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Bowater was an American pulp and paper company
Pulp and paper industry

The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American , northern European and East Asian countries . Australasia and Latin America also have significant pulp and paper industries....
 based in Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. It is the county seat of Greenville County, SC and the principal city in the Greenville-Mauldin, South Carolina-Easley, South Carolina Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area ....
. Bowater has 12 pulp and paper mills in the United States, Canada and South Korea and 13 North American sawmills. It has approximately 10,000 employees. Bowater acquired its Canadian interests in the late 1990's when they bought Avenor (formerly Canadian Pacific Forest Products (CPFP)).



Merger with Abitibi-Consolidated
On January 29th, 2007, Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated
Abitibi-Consolidated

Abitibi Consolidated Inc. was a Canadian Pulp and paper industry in Canada based in Montreal, Quebec. The network of 19 paper mills, 20 sawmills, 4 remanufacturing facilities and 2 engineered wood facilities, located in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom supplies publishers, printers, building products distributors and housing m...
 announced they would be merging to create AbitibiBowater
AbitibiBowater

On Monday January 29, 2007, Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated announced they would be merging to create AbitibiBowater Inc. . A website has been setup to convey information to employees, and shareholders....
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Bowater was an American pulp and paper company
Pulp and paper industry

The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American , northern European and East Asian countries . Australasia and Latin America also have significant pulp and paper industries....
 based in Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. It is the county seat of Greenville County, SC and the principal city in the Greenville-Mauldin, South Carolina-Easley, South Carolina Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area ....
. Bowater has 12 pulp and paper mills in the United States, Canada and South Korea and 13 North American sawmills. It has approximately 10,000 employees. Bowater acquired its Canadian interests in the late 1990's when they bought Avenor (formerly Canadian Pacific Forest Products (CPFP)).

Financial Information
 20022001
Total revenue (US$M)2,5812,454
Net Earnings (Loss) (US$M)(142)70.5


Merger with Abitibi-Consolidated


On January 29th, 2007, Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated
Abitibi-Consolidated

Abitibi Consolidated Inc. was a Canadian Pulp and paper industry in Canada based in Montreal, Quebec. The network of 19 paper mills, 20 sawmills, 4 remanufacturing facilities and 2 engineered wood facilities, located in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom supplies publishers, printers, building products distributors and housing m...
 announced they would be merging to create AbitibiBowater
AbitibiBowater

On Monday January 29, 2007, Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated announced they would be merging to create AbitibiBowater Inc. . A website has been setup to convey information to employees, and shareholders....
. The merger created the third largest pulp and paper company in North America, and the eighth largest in the world.

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