Matane, Quebec (Canada)
Matane Mill
WORKFORCE
WORKFORCE
highly skilled employees
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT
fuelled by biogas
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION
metric tons of annual pulp capacity
The Matane Mill is the newest addition to the Sappi North America family. Located at the mouth of the Matane River in Quebec’s Gaspe Peninsula, the mill has a capacity to produce 270,000 tons per year of high-quality, high-yield bleached chemi-thermo mechanical pulp, known as BCTMP.
About Matane Mill
Bringing the Matane Mill into the Sappi family establishes certainty of supply for high-yield pulp that’s in increasing demand. Importantly, it enables us to increase supply to our mills in North America and Europe as capacity expands in growth businesses.
The high-yield pulp produced at the Matane Mill is used in a variety of everyday applications, including graphic papers, paperboard, linerboard and specialty papers. The pulp provides higher bulk, opacity and stiffness in the final product.
Outstanding quality and safety
The Matane Mill has been producing some of the finest BCTMP for over 20 years and has an outstanding reputation for quality and uniformity. Sappi people have innovated impactful eco-efficiencies year on year that have enabled the mill to regularly break production records. All while ensuring the highest safety standards with zero lost-time injury since Sappi acquired the mill in 2019.
More about the mill
The Matane Mill produces high-yield bleached chemi-thermo mechanical pulp (BCTMP); aspen and maple pulp for graphic papers, paperboard linerboard and speciality papers.
Caring for the environment
In line with Sappi’s ambitious sustainability goals, Matane Mill runs several initiatives designed to take care of its immediate environment and promote a thriving world.
Certifications for Matane Mill
Our certifications ensure that our performance is monitored and that our operations comply with global best practice across a range of environmental, safety and quality topics.
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