AbitibiBowater Receives FSC Certification of Quebec Forestlands
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AbitibiBowater, Montreal, Que., Canada, in partnership with Produits Forestiers Petit-Paris Inc. (PFPP), announced this week that forest management units (27-51 and 24-51) in the Lac Saint-Jean region in Quebec have received certification to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standard. The certification covers more than 6.1 million acres (close to 2.5 million hectares) of forestlands, making it the single largest FSC certificate to be issued in the province of Quebec to date. These forest management units supply fiber to the company's Girardville, Mistassini, and Saint-Felicien sawmills, the PFPP joint-venture sawmill, seven AbitibiBowater value-added and engineered wood products facilities (including partnerships), as well as the company's Alma and Kenogami paper mills.
As previously announced on September 3, 2008, AbitibiBowater committed to expanding on its inclusive approach to the predominant third-party sustainable forest management (SFM) certification standards. The centerpiece of this commitment is a company-wide promise to maintain 100% third-party SFM certification of all its managed woodlands. In addition to the FSC certification received this week in Quebec, the company continues to pursue FSC certification initiatives in other management units in Quebec, Ontario, and Nova Scotia. AbitibiBowater will also expand audited FSC Chain-of-Custody certifications at a number of company operations.
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