Resolute Forest Products Inc.: management transactions · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About Resolute Forest Products Inc.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. (ticker: RFP) was a U.S.-listed company on the NYSE before it was taken private following its 2023 acquisition by Domtar / the Paper Excellence Group. For investors, it was best understood as a North American forest-products and pulp-and-paper business with a significant operating base in Montreal, Quebec, but with a U.S. listed-company profile, SEC reporting history, and material operations across the United States and Canada. The company was formed in 2007 through the merger of Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater, and it adopted the Resolute Forest Products name in 2012. Its corporate history reflects long-running consolidation in the North American forest-products industry. Resolute’s core business was the manufacture and sale of a diversified portfolio of forest products. Its main lines included market pulp, printing and writing papers, newsprint, specialty papers, tissue, lumber, wood products, sawmill output, and related fiber-based by-products. That mix made the company a vertically linked operator across the forestry value chain: from fiber sourcing and woodland management to primary processing and finished paper and wood products. The company also emphasized international sales, marketing products in a wide range of countries, which helped balance its manufacturing footprint and customer base. From a competitive standpoint, Resolute was a recognized integrated producer with scale in pulp, paper and wood products, especially in North America. Its asset base gave it exposure to multiple end markets, including packaging, publishing, industrial papers, construction, and general wood consumption. This diversification provided some resilience, but the business remained cyclical and highly sensitive to global pricing for pulp and paper, fiber costs, energy, freight, and demand trends in construction and print-related markets. Among the most important recent developments, Paper Excellence Group completed its acquisition of Resolute on March 1, 2023, through Domtar, making Resolute a subsidiary within a broader North American forest-products platform. In August 2023, Resolute completed the sale of its Thunder Bay pulp and paper mill, while continuing to operate sawmills and woodland operations in Northwestern Ontario. That transaction was part of the broader post-acquisition portfolio rationalization. For historical market context, Resolute was a NYSE-listed issuer in the United States, but it is no longer publicly traded after the acquisition. For analysts, the key takeaway is that Resolute’s standalone equity story has ended, yet its industrial assets and operating legacy remain relevant within the combined Paper Excellence/Domtar structure.