About the Division
Located just next to the community of Crofton, Crofton Division is a world-class, integrated paper and pulp facility that produces newsprint, directory paper and market pulp for customers around the world.
Crofton began operation in 1957 as a single-line kraft pulp mill. Today, three paper machines and two pulp machines have an annual capacity of 727,000 tonnes of product each year.
Our division's deep-sea port facility is a strategic gateway to major markets in western North America, Western Europe, Asia and Latin America. Each year 300 vessels visit the modern facility located at our doorstep.
Quick Numbers
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198,000 tonnes |
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| Specialties: | 210,000 tonnes | |
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| Market Pulp: | 319,000 tonnes | |
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| Paper Machines: | Three | |
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| Pulp Lines: | Two | |
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| Employees: | 1,000 | |
Division Facts
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an industry leader in the production of high-quality lightweight papers |
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home to Catalyst™, an industry-leading brand of directory paper, which is produced on two paper machines |
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world leader in the production of directory papers |
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long-standing reputation for quality mechanical paper products with publishers and commercial printers |
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leader in advancements in developing lighter basis weight papers |
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two chemical pulping lines produce northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK), a superior grade pulp favoured for paper and tissue products |
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more than 60 per cent of pulp is sold as market pulp in major markets, such as Europe, Asia and North America, while the remainder is used in our own paper-making processes |
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paper and pulp products made almost entirely from residual wood fibre, waste wood from B.C. sawmills that was once consigned to landfills or burned |
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