Mercer International INC.: insider trades · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About Mercer International INC.

Mercer International Inc. (ticker MERC) is a forest products and bio-based materials company listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market in the United States. For French-speaking investors, it should be viewed as an industrial cyclical business with direct exposure to pulp, lumber, and wood-based building materials, but with a global operating footprint spanning North America and Europe. Mercer presents itself as a major producer of market pulp and an expanding player in solid wood products and biomaterials, with a strategic emphasis on converting wood into higher-value products and renewable energy derived from manufacturing byproducts. ([mercerint.com](https://mercerint.com/investors/?utm_source=openai)) The company was founded in 1968, giving it a long operating history in the forest products industry. Its principal executive office is in Vancouver, British Columbia, while the issuer is organized as a Washington state corporation. Mercer also references offices in Vancouver, Seattle, and Berlin, underscoring its cross-border structure and its mix of North American and European assets. ([mercerint.com](https://mercerint.com/wp-content/uploads/MERC_10K_2024_DEC31-Final.pdf?utm_source=openai)) Operationally, Mercer manufactures and sells NBSK and NBHK pulp, lumber, cross-laminated timber (CLT), glulam, pallets, pellets, and briquettes, and it also generates electricity and thermal energy from biomass. In addition, the group highlights wood procurement, forestry services, and logistics activities through entities such as Mercer Holz and Mercer Forestry Services. In its own investor materials, Mercer says it is one of the world’s largest market pulp producers and is building a stronger position in North American mass timber. ([mercerint.com](https://mercerint.com/our-company/?utm_source=openai)) Mercer’s competitive position is driven by scale, vertical integration, and a diversified industrial platform. Its operations in Germany, the United States, and Canada give it access to multiple end markets and help it optimize fiber sourcing, energy use, and logistics. The company also emphasizes sustainability, efficiency, and biomass utilization, which are increasingly important in a sector where competitiveness is shaped by production costs, energy prices, and global pulp market conditions. ([mercerint.com](https://mercerint.com/our-company/?utm_source=openai)) Recent notable developments include the inauguration of the Mercer Lignin Center in Germany in 2023, a bioeconomy and innovation initiative. In April 2024, Mercer divested its stake in Cariboo Pulp and Paper to West Fraser, simplifying the portfolio. More recently, 2025 and 2026 earnings updates indicate that Mercer continues to operate in a volatile pricing and demand environment for pulp, while maintaining meaningful liquidity and focusing on core assets and operational discipline. ([mercerint.com](https://mercerint.com/our-company/?utm_source=openai))