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Mercer: A Legacy of Commitment and Excellence

• • 2024

  • Mercer Divests Stake in Cariboo Pulp and Paper, West Fraser Assumes Full Ownership

    In April 2024, we dissolved our 50/50 joint venture in Cariboo Pulp and Paper, with West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. taking full ownership of the mill. Located in Quesnel, British Columbia, Cariboo Pulp and Paper produces up to 340,000 tonnes of Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) pulp annually.

• • 2023

  • Mercer Launches Pioneering Lignin Center in Germany, Advancing Sustainable Bioeconomy

    In August 2023, Mercer International inaugurated the Mercer Lignin Center at our Mercer Rosenthal site in Germany, with Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow and CEO Juan Carlos Bueno present. This cutting-edge facility, the first of its kind in Germany, is designed to produce 1,000 kilograms of high-quality lignin daily. The center represents a key advancement in our commitment to sustainable innovation, contributing to the bioeconomy by harnessing lignin's potential for diverse industrial applications.

• • 2023

  • Mercer announces strategic acquisition of Structurlam's assets

    In June 2023, we completed the strategic acquisition of Structurlam's assets, including their cutting-edge mass timber facility in Conway, Arkansas, firmly establishing Mercer as North America's leading mass timber provider. The acquisition significantly expands Mercer's cross-laminated timber (CLT) capacity to approximately 210,000 cubic meters while also adding 45,000 cubic meters of glue-laminated timber (glulam or GLT) production capacity. By incorporating glulam capability, Mercer enhances its product offering and strengthens its ability to serve its growing customer base. We are poised to lead the industry with this milestone acquisition, offering a comprehensive range of sustainable and high-quality mass timber solutions across North America and beyond.

• • 2022

  • Mercer acquires Holzindustrie Torgau (“HIT”)

    In October 2022, we acquired Holzindustrie Torgau (“HIT”) facility, renamed Mercer Torgau. The acquisition includes a timber processing and value-add EPAL pallet, pellet, and briquette production facility in Torgau, Germany, along with a wood processing facility in Dahlen, Germany, that produces garden products. With this acquisition, Mercer continues to expand its product mix and create strong synergies with our German pulp mills, Mercer Rosenthal and Mercer Stendal, and the sawmill Mercer Timber Products.

• • 2021

  • Mercer acquires Cross-laminated Timber Facility

    In August 2021, we acquired the Katerra CLT facility, located in Spokane Valley, Washington, US, renamed Mercer Mass Timber. Mercer Mass Timber is a modern 253,000-square-foot facility with a capacity of 13 million square feet per year. Based on 2 shifts, 20 hours per day, 5 days a week, this means a yearly production of 140,000 cubic metres. Mercer Mass Timber represents about 30% of the current North American mass timber manufacturing capacity.

• • 2019

  • Mercer expands operations in both Canada and Germany

    In 2019, we expanded in several locations, the most significant of which was at Mercer Timber Products Friesau, where we are midway through a growth project that will turn the sawmill into one of the largest in the world. We also grew our forestry business with the commencement of Mercer Forestry Services, a Canadian BC-based harvesting contractor that will support additional residual pulpwood recovery for Mercer Celgar.

• • 2018

  • Mercer acquires Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd.

    In December 2018, we acquired Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd., which included a bleached NBS and NBH kraft pulp mill near Peace River, Alberta and a 50% interest in Cariboo Pulp and Paper, a bleached kraft pulp mill in Quesnel, British Columbia.

• • Mercer acquires Santanol

    In October 2018, we completed the acquisition of Santanol, which owns and leases approximately 2,500 hectares of Indian Sandalwood plantations in Kununurra, Western Australia, and an extraction plant in Perth, Western Australia.

• • 2017

  • Mercer acquires the Friesau Sawmill

    In April 2017, we established Mercer Timber Products with the acquisition of one of Germany’s largest sawmills near Friesau, Germany. Capable of producing green, kiln-dried and planed lumber for all global markets, Mercer Timber Products Friesau is a manufacturer of softwood lumber products procured from sustainably managed forests, enabling our global clients to secure sustainable and quality wood products. The sawmill has an annual production capacity of -550 MMfbm.

• • 2013

  • Mercer completes the “Blue Mill Project” at the Stendal mill

    The Blue Mill Project was a $49 million capital project that increased production and efficiency through debottlenecking initiatives and the installation of an additional 46 MW steam turbine. The project increased the mill’s annual pulp production capacity by 30,000 tonnes and produced an additional 109,000 MWh of saleable surplus renewable energy.

• • 2010

  • Mercer completes the “Green Energy Project” at the Celgar mill

    This $61 million capital investment included the installation of a second turbine generator to increase the mill’s energy-generating capacity to 100 MW and upgrade the mill’s bark boiler and steam facilities. Following this project, Celgar finalized a 10-year Electricity Purchase Agreement with BC Hydro, a local utility, under which it sells its excess energy at favourable green energy rates.

• • 2007

  • Mercer completes the “Project Blue Goose” at the Celgar mill

    Project Blue Goose was a diverse but integrated $24 million capital project designed to achieve operational efficiencies, increase production, and improve environmental stewardship, including reduced energy and chemicals consumption. Upon completion of the project, the mill’s annual production capacity increased to approximately 500,000 tonnes.

• • 2006

  • Mercer divests assets to focus on pulp

    In 2006, the last of Mercer's paper assets were divested, leaving Mercer to focus on high-quality northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK).

• • 2005

  • Mercer acquires Celgar pulp mill

    In February 2005, we acquired the Celgar pulp mill for $210 million-plus defined working capital. At this time, the mill had an annual pulp capacity of 430,000 tonnes and one electrical turbine with a capacity of 52 MW.

• • 2004

  • Stendal mill construction completed

    In September 2004, we completed the construction of one of the largest NBSK pulp mills in the world, Stendal. This state-of-the-art single-line mill near the town of Arneburg, Germany, was constructed at the cost of over $1 billion (of which approximately $276 million was financed through government grants) and was designed to have an annual production capacity of approximately 552,000 tonnes.

• • 1999

  • $386 million expansion of Rosenthal

    Five years after Rosenthal’s acquisition, we invested approximately $386 million (of which approximately $101 million was financed through government grants) into the mill to convert its operations into a more environmentally-friendly kraft (sulphate) pulp mill. Significant upgrades were also made to the mill, which increased its annual pulp capacity to 280,000 tonnes, reducing operating costs and improving operational efficiencies.

• • 1994

  • Mercer acquires the Rosenthal mill

    Rosenthal was operating as a sulphite pulp mill and despite upgrades since its construction, the mill was at risk of being shut down as it was deemed “uncompetitive” with an annual pulp capacity of 160,000 tonnes. We saw an opportunity and acquired the Rosenthal mill in 1994.

• • 1993

  • Mercer enters the forest products business

    Our first entry into the forest products business came with the acquisition of a large German group of previously state-operated pulp and paper facilities.

• • 1993

  • Celgar mill undergoes an $850 million rebuild

    The modernization project transformed Celgar into a high-quality, continuous process pulp mill with modern power generation and environmental treatment facilities.

• • 1992

  • Friesau sawmill was built

    As one of the largest sawmills in the world, Mercer Timber Products, located in Friesau Germany, continues to increase its production through strategic investments and modernizations within its facility.

• • 1990

  • Greenfield construction of the Peace River pulp mill was completed

    Although initially designed to produce only NBHK (hardwood) pulp, the Peace River mill produces both high-quality NBHK (hardwood) and NBSK (softwood) pulp for global demand.

• • 1972

  • The Cariboo Pulp & Paper mill was built

    Producing NBSK (softwood), this mill opened in 1972 with a daily production of 675 tonnes; however, some areas were built out subsequently, such as the one-stage oxygen delignification plant in 1991, thereby increasing CPP’s production capacity.

• • 1960

  • The Celgar mill was constructed

    It was the first pulp mill to be built in the interior of British Columbia and spurred the development of the town of Castlegar.

• • 1883

  • The Rosenthal mill was built

    It was originally built as a paper mill and transformed into a sulphite pulp mill in 1891 and continues to produce high-quality softwood kraft pulp today.

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