About Kruger

Founded in 1904, Kruger has operations in Québec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, the United States and the United Kingdom. The company has 9,000 employees. Its activities are divided into seven business units:

Publication Papers – This business unit produces two million tonnes per year of newsprint and coated, supercalendered and directory paper in its four mills located in Brompton and Trois-Rivières (2), Québec, as well as in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. This business unit also includes a pulp mill, in partnership, located in Marathon, Ontario.

Tissue – This business unit manufactures and markets bathroom tissue, facial tissue, paper towels and hand towels, dispensing systems, soaps, disinfectants, disposable wiping products and a complete range of commercial and industrial products under such prestigious brand names as Cashmere, Scotties, SpongeTowels, Purex, White Swan and White Cloud. The five Canadian plants of Kruger Products Limited are located in Crabtree, Sherbrooke and Gatineau, Québec; Calgary, Alberta and New Westminster, British Columbia. This business unit also operates a plant in Memphis, Michigan and one in the United Kingdom.

Krupack Packaging – This business unit produces linerboard from 100% recycled fibre, as well as regular and die-cut boxes, both brown and white top, using recycled fibre, point-of-purchase displays and a wide range of other board containers that can be used to transport food and drink, fruits and vegetables, flowers, household appliances, equipment parts, etc. This business unit has plants in Montréal (2), Québec and Brampton, Ontario.

Forest and Wood Products – This business unit produces lumber, panels and sub-flooring. It is made up of seven sawmills that produce lumber in Québec, three in the Mauricie, three on the North Shore and one in Abitibi, as well as a sawmill, in partnership, in the United States (Moose River Company). In Ontario, there are veneer and waferboard panel mills in Longlac, and two plants in Mississauga that manufacture sub-flooring using a unique, recently patented process, which is marketed under the names DRIcoreTM and SubflorTM.

Energy – Kruger Energy is a business unit dedicated to producing green and renewable energy: hydro-electric and wind energy and energy from biomass. It carries out projects that revolve around the protection of the environment and a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Kruger Energy operates hydroelectric plants in Brompton, Québec and Deer Lake, Newfoundland as well as energy plants from biomass at the Brompton and Corner Brook mills. A wind energy project is in the process of being completed in Port Alma, Ontario.

Recycling – The recycling business unit processes 700,000 tonnes of recycled paper and board per year. Nearly half of the fibre used in the manufacturing process of Kruger’s paper and board mills are recycled. Kruger Recycling operates two sorting and recovery centres in Québec, in Montréal and Sherbrooke, as well as three centres in partnership, two of which are in Toronto and one in Albany, New York. This business unit also operates in the market of confidential document destruction, and this paper also goes to recycling. Kruger operates integrated recycling plants at its paper mills.

Wines and Spirits – This business unit is a leading winemaker and marketer of wines and spirits that offers an impressive range of more than 250 products under the aegis of the Maison des Futailles (MDF): Kamouraska vodka; VS Global Cognac; Sortilège whiskey; Pomme de Glace, an ice cider; Australian wines such as Australian Ridge and Settler’s Cove; Reserva de Peron, from Argentina; Marquis de Méricourt and Châtenois, Québec wines; and Girondin AOC, from Bordeaux, as well as the “Maître Sommelier” and “Rewine” brands. MDF’s main office is located in Montréal and its two production operations are in Montréal and Saint-Hyacinthe. The Mondia Alliance division represents many world-renowned brands, including: Francis Ford Coppola; Angostura; Champagne Pol Roger; Tariquet, wines from France; Ramos Pinto, wines and ports from Portugal, and many other famous brands.