page_title: Kruger Inc.
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Kruger Inc. / History
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Joseph Kruger I (1868-1927)
context_page_description: Kruger Inc. is a Canadian corporation which manufactures publication papers, tissue, lumber and other wood products, corrugated cartons from recycled fibres, green and renewable energy, and wines and spirits. Kruger Inc. operates facilities in Québec, Ontario, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the United States.
context_section_description: The origins of Kruger Inc. date back to 1904, when Joseph Kruger founded a fine paper business in Montreal.  Gene H. Kruger, the founder's son, became president of the company in 1928 at the age of 25 and expanded it into the manufacture of newsprint, paperboard, and tissue products.
  As chairman of the board and CEO, Joseph Kruger II, Gene's son, has overseen the company's continual expansion into specialty publication papers, North American tissue products, wines and spirits, forest and wood products, renewable energy and recycling, as well as its modernization with special emphasis on the environment.
caption: Joseph Kruger I
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