Canfor Pulp Announces Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid

VANCOUVER, March 3, 2016

Canfor Pulp's parent company, Canfor Corporation, has today also announced its renewal of a normal course issuer bid for the purchase of up to 5% of its issued share capital, through the facilities and in accordance with the Rules of the TSX.

Purchases will be made at the discretion of the Company at prevailing market prices, through the facilities of the TSX, in compliance with regulatory requirements.  Daily purchases will be restricted to not more than 11,189 Shares, representing 25% of the 44,755 average daily trading volume of the Shares on the TSX, subject to certain prescribed exemptions.  There can be no assurance as to the precise number of Shares that will be repurchased under the share repurchase program.  The Company may discontinue its purchases at any time, subject to compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.  The Company intends to hold all Shares acquired under the issuer bid for cancellation.

Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "projects", "intends", "plans", "will", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", "should", "may", "could", and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and actual events or results may differ materially. There are many factors that could cause such actual events or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by such statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and Canfor assumes no obligation to update such information to reflect later events or developments, except as required by law.

Canfor is a leading integrated forest products company based in Vancouver, British Columbia ("BC") with interests in BC, Alberta, North and South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Arkansas.  Canfor produces primarily softwood lumber and also owns a 51.9% interest in Canfor Pulp Products Inc., which is one of the largest producers of market northern bleached softwood kraft pulp and a leading producer of high performance kraft paper.  Canfor shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CFP.

SOURCE Canfor Pulp Products Inc.