Canfor Corporation is a global producer of integrated forest products, operating primarily through two core business segments: Lumber, and Pulp and Paper. The Lumber segment is the company's primary revenue driver, manufacturing a wide range of dimension and specialty softwood lumber, engineered wood products, and wood pellets. These products are primarily sold to the construction, home improvement, and remodeling industries across North America, Asia, and Europe. The Pulp and Paper segment operates through Canfor's 54.8% controlling stake in Canfor Pulp Products Inc., which produces northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp, bleached chemi-thermo mechanical pulp, and kraft paper for global paper manufacturers. Geographically, Canfor maintains a diversified operational footprint with sawmills and production facilities located in British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, across the southern United States, and in Sweden through its 77% majority ownership of the Vida Group. The company's business model is highly sensitive to global commodity pricing for lumber and pulp, as well as housing starts and repair and remodeling demand. Canfor also generates green energy as a complementary business line, utilizing biomass from its manufacturing processes.
