2024 Sustainability Report
In 2024, Mercer Holz marked two decades as a leader in timber rail transport, reflecting on its transformation of the industry and commitment to sustainability. Since adopting rail as its logistics backbone in 2004, Mercer Holz has partnered with SETG to dispatch over 30,000 block trains, ensuring an efficient, reliable, and eco-friendly timber supply.
In 2024, Mercer Stendal led a continuous improvement project to reduce the production of green liquor sludge by 15%.
In 2024, Mercer Spokane significantly enhanced its water efficiency, cutting usage by 2 million gallons – a 44% reduction compared to the prior year.
Mercer International and Domtar Corporation are redefining sustainable innovation through Performance BioFilaments, a collaborative venture between the two organizations.
This employee-led project tackled inefficiencies in the mill’s unique dual-pulp-machine setup, which caused excessive fiber losses of 4.2 tonnes per day—well above industry norms.
In 2024, Mercer Mass Timber and Google unveiled 1265 Borregas, Google’s first all-mass timber office building.
DIVERSE, a pan-Canadian research initiative, is advancing forest management by focusing on functional diversity and ecological connectivity to enhance forest resilience amidst global climate change. DIVERSE, a pan-Canadian research initiative, is advancing forest management by focusing on functional diversity and ecological connectivity to enhance forest resilience amidst global climate change.
In 2024, Mercer Forestry Services (MFS) made significant progress on its forest thinning project near Arrow Park,
British Columbia.
Demonstrating a commitment to efficiency and sustainability, Mercer Torgau implemented a new printing technology in 2024 to label its pallet blocks.
In 2024, Mercer Holz marked two decades as a leader in timber rail transport, reflecting on its transformation of the industry and commitment to sustainability.
Mercer Celgar has partnered with Skemxist Solutions, an Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) company, to operate a log sort yard in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, demonstrating our shared commitment to sustainability, responsible forestry, and community-driven economic development.
In 2024, Mercer Peace River entered Phase II of its Traditional Land Use (TLU) Project, a collaboration with Indigenous communities and the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta (FRIAA).
Mercer Celgar has contributed $500,000 to the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce’s new 7,000-squarefoot building project, specifically supporting a state-of-the-art boardroom for international and virtual meetings.
In April 2024, Mercer Stendal proudly hosted Girls’ Day, providing young women with a unique opportunity to explore careers in STEM and the pulp industry.
In 2024, Mercer Torgau took proactive steps to balance industrial development with ecological stewardship by creating habitats that support biodiversity and restore ecosystems.
The Ecosystem-based Management Emulating Natural Disturbance (EMEND) Project is a large-scale variable retention harvest experiment designed to test effects of residual forest structure on ecosystem integrity and forest regeneration at the forest stand-level.
