Our Operations
Our four paper and pulp manufacturing divisions, paper recycling plant and 100% recycled newsprint mill are located in the British Columbia communities of Campbell River, Crofton, Port Alberni, Powell River and Coquitlam (Greater Vancouver), and in Snowflake, Arizona. Our corporate office is in Richmond (Greater Vancouver). Click on the map below to find out more about each operation.
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Crofton
Located on southern Vancouver Island, near Duncan, Crofton is an integrated paper and pulp manufacturing division with three paper machines and two pulp machines. Major products include newsprint, directory paper and northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp, which is used to manufacture printing, writing and tissue papers.
| Newsprint: | 198,000 tonnes | |
| Specialties: | 210,000 tonnes | |
| Market Pulp: | 319,000 tonnes | |
| Paper Machines: | Three | |
| Pulp Machines: | Two | |
| Employees: | 1,000 | |
Find out more about our Crofton Division and how it is a world leader in producing directory papers.
Find out more about the community of Crofton.
Elk Falls
Elk Falls Division, located near Campbell River on Vancouver Island, produces newsprint and uncoated mechanical specialty papers. The division also produces sawdust-based kraft pulp and kraft paper products, which are used by the packaging industry. Its specialty papers are used in catalogues, flyers and newspaper inserts.
| Newsprint: | 321,000 tonnes | |
| Specialties: | 202,000 tonnes | |
| Market Pulp: | 190,000 tonnes | |
| Kraft Paper Capacity: | 137,000 tonnes | |
| Paper Machines: | Three | |
| Kraft Paper Machines: | One | |
| Pulp Machines: | One | |
| Employees: | 1,000 | |
Discover why our Elk Falls operation is a world-class facility.
Find out more about the community of Elk Falls.
Port Alberni
Port Alberni Division, located at the head of scenic Alberni Inlet on Vancouver Island, produces directory and lightweight coated paper on two machines. The division's specialty papers are used in telephone directories, catalogues, magazines, brochures, inserts and flyers.
| Specialties: | 328,000 tonnes | |
| Paper Machines: | Two | |
| Employees: | 580 | |
Learn how our Port Alberni Division is a top-tier supplier of lightweight coated papers.
Find out more about the community of Port Alberni.
Powell River
Powell River Division, located on the mainland coast of British Columbia, produces newsprint and uncoated mechanical specialty papers on three paper machines. Powell River's specialty papers are used in catalogues, magazines, newsletters, inserts, flyers and high-volume weekend newspaper magazines.
| Newsprint: | 181,000 tonnes | |
| Specialties: | 265,000 tonnes | |
| Paper Machines: | Three | |
| Employees: | 700 | |
Find out why Powell River's world-class Marathon™ brand is the newsprint of choice for daily newspapers across North America, Latin America and Asia.
Find out more about the community of Powell River.
Paper Recycling
The Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam is home to our Paper Recycling Division. The division produces de-inked pulp that is used by our paper mills to manufacture products with recycled content.
| De-inked pulp: | 148,000 tonnes | |
| Employees: | 71 | |
Learn more about our Paper Recycling Division.
Snowflake
Snowflake Mill, located in the foothills of the White Mountains in northeastern Arizona, produces 100% recycled newsprint on two paper machines. Its products are sold primarily to newspaper publishers with a small volume also sold to commercial printers for a variety of uses.
| Newsprint: | 375,000 tonnes | ||
| Paper Machines: | Two | ||
| Employees: | 425 | ||
Learn more about our Snowflake Mill.
Find out more about the community of Snowflake.

