Company at a Glance

Earnings
(Year ended Dec. 31, 2009)

Production Capacity

Sales: $1.2 billion Total: 2.5 million tonnes
Net Earnings (Loss)
  attributable to the Company
$(4.4) million Paper: 2.1 million tonnes
EBITDA: $103.5 million Pulp: 0.4 million tonnes
Operating Earnings (Loss): $(60.5) million  
Assets: $2.1 billion  
 

Shares Listed

Mills

Common Shares (Symbol: CTL)
The Toronto Stock Exchange

Manufacturing: Crofton, Elk Falls,
Port Alberni, Powell River, Snowflake
Paper Recycling: Coquitlam

Corporate Headquarters

Employees

Richmond, BC, Canada

Approximately 1,900

Shareholders

 

Third Avenue Management holds approximately
34% of Catalyst common stock as the single
largest shareholder.

 

Industry Position

  • Largest mechanical paper producer in western North America
    (and the only producer of lightweight coated paper in the region)Leading paper producer in western North America
  • One of the largest producers of telephone directory paper in the world
  • Fourth-largest producer of newsprint and specialty mechanical paper in North America
  • Owner of the largest paper recycling facility in western Canada, and of a 100% recycled newsprint mill in Arizona

2010 Capacity (tonnes)

Mill Location  Paper Machines Uncoated Mechanical Light Weight Coated Directory Newsprint Market Pulp
Crofton, BC 3 - - 183,000 234,000 403,000
Elk Falls, BC 3 153,000 - - 373,000 -
Port Alberni, BC 2 - 231,000 112,000 - -
Powell River, BC 3 368,000 - - 104,000 -
Snowflake, AZ 2 65,000 - - 281,000 -
Total Capacity   586,000 231,000 295,000 992,000 403,000

Primary Markets

2009 geographic sales distribution

  • United States: 66%
  • Asia and Australasia: 12%
  • Canada: 13%
  • Latin America: 7%
  • Europe and Other: 2%

Product End Uses

Paper

  • Books
  • Brochures
  • Catalogues
  • Newspapers
  • Comics/Graphic Novels
  • Direct Mail
  • Directories
  • Flyers
  • Inserts
  • Magazines
  • Manuals
  • Newsletters
  • Newspapers
  • Posters
  • Digital Printing
  • Greeting Cards
  • Leaflets
  • Reports
  • Yellow Pages

Pulp

  • Tissue
  • Printing and writing papers
  • Lightweight publication grades and specialty products
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Recent News

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Richmond, (BC) – Catalyst Paper (TSX:CTL) recorded a net loss attributable to the company of $4.4 million, or $0.01 per common share in 2009, compared to a net loss attributable to the company of $219.8 million, or $0.65 per common share in 2008.
 
Effective December 31, 2009, the company adopted U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) for presentation of its 2009 consolidated financial statements. As a consequence, the quarterly consolidated financial statements for 2009 have been restated into US GAAP and are being filed concurrently with the company’s annual consolidated financial statements.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Richmond, BC – Catalyst Paper Corporation (TSX:CTL) today announced the closing of the private exchange offer and consent solicitation (as amended and supplemented, the “Exchange Offer”) of Catalyst’s 11% Senior Secured Notes due December 15, 2016 (the “New Notes”) for its outstanding 8 5/8% Senior Notes due June 15, 2011 (the “Old Notes”).
  

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