Domtar

Company History: The company we are today began in 1848 in England, when Henry Potter Burt founded Burt, Boulton Holding Ltd. By focusing on treating lumber to prevent decay, our business thrived as demand for railway ties and wharf pilings grew in Europe and North America.

Continued Expansion
Steady growth led to the founding of Dominion Tar and Chemical Company, Ltd., in 1903, which first operated as a coal tar distillation plant in Nova Scotia. As Canada’s economy industrialized, we continued to expand.

We established our headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, in 1914, incorporated as a Canadian company 15 years later, and sold shares to the public. We grew into one of Canada’s largest companies, with business interests ranging from chemicals to fine paper, consumer products to packaging.

We became known as Domtar Ltd. in 1965. Sales passed $1 billion (CDN) in 1977, and we changed our name to Domtar Inc.

Brief History: Canada is a North American country stretching from the U.S. in the south to the Arctic Circle in the north. Major cities include massive Toronto, west coast film centre Vancouver, French-speaking Montréal and Québec City, and capital city Ottawa. Canada's vast swaths of wilderness include lake-filled Banff National Park in the Rocky Mountains. It's also home to Niagara Falls, a famous group of massive waterfalls.