Paper That Makes it Easy.
For Publishers.

Catalyst can make your life as a publisher easy. We are a one-stop manufacturer of lighter basis weight papers, serving western North America with exceptional products, service and delivery performance. We have an incredible range of coated and uncoated papers to meet the needs of magazine, catalogue, directory, newspaper and book publishers, as well as the needs of retail advertisers.

Newspapers
Yellow Pages
Magazines
Books
Catalogs

Electrastar™ Sage is the brand name for our super high-brightness machine finished uncoated grade. It has excellent opacity, super optical properties and is bulky, yet light. Electrastar Sage is manufactured at our Powell River mill.

Electrastar Max™ is the brand name for our highest brightness uncoated product. It has excellent opacity, super optical properties and is bulky, yet light. Electrastar Max is manufactured at our Powell River mill.

Electrabrite™ Sage is the brand name for our specialty high-bright paper. Its brightness, broad basis weights, excellent printability and runnability make it a great choice for books, special advertising sections and inserts.

High-quality newsprint. The choice for leading newspapers across North America and around the world. Manufactured at our Crofton mill in BC.

Super high-brightness improved newsprint. Excellent opacity, super optical properties and it’s bulky, yet light. Electrastar is manufactured at our Powell River mill.

Specialty high-bright paper grade. Its high brightness, broad basis weights, and excellent printability and runnability make it the choice for special advertising sections and inserts.

Directory paper grade. Catalyst Directory is recognized for excellent performance at low basis weights, and is used to produce telephone books, airline schedules and catalogues. Produced at the Port Alberni and Crofton mills.

Pacificote Sage is our coated four product. Manufactured at Catalyst's Port Alberni mill, this high-quality, coated paper is high-bright, high-gloss with superior printability and runnability, making it ideal for heatset offset printing.

Electraprime™ Sage is the brand name for our specialty SCA alternative product. Its exceptional print properties and runnability make it a great option for SC paper printers in western and central North America. Produced at our Powell River mill.

Electracote™ Sage is our lightweight coated paper product. Manufactured at Catalyst's Port Alberni mill, this high-quality, lightweight coated paper has industry-leading bulk, with superior brightness, gloss, printability and runnability, making it ideal for heatset offset printing.

Electracote™ Brite Sage is our brightest, whitest, lightweight coated paper product. Manufactured at Catalyst's Port Alberni mill, this high-quality, lightweight coated paper offers superior brightness, gloss, printability and runnability, making it ideal for heatset offset printing.

Pacificote is the latest addition to our family of coated mechanical paper products. Its brightness, high gloss and superior printability make it ideal for magazine, catalogue, insert and direct mail advertising applications printed on heatset offset presses.

Coated mechanical paper for magazine, catalogue, insert and direct mail advertising applications printed on heatset offset presses.

High-brite coated mechanical paper for magazine, catalogue, insert and direct mail advertising applications printed on heatset offset presses.

Super high-brightness improved newsprint. Excellent opacity, super optical properties and it’s bulky, yet light. Electrastar is manufactured at our Powell River mill.

Specialty SCA alternative product. Exceptional print properties and runnability make it a great option for SC paper printers. Produced in Powell River.

Electrabrite™ Book is the brand name for our uncoated high-bright book paper product. Its caliper controlled, blue-white and creamy shade options, excellent printability and runnability make it the choice for book applications requiring uncoated paper.

Coated mechanical paper for magazine, catalogue, insert and direct mail advertising applications printed on heatset offset presses.

High-brite coated mechanical paper for magazine, catalogue, insert and direct mail advertising applications printed on heatset offset presses.

Super high-brightness improved newsprint. Excellent opacity, super optical properties and it’s bulky, yet light. Electrastar is manufactured at our Powell River mill.

Specialty high-bright paper grade. Its high brightness, broad basis weights, and excellent printability and runnability make it the choice for special advertising sections and inserts.

Electracal™ Sage is our soft-nip (SCB) grade. High brightness and gloss ensure sharper, cleaner images for your inserts and flyers. Electracal is manufactured at Catalyst’s Powell River Division.

Coated mechanical paper for magazine, catalogue, insert and direct mail advertising applications printed on heatset offset presses.

High-brite coated mechanical paper for magazine, catalogue, insert and direct mail advertising applications printed on heatset offset presses.

Super high-brightness improved newsprint. Excellent opacity, super optical properties and it’s bulky, yet light. Electrastar is manufactured at our Powell River mill.

Specialty high-bright paper grade. Its high brightness, broad basis weights, and excellent printability and runnability make it the choice for special advertising sections and inserts.

Supercalendered-B (SCB) grade. Increased levels of brightness and gloss ensure sharper, cleaner images for inserts and flyers. Manufactured at Powell River.