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By: Kristy-Lynn Carlson, Ryan Bishop & Ann-Marie Livingston. Agenda. Introduction Interesting things Employment Sustainability Efforts Questions . CANFOR IS:. Canfor is a leading forest products company based in Vancouver, British Columbia Produces: softwood lumber strand board - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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By: Kristy-Lynn Carlson, Ryan Bishop & Ann-Marie Livingston

AGENDA Introduction

Interesting things

Employment

Sustainability Efforts

Questions

Canfor is a leading forest products company based in Vancouver, British Columbia

Produces:• softwood lumber strand board • remanufactured• lumber products • specialized wood products.

Traded on the Toronto stock exchange As of March 2011, Canfor and Canfor Pulp

directly employ approximately 4,690 people as well as an additional 2,200 contractors.

CANFOR IS:

Why is Paper & Pulp

so important ?•Art•Literature•Education•Wrapping paper•Toilet paper•Diapers•Hospital gowns•Thicken Ketchup or Ice cream

10 POINTS James Pattison owns 35% of Canfor Everlasting commodity Large business provides opportunity Community minded Innovation centre Manufacturing Employment/opportunities New technology/customers Stewards in economy Offshore sales

INNOVATION CENTREOnly “in-house” research facility of a pulp and paper company in B.C

Pilot refiner to prepare pulps for paper making

WHO OWNS CANFOR James Pattison owns 35% of Canfor - Majority Share holder- He owns several other business as well - He’s innovative- Marketing background- 3rd wealthiest man in Canada

MANUFACTURING Environmental stewardship, an integral

part of doing business

New technologies, trained employees, and third party auditing

Leader in good markets and downswings

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Produces energy through renewable sources

Generate enough heat to power 100, 000 homes

One of the largest produces of energy from renewable sources in B.C

COMMUNITY MINDED“Our routes are in the community”

Focuses philanthropic activities in:

- youth & education - community enhancement - forestry & environment - amateur sports - health & wellness

Tree school provides a place to learn about forestry

BUSINESS LEADERS Canfor pulp is sold to papermakers

around the world

Stewards in the economy

Environmental achievements

Major environmental considerations are associated with each of the company's business elements.

Best available science

Sets measurable ecological targets to measure performance

96% of annual harvest is certified (CSA) (SFM)

OPERATIONS Canfor has 13

Sawmills, 4 Pulp & Paper mills, and 3 Plywood & (OSB or Particle board) mills in BC

Other operations are in Quebec, North and South Carolinas and Washington State

PRODUCTS Lumber – Western and Eastern SPF,

Doug fir, aspen, western red cedar Engineered lumber – trusses (strength

rated) Treated Lumber – pressure treated

protection from water termites etc. Silvastar – factory primed fascia, trim

corner boards Offshore – sales office in Asia & Europe,

Chinese & Japanese Website Canfor Southern Pine– north/south

Carolina

INVESTOR RELATIONS Canfor is a publicly traded co. on

Toronto Stock exchange Trading Symbol CFP, last trade 9.94 SALES (in Canadian Dollars) $2.436 billion in 2010 $2.12 billion in 2009 $2.61 billion in 2008 $3.26 billion in 2007 $3.84 billion in 2006

EMPLOYMENT Many people spend entire careers at

Canfor as they ‘promote from within’ Excellent Wages, Salaries and Benefits

program Job opportunities across BC Positions range from Administrative

Assistant, Business Analyst, Forestry Supervisor to Transportation Coordinator

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