appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . september 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message kruger inc. industry publication papers tissue products lumber and other wood products corrugated cartons from recycled fibres green and renewable energy wines and spirits founded 1904 founder joseph kruger headquarters montreal quebec canada key people joseph kruger products cashmere scotties spongetowels purex white swan and white cloud owner joseph kruger ii number of employees 10 500 2008 subsidiaries publication papers forest products containerboard and packaging tissue products wines and spirits recycling kruger energy website www.kruger.com kruger inc. is a canadian corporation which manufactures publication papers tissue lumber and other wood products corrugated cartons from recycled fibres green and renewable energy and wines and spirits . the company is a leader in paper and paperboard recycling in north america . citation needed kruger inc. operates facilities in qu bec ontario british columbia newfoundland and labrador and the united states . contents 1 history 2 activities 2.1 industrial products 2.1.1 publication papers 2.1.2 containerboard and packaging 2.2 consumer products 2.2.1 tissue products 2.2.2 wines and spirits 2.2.3 kruger energy 3 boreal forest destruction 4 references 5 external links history edit the origins of kruger inc. date back to 1904 when joseph kruger founded a fine paper business in montreal . gene h. kruger the founder s son became president of that company in 1928 at the young age of 25 and expanded it into the manufacture of newsprint paperboard and tissue products . as chairman of the board and ceo joseph kruger ii gene s son has overseen the company s continual expansion into specialty publication papers north american tissue products wines and spirits forest and wood products renewable energy and recycling as well as its modernization with special emphasis on the environment . activities edit the company s activities are divided into two major divisions industrial products publication papers forest products containerboard and packaging and consumer products tissue products wines and spirits . kruger inc. s subsidiary kruger energy develops and operates hydroelectric solar wind power biomass cogeneration and biogas energy projects . kruger has sorting and recovery centres that supply its mills with recycled paper and containerboard for the production of recycled stock and recycled paper products . industrial products edit publication papers edit this kruger business unit produces newsprint and coated directory and supercalendered paper . kruger publication papers comprises four paper mills three of which are located in qu bec trois rivi res kruger wayagamack brompton sherbrooke and the other in newfoundland and labrador corner brook pulp and paper limited . all four paper mills are certified under iso 9001 2000 quality management pwc icoctm chain of custody and pefc chain of custody . each has its own recycling facilities secondary effluent treatment system and environmental and energy conservation programs . two paper mills also have deinking facilities and produce approximately 300 000 tonnes of deinked pulp per year which is used to manufacture various kruger inc. paper and tissue products . containerboard and packaging edit kruger owns krupack packaging . its plants in lasalle quebec and brampton ontario manufacture containers for food beverages dairy products meat fruit and vegetables flowers chemicals textiles and clothing . they also produce boxes for large electrical appliances auto parts and other industrial products . consumer products edit tissue products edit kruger s tissue products business unit includes four mills in canada crabtree sherbrooke gatineau new westminster and one in the united states memphis tennessee . its mills have a combined annual papermaking capacity of approximately 294 000 gross air dried metric tonnes gadmt which represents 37 % of canada s total installed tissue manufacturing capacity making kruger inc. canada s leading tissue products manufacturer . kruger products away from home business leads the canadian tissue market by providing quality products to market segments such as office buildings healthcare food service manufacturing and lodging . designed to meet unique end user needs the product line includes bath and facial tissue towels wipes napkins and skin care products . wines and spirits edit the wines and spirits business unit was created in september 2006 when kruger inc. acquired maison des futailles l.p. a qu bec company founded in 1922 by the s.a.q. s bottling plant soci t des alcools du qu bec or qu bec liquor board . it has seen impressive growth over the past decade and today distributes approximately 20 % of all wines marketed in qu bec and continues to expand into other provinces and the united states . kruger energy edit kruger energy specializes in renewable energy such as hydroelectricity wind energy biomass cogeneration and biogas energy . boreal forest destruction edit a 2007 greenpeace report on the state of canada s boreal forests states less than 48 per cent of the total area under kruger management in quebec and ontario remains intact . kruger is involved in severe controversy on the island of ren lavasseur where logging is carrying on not only in intact forest areas but also in important caribou habitat and without respect for the rights of traditional land owners the innu of pessamit . none of kruger s forested lands is certified to the standards of the forest stewardship council . 1 kruger achieved fsc certification in march 2011 . 2 references edit consuming canada s boreal forest the chain of destruction from logging companies to consumers . toronto greenpeace . 2007 . isbn 978 0 9732337 4 2 . 7thspace 2011 04 26 . kruger products remains committed to environmentally friendly sustainable products . 7thspace . com . retrieved 2014 07 11 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kruger inc. & oldid 707615592 categories pulp and paper companies of canadapower companies of canadacompanies based in montrealhidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from september 2011all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from september 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print 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