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Domtar meets or exceeds half the company's 2020 sustainability goals in 2018.

FORT MILL, S.C. (News release) -- Domtar Corporation released its 2018 Sustainability Update, highlighting the company's ongoing efforts to take a longer-term view of creating and preserving value for shareholders, customers, employees and communities. In an update to its 2017 report, Domtar announced that the company has met or exceeded three of the company's six 2020 sustainability goals this year.

"At Domtar, everyone has a role in sustainability because it is how we do business every day," explained John D. Williams, Domtar's president and CEO. "Sustainability is an integral part of our long-term growth strategy, which is exactly why we have been able to meet or surpass half of our 2020 sustainability goals already in 2018--and why we are well on track to achieve the remaining."

Highlighted in the 2018 update, Domtar's commitment to integrating sustainability into its long-term growth strategy resulted in key accomplishments across the company's 2020 goals, including:

•An 18% reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since 2010, surpassing Domtar's 2020 goal of 15%. Domtar's 2020 goal has been to reduce total direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from purchased energy at pulp and paper mills 15% by 2020 from 2010 levels. Fuel switching of six power boilers from coal to natural gas over the past few years provided the majority of reductions.

•Completion of a water-cost model for Domtar's pulp and paper mills ahead of 2020 schedule. The 2020 goal to develop a model for the company's pulp and paper mills to measure and more strategically manage the full cost of using water was achieved this year. The model was informed by conducting pilot studies at five mills over the past two years to incorporate unique, site-specific water conditions. Domtar plans to begin operationalizing the full cost of water into its business decisions and conducting additional water-cost assessments at other mills in 2018.

•An increase in the level of Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified fiber procured for Domtar pulp and paper mills to 22% of total fiber use, exceeding the company's 2020 goal of 20%. Domtar remains committed to lowering the technical and financial hurdles to increasing forest certification in its wood procurement regions.

The 2018 Sustainability Update also demonstrated how the company is on track to achieve its remaining 2020 goals, making notable progress in key areas, including:

•Reduction of Domtar's recordable safety incident rate to 0.78, the company's best year on record--and a 55% reduction since 2008. The company is working toward achieving its 2020 goal to reduce its recordable safety incident rate to 0.50 by increasing focus and efforts on prevention of serious injuries and eliminating non-core, high-hazard tasks where possible.

•Expansion of Domtar's EarthChoice Ambassador (ECA) program to 76% of company facilities. As of 2018, Domtar has established ECA teams in 26 locations across four countries, bringing the company closer to its goal of engaging employees in sustainability through our ECA program in every facility by 2020.

•Reduction of total waste sent to landfills from pulp and paper mills by 36% since 2013, approaching the 2020 goal of 40% reduction from 2013 levels. Progress on reducing the amount of materials our mills send to landfills is the result of source reduction initiatives and new and expanded beneficial use programs.

For more details on Domtar's sustainability performance metrics and trends, please visit: www.domtar.com/sites/default/files/2018-06/Domtar-2018-Sustainability-Performance-Indicators.pdf

"At Domtar, our investment in sustainability is rooted in responsibility, efficiency and engagement," said Paige Goff, Domtar Vice President of Sustainability. "Our commitment to sustainability enables us to inspire our employees, reduce risks, enhance brand reputation, drive business success and grow shareholder value."

To learn more about how responsibility, efficiency and engagement drive Domtar's overall sustainability investments and initiatives, visit: https://www.domtar.com/en/how-we-work/sustainability-domtar.

As an accompaniment to its 2018 Sustainability Update, Domtar also created a brief videothat illustrates the company's commitment to sustainability. While corporate sustainability reports are traditionally complex, Domtar's latest video brings the company's 2020 sustainability journey to life, helping make a technical subject more accessible--and inspiring--to all audiences.

Domtar makes a wide variety of everyday products from sustainable wood fiber, and is one of the world's largest producers of a complete line of absorbent hygiene solutions and an innovator in absorbent technology. With approximately 10,000 employees serving more than 50 countries around the world, Domtar is driven by a commitment to turn sustainable wood fibre into useful products that people rely on every day.

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