Wood Products

Bowater brings the forest to you…

…With products you can count on

Bowater delivers the best of the forest to all its customers. We use leading edge technology to make the most products from each log. Our highly qualified personnel are dedicated to meeting your product needs and preferences.

…With lumber you can build on

Bowater offers a wide range of commodity and specialty products to satisfy customer needs. In North America, Bowater forest lands and sawmills provide customers fast, efficient access to high-quality wood. Our operations and distribution network are strategically located across Eastern Canada, from Nova Scotia to Northwestern Ontario, and part of the United States.

Bowater’s Quality Circle
For Bowater, the manufacturing process is an opportunity to add value for customers and provide a consistent quality of lumber products. We invest in our sawmills and in our people to ensure that we are using modern equipment and current technology. Computerized equipment control and optimization systems are used to process logs along optimal cutting patterns.

Research means innovation and that’s good for business. Bowater supports the efforts of research groups from improved forest management techniques to new wood-processing methods. Wherever there are proven and cost-effective approaches being developed, Bowater is ready to adopt and integrate these innovations. By promoting forestry research and the development of new technologies, Bowater remains competitive and brings high quality products to the marketplace – and to you.