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Why invest in Fibrek?

“Strong financial position providing a solid foundation for growth”

The refinancing of our long-term debt combined with various actions undertaken during the past two years have provided Fibrek with the required financial flexibility to ensure future growth and reduce the impact of any negative fluctuations in future cash flows.

Conversion from an income trust fund into a corporation, Fibrek, leading to the introduction of our new vision and shared values, which will help shape our future success;
Refinancing of $193M to maximize financial flexibility with a reduced debt and lower interest expenses, bringing our debt to total capitalization ratio down to among the lowest in the industry;
Rigorous cash management in order to optimize the use of our liquidities;
Focus on reducing controllable costs with actions such as a cost reduction program implemented in 2009 and the negotiation for a reduction in wood chip prices resulting in annual savings of approximately $10M;
Implementation of an Operational Excellence approach to improve efficiency through a lean manufacturing culture.

Fibrek is well positioned to benefit from a recovering economy with a reduced debt, superior liquidity and the ability to seize profitable growth opportunities as they arise. Our strong financial position and overall focus on improving margins are the means to the ultimate objective of generating and maintaining shareholder value.

Talent

“Our employees, our most valuable asset”

Fibrek has an experienced and dedicated management team in place working with an esteemed board of directors and a talented and stable workforce.

A management team composed of executives averaging more than 17 years of experience in the forest industry with previously held key positions at Kruger, Donohue, Domtar, Abitibi-Consolidated, Fraser Papers, Tembec and Malette;
A board of directors with renowned expertise within and outside of the forest industry;
An experienced workforce with an average employee length of service of 17 years in our St-Félicien mill, 10 years in our Menominee mill and 8 years in our Fairmont mill
A company for which the health and safety of its employees is a top priority as well as a workplace where courtesy, enthusiasm and universal cooperation are the norm;
A company, which through its Operational Excellence approach, fosters a culture of performance and empowerment by promoting training as well as improvement projects and initiatives.

The success of our organization begins with a team that shares the same values and has a common vision for the company's future. Each member brings his talent and experience as a contribution to the overall commitment of creating long-term value to our shareholders.

Unique Offering

“Unique combination of premium pulp products”

Fibrek is well positioned in both NBSK and RBK markets to offer our customers a unique combination of fibre solutions.

Favourable position in the NBSK market with valuable world class assets, proximity to a high-quality fibre supply (mainly black spruce) and being one of the lowest transformation cost producers in North-America;
Leading position in the growing RBK market with the reputation as a source of high quality grades of RBK market pulp, the only air-dried mills in North-America and a share of approximately 48% of the North-American market;
Positive demand expectations for both NBSK and RBK end-use products. As standards of living are improving in emerging markets such as China, growth is expected in the tissue segment. In addition, increased demand for recycled content is expected in printing & writing paper grades and food packaging.

Fibrek's strategies are to use our competitive strengths to minimize volatility while seeking growth markets with increased earnings potential.

“Innovative solutions for a sustainable future”

We contribute to our customers' success by going above and beyond their needs through innovative fibre solutions. We put our enthusiasm and ability to innovate to work for sustainable development.

Increasing our green electricity capacity from 33 MW to 42.5 MW as Fibrek won a tender call from Hydro-Québec for a 15-year power purchase agreement. The Saint-Félicien mill will be adding a third turbo generator to its existing co-generation plant. This project was allocated $20.9M by federal Canadian Government through the Green Transformation Program and should be completed by December 2012.
Minimizing the impacts of our operations by implementing the best environmental standards, by reducing waste and making beneficial use of our generated waste;
Both our virgin and recycled fibres are FSC certified which gives the assurance that our virgin fibre is from a well-managed forest and sustainable and renewable sources and that our recycled fibre truly comes from post-consumer products;
Helping our customers minimizing their environmental impact by offering technical assistance in increasing the recycled content in a wide variety of consumer products such as facial and bath tissues, paper towels, envelopes and more…

Fibrek's strong belief in sustainable development is part of our everyday decisions. We are dedicated to making products with a positive impact on humanity.