Mercer International Inc. (MERC) NASDAQ

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Currency In USD

Mercer International Inc.

Address

700 West Pender Street

Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8

Canada

Phone

16046628808

Sector

Basic Materials

Industry

Paper, Lumber & Forest Products

Employees

3580

First IPO Date

July 20, 1988

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Mr. Juan Carlos BuenoChief Executive Officer, President & Director1.36M1968
Mr. Richard George Short CPAEVice President, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer and Secretary608,5131968
Dr. Carsten MerforthChief Operating Officer of Wood Products673,6551967
Mr. Wolfram RidderSenior Vice President of Innovation & Government Relations720,1331962
Mr. Guy ArguinChief Human Resources Officer720,7751965
Mr. Adolf KoppensteinerChief Operating Officer of Pulp Products864,8401961
Mr. Jimmy S. H. Lee B.Sc.Chairman Emeritus1.01M1957
Mr. Alistair SkeyChief Information Officer0N/A
Ms. Shahed TootoonianVice President of Corporate Development0N/A
Mr. Wolfgang BeckSenior Vice President of Global Product Sourcing01974

Description

Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe, the United States, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Pulp and Wood Products. It also generates and sells green energy produced from biomass cogeneration power plant to third party utilities. In addition, the company manufactures, distributes, and sells lumber and other wood residuals. Further, it produces NBSK pulp primarily from wood chips, pulp logs, and sawlogs; carbon neutral or green energy using carbon-neutral bio-fuels, such as black liquor and wood waste; and tall oil for use as a chemical additive and green energy source. The company sells its pulp to tissue, specialty paper, and printing and writing paper, and other manufacturers; and lumber products to distributors, construction firms, secondary manufacturers, retail yards, and home centers. Mercer International Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.