Publish Date : 25-Mar-2013
Domtar Corporation, one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of paper in North America, has signed, through its operating subsidiaries, an agreement to acquire Xerox\'s paper and print media products business in the United States and Canada.
\"The Xerox brand is well regarded in the paper markets it serves,\" said John D. Williams, Domtar\'s President and Chief Executive Officer. \"This deal brings together Xerox\'s branded papers with Domtar\'s already comprehensive paper offering and will allow us to better serve our customers.\"
While Xerox does not manufacture paper, the company has long distributed through its brand name a broad range of coated and uncoated papers and specialty print media including business forms as well as carbonless and wide-format paper. This business will now become part of Domtar\'s pulp and paper segment, and Domtar will market and distribute Xerox-branded paper and print media.
\"As Xerox broadens its business to focus more on services and innovative document technology, we saw an opportunity for our paper business clients to be better served by a leader in the industry,\" said Frank Edmonds, senior vice president, Xerox Global Paper and Supplies Distribution Group. \"It\'s an across-the-board win. Xerox benefits through a trademark licensing agreement with Domtar; Domtar adds a well-regarded brand to its portfolio; and our respective clients get a simplified, \'one-stop\' experience through Domtar\'s extensive offerings and distribution network.\"
Xerox will continue to manufacture, sell and support its broad range of consumables, such as toner and ink, and Xerox Replacement Cartridges.
About Domtar - Domtar Corporation designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication papers, specialty and packaging papers and adult incontinence products. The foundation of its business is a network of world class wood fiber converting assets that produce papergrade, fluff and specialty pulps. The majority of its pulp production is consumed internally to manufacture paper and consumer products. Domtar is the largest integrated marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America with recognized brands such as Cougar®, Lynx® Opaque Ultra, Husky® Opaque Offset, First Choice® and Domtar EarthChoice®. Domtar is also a leading marketer and producer of a complete line of incontinence care products marketed primarily under the Attends® brand name. Domtar owns and operates Ariva®, an extensive network of strategically located paper and printing supplies distribution facilities. In 2012, Domtar had sales of U.S. $5.5 billion from nearly 50 countries. The Company employs approximately 9,300 people.
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