A vertically integrated forestry business adding value to serve our customers

For 140 years, J.D. Irving, Limited has been building and enhancing our reputation as a responsible steward of the forest and producer of quality forest products.

Vertical integration from seedling to consumer shelf is how we ensure we deliver the highest value to our customers. For our customers, this means confidence in the certainty of supply, on-time delivery and the highest quality product. 

Vertical integration starts with the land tenure, wood supply, tree nurseries, silviculture (tree planting and tending), logging operations, sawmills, pulp, paper, pellets, packaging, and tissue mills. From there, we transport our products by road, rail, and sea through our affiliated transportation businesses.

Our economic impact

Renewable forests offer the areas where we live and work both sustainable ecological and economic benefits.  Managed forests provide for biodiversity, clean water, wildlife habitat along with a range of recreational and cultural activities.  By fine-tuning a tree’s journey from seedling to forest products we create direct value through manufacturing and provide significant indirect benefits from economic growth and investment in the regions and communities where we operate. We consistently strive to be more efficient and find ways to use 100 per cent of each tree, to achieve high quality products and no waste.