VANCOUVER, BC, Apr 22, 2024 (CNW Group via COMTEX) --
Today, Canfor Pulp Products Inc. (TSX: CFX) and Canfor Corporation (TSX: CFP) jointly released their 2023 Sustainability Report. The report highlights the companies' environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities and tracks performance against established goals.
"Our sustainably-produced forest products are in demand as the world continues to shift to a low-carbon economy. In addition to the steady and sustained shift from traditional usage in printing and writing paper to growth markets like tissue, hygiene and packaging, pulp products are experiencing new market development in bioproducts for applications replacing fossil-based materials," said Kevin Edgson, President and CEO, Canfor Pulp. "While our backbone is the strength and versatility of our products, these characteristics also extend to our people who develop them every day, safely and sustainably."
Highlights of the 2023 Sustainability Report include:
Click here to learn more about the 2023 Sustainability Report.
Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "projects", "intends", "plans", "will", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", "should", "may", "could", and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and actual events or results may differ materially. There are many factors that could cause such actual events or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by such statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and Canfor assumes no obligation to update such information to reflect later events or developments, except as required by law.
Canfor Pulp Products Inc. ("Canfor Pulp" or "CPPI") is a leading global supplier of pulp and paper products with operations in the central interior of British Columbia ("BC"). Canfor Pulp operates two mills in Prince George, BC with a total capacity of 780,000 tonnes of Premium Reinforcing Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft ("NBSK") Pulp and 140,000 tonnes of kraft paper. CPPI shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CFX. For more information visit canfor.com.
SOURCE Canfor Pulp Products Inc.
SOURCE: Canfor Pulp Products Inc.
Media Contact: Rosemary Silva, Manager, Community Relations, (604) 661-5225,
communications@canfor.com; Investor Contact: Pat Elliott, CFO and SVP,
Sustainability, (604) 661-5441, Patrick.Elliott@canfor.com; Dan Barwin, Director,
Corporate Finance, (604) 661-5390, Daniel.Barwin@canfor.com
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