Alma Equal Offset® Project

In 2000, Abitibi-Consolidated launched its Company-developed offset substitute product, Equal Offset®. This grade competes as an alternative to uncoated freesheet grades and sales have grown dramatically from 194,000 tonnes in 2000 to 322,000 tonnes for this year. Equal Offset® is manufactured using the groundwood pulping process, a process that not only uses fewer chemicals but also fewer trees. Since these groundwood products require less virgin fiber to manufacture the same amount of paper than a kraft pulping process, the Equal Offset® grade ensure a wise use of natural resources. Furthermore, it uses a chlorine free bleaching process.

With the start-up of a 230,000 tonnes Equal Offset® machine at the Company's Alma, Québec mill, we're continuing to convert newsprint capacity towards the valued-added segment. Below you will find attached daily updates of the conversion project.

Photo from day 1 - April 12, 2004 (925 Kb)
Photo from day 2 - April 13, 2004 (980 Kb)
Photo from day 3 - April 14, 2003 (988 Kb)
Photo from day 4 - April 15, 2003 (888 Kb)
Photo from days 5-6-7 - April 16,17,18 2004 (981 Kb)
Photo from days 8 and 9 - April 19,20 2004 (928 Kb)
Photo from day 10 - April 21, 2004 (1342 Kb)
Photo from day 11 - April 22, 2004 (1304 Kb)

Photo from day 12 - April 23, 2004 (1191Kb)
Photo from days 13-14-15 - April 24,25,26, 2004 (2188Kb)
Photo from day 16 - April 27, 2004 (1500Kb)
Photo from day 17 - April 28, 2004 (841Kb)
Photo from day 18 - April 29, 2004 (698Kb)
Photo from day 19 - April 30, 2004 (698Kb)
Photo from day 20 - May 1, 2004 (1375Kb)
Photo from day 21 - May 2, 2004 (1138Kb)
Photo from day 22 - May 3, 2004 (858Kb)
Photo from day 23 - May 4, 2004 (1371Kb)
Photo from day 24 - May 5, 2004 (2090Kb)
Photo from day 25 - May 6, 2004 (1460Kb)
Photo from days 26 to 30 - May 7-8-9-10-11, 2004 (1478Kb)
Project Update May 27, 2004 (97Kb)


Map of operations