Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia. It produces NBSK pulp principally from wood chips and pulp logs, as well as carbon neutral or green energy using carbon-neutral biofuels, such as black liquor and wood waste. The company sells its pulp to tissue, specialty paper, and other paper product manufacturers; and green energy to third party utilities. Mercer International Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.