About the Division
The Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam is home to Catalyst's Paper Recycling Division. Our Paper Recycling Division began operations in 1991 as the first de-inking plant of its kind in Western Canada.
The division annually produces more than 140,000 tonnes of de-inked pulp from old newspapers and magazines. Our paper manufacturing divisions then use this de-inked pulp to produce newsprint and telephone directory paper.
Two major railways serve our division, and we have ready access to the Trans-Canada Highway and barge transportation on the Fraser River. This allows us to receive newspapers and magazines by truck, rail or barge from western Canada and the United States.
Quick Numbers
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| De-inked pulp: | 148,000 tonnes | |
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| Employees: | 55 | |
Division Facts
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state-of-the-art operation registered to the ISO 9001 quality standard |
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user of the world's most advanced pulping, screening flotation, cleaning and brightening technologies, which ensure that our de-inked pulp can be combined with traditional fibres without any loss of quality in the papermaking process |
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formerly known as Newstech Recycling, the division was purchased in 2003 as part of our commitment to sustainability and to help us lower the cost of manufacturing paper |
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about 45% of its recovered paper supply is sourced locally in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island |
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plant processes about 72% of all the old newspapers collected in British Columbia and Alberta |
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old newspapers and magazines arrive primarily by truck and also by rail |
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de-inking process involves sorting, repulping, chemical treatment, bleaching, decontamination, and dewatering. |
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virtually all of the plant's output is used to make paper |
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