Mercer International Inc.(NASDAQ: MERC) with its subsidiaries specializes in producing and selling northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp across various regions including Europe, the United States, and Asia. Operating through two segments, Pulp and Wood Products, the company also generates green energy from its biomass cogeneration power plant, which it sells to external utilities. Additionally, Mercer International manufactures, distributes, and sells lumber and other wood residuals. The production of NBSK pulp primarily involves materials like wood chips, pulp logs, and sawlogs, while the company also creates green energy using carbon-neutral bio-fuels and produces tall oil as a chemical additive and green energy source. Their products cater to a wide array of customers including tissue, specialty paper, and printing and writing paper manufacturers, as well as distributors and construction firms among others in the lumber products market.
