174,437 | 115,883 | 98,793 | 185,921 |
| Subtotal | 17,817,022 | 18,900,003 | 22,221,375 | 20,449,629 | 19,196,313 |
| Others | 1,880,867 | 2,062,360 | 2,736,979 | 2,222,029 | 1,875,509 |
| Total (All Countries) | 19,697,889 | 20,962,362 | 24,958,354 | 22,671,658 | 21,071,823 |
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. [1]
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