Domtar To Celebrate 175th Anniversary Throughout 2023
Fort Mill, South Carolina based Domtar announced that it will be celebrating its 175th anniversary in a variety of ways throughout 2023. “Our company is built on more than a century of an- ticipating what our customers need and what consumers want to buy for everyday living,” the company announced. “Our story is one of successful reinvention, and as we con- tinue to change and grow, we take confidence from our strong legacy. Our next chapter begins now.” The company’s roots trace back to 19th century En- gland when Henry Potter Burt established Burt, Boulton Holdings Ltd. His company specialized in treating lumber and business boomed as the demand for railway ties and wharf pilings grew in Europe and North America.
As the company grew, Burt moved to Canada and founded Dominion Tar and Chemical Company in 1903. It grew along with Canada’s industrialization and diversi- fied over the years, making products including chemicals, consumer products, construction materials, and paper and Above and below, two of the dedicated employees to whom Domtar credits its success.
packaging. Over the years, the company pur- chased other facilities and companies across North America, some of which are integral parts of Domtar today. Today it is a supplier to a diverse set of businesses in pulp, paper and packaging, with its fiber in products people use every day, from bath tissue to book paper. “We provide solutions to ensure a sus- tainable and better future for ourselves, our customers, our communities, and the envi- ronment,” Domtar said. “We are proud of the work we do together as stewards of natural resources, an employer of choice and a sig- nificant community investor.”
Domtar credits its success to its dedicated employees, many of whom have been with the company for decades as well as multiple generations of families. In 2020, Domtar reentered the packag- ing business with the conversion of its mill in Kingsport, Tennessee, to become their first 100 percent-recycled packaging facility. The $350 million project converted the mill from producing uncoated freesheet paper to liner- board and corrugated medium. Visit domtar.com for more information.
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