Kruger to Maintain All Critical Activities in Accordance With Government COVID-19 Guidelines

Montreal, March 24, 2020 – As a provider of goods and services that consumers and businesses rely on for their everyday needs, Kruger Inc. announced today that it will be maintaining all of its operations that have been declared essential by Canadian and U.S. authorities or COVID-19
government guidelines, including the manufacture of tissue products, food packaging and containerboard, newsprint, publication and specialty papers, as well as recycling services, the bottling of beverages and the production of electricity.

Kruger is working closely with suppliers, contractors, shippers and customers to maintain these activities and ensure that our products continue to meet the essential needs of North Americans.

The Company has also implemented rigorous safety and hygiene protocols to ensure that employees identified as part of its essential workforce remain safe and contribute to preventing the spread of the coronavirus.

Consequently, the following plants will continue to operate until further notice:

TISSUE PRODUCTS

CANADA

• Québec
  Crabtree Plant
  Gatineau Complex (Richelieu and Laurier Plants)
  Sherbrooke (Lennoxville) Plant
  Joliette Distribution Center
• Ontario
  Scarborough Plant
  Trenton Converting Plant
• British Columbia
  New Westminster Plant
  New Westminster Distribution Center

UNITED STATES

• Tennessee
  Memphis Plant

CONTAINERBOARD AND PACKAGING

CANADA

• Québec
  Place Turcot Containerboard Mill (Montréal)
  LaSalle Packaging Plant (Montréal)
  Trois-Rivières Mill
• Ontario
  Brampton Packaging Plant

NEWSPRINT, SPECIALTY AND PUBLICATION PAPERS

CANADA

• Québec
  Brompton Mill (Sherbrooke)
  Kruger Wayagamack (Trois-Rivières)
• Newfoundland and Labrador
  Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Mill

RECYCLING SERVICES

• Québec
  Notre-Dame West Recovery Center
  Henri-Bourassa East Recovery Center
  Ovide Rouillard Inc. (Sherbrooke)
  CN Garneau yard – Railroad ties operations (Shawinigan)
  Kruger Recycling Warehouse facilities in Trois Rivières, Sherbrooke and Beauharnois

BOTTLING SERVICES

• Québec
  Montréal Bottling Plant

KRUGER ENERGY

CANADA

• Québec
  Montérégie Wind Farm (100 MW)
  Hydro Bromptonville (9.9 MW)
• Ontario
  Port Alma Wind Farm (101.2 MW)
  Chatham Wind Farm (99.4 MW)
• British Columbia
  Zeballos Hydro Plant (22 MW)

UNITED STATES

• Maine
  15 hydro plants (11.45 MW)
• New York
  7 hydro plants (15 MW)
• Rhode Island
  1 hydro plant (2 MW)
• Virginia
  4 hydro plants (7.25 MW)

INFORMATION:
Jean Majeau
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications
514-343-3213
jean.majeau@kruger.com