Our Strategy

Our Strategy

Pursuit of Excellence

We are committed to the success of our shareholders and lenders and manage their capital to the best of our ability. With our focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence, we set production records, achieve industry-leading financial returns, and build a growth platform.  We are committed to executing our Five (5) Pillar Strategy that we believe will add value for our shareholders and lenders:

  • Advance world-class assets
  • Grow and diversify in our core competencies
  • Manage the integrity of our balance sheet
  • Strengthen our sustainability platform
  • Develop our talent

2030 Aspirational Goals

Mercer’s Vision 2030: Connecting Aspirations, Actions, and Outcomes is about a shared responsibility – personally, locally, and globally – to interconnect our future-focused journey with concrete, specific, and measurable strategies.  We have conceptualized how we will connect, adapt, and achieve progress to drive organizational alignment, employee engagement, and operational excellence through Mercer’s strategic pillars.

Our aspirational goals reflect our commitment to knowing where we want to go, determining how we will get there, and taking action to prioritize our aspirations in every decision we make. That is the Mercer Way.

2030 Aspirational Goals

  • Advance World-class Assets

    We believe that the operation and maintenance of modern, efficient world-class manufacturing facilities is a core foundation for success. Energy self-sufficiency, cost-effectiveness, and operational efficiency will help ensure our success and provide a solid foundation to expand.

    Our Operations

Grow and Diversify Where We Have Core Competencies

We believe that we have deep and demonstrated corporate competencies in specific areas including:

Innovation

Through our investment in new technologies, we have advanced many innovative solutions to complex problems including full-forest utilization processes, the redesign of log-carrying rail cars and wood chip and log hauling trucks, wood purchasing joint ventures, along with many others. Innovation is a core element of our culture and we actively promote it with our team members.

Execution

We have significant experience in designing, managing, and executing large construction projects. Our construction experience ranges from a green-field kraft pulp mill, brown-field mill rebuilds, green energy projects, and implementing a variety of large and complex capital programs.

Continuous Improvement

Another core element of our culture is the desire to continuously advance our operating performance. We achieved record pulp and electricity production in 2018 and continue to utilize cross-functional teams to tackle difficult problems or opportunities.

We are focused on growing our company in the areas of core competence and market leadership. To that end, we are focused on developing in one or more of the following spaces:

  • Northern chemical pulp
  • Solid wood products
  • Bioextractives and wood fibre derivatives
  • Bioenergy

Products & Services