At Domtar, we are proud to be a part of the communities where we work, live and play. In many of these communities, the pulp and paper mill has influenced the development of the town and is often the area’s largest employer. Our Johnsonburg Mill is a great example of how a mill can shape a town. The Johnsonburg pulp and paper mill has been the backdrop and the backbone of this small Pennsylvania town since 1889. Boasting more than a century of partnership, the mill and the town have developed a symbiotic relationship. Click read more below for the rest of the story.

Paper Excellence Canada has published its third sustainability report: Forward Focused: 2022 Sustainability Report. Paper Excellence Canada is one of Canada’s foremost forest businesses utilizing large scale, technically advanced manufacturing at its core. We are part of global and North American supply chains that depend on Canada’s well-managed forests which allow us to deliver a growing range of products to our customers. Forward Focused: 2022 Sustainability Report looks at both our achievements and our opportunities to do better within this framework. This report also looks at our environmental and economic impacts nationally and on a mill-by-mill basis. From an environmental standpoint, 82% of our total energy use was renewable in 2022 while we have continued to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions—now down by 67% since 1990. We were also gratified that Corporate Knights recognized our ongoing efforts and named us one of Canada’s 50 Best Corporate Citizens in 2022.

Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper will exit the newsprint segment in the first quarter of 2026, concluding that structural demand erosion has rendered the business no longer viable under current market conditions. The company will file formal notices with Ontario’s Ministry of Labour to cease newsprint operations at its Thunder Bay site, following several years of sustained demand contraction. Company management cited a 40% decline in North American newsprint consumption since 2022 including an 18% year-over-year reduction in 2025 as the decisive factor behind the move, outweighing all previously explored repositioning and optimization scenarios. Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper is a producer of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and northern bleached hardwood kraft (NBHK) pulp, as well as paper and newsprint. The company was acquired by Atlas Holdings from Resolute Forest Products in 2022.