A Legacy of Stewardship

At Twin Rivers Paper, our commitment to the environment is integral to our corporate strategy. Our legacy of voluntary third party audits for fiber certification, transparency of our environmental records, proactive participation in leading environmental organizations and early adoption of cogeneration as a primary source of renewable energy demonstrate the importance of environmental stewardship to our company.

1972	Startup of secondary effluent treatment system at Edmundston
1974	Installation of two primary effluent treatment clarifiers designed to remove 90% of waste water solids from Madawaska effluent
1992	Recycle plant built at East Millinocket (Katahdin Paper Company)
1997	A 45-megawatt co-generation facility at Edmundston becomes operational, using biomass to produce 51% of the complex's required energy
2002	Startup of a bio-film reactor to treat the effluent at Madawaska
2002	Becomes the world’s first lumber manufacturer to be certified under the SFI^® program at the New Brunswick and Maine facilities
2007	Madawaska and Edmundston are certified to SFI^® fiber sourcing standards
2007	In an effort to reduce reliance on fossil fuel and optimize production, two paper machines at Madawaska, an oil-fired boiler and turbine at Edmundston are closed
2009	Edmundston granted C$23 million of investment credits under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program (PPGTP) through the Canadian government
2009	Madawaska and Edmundston achieve FSC^® certification