On Monday January 29, 2007, Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated announced they would be merging to create AbitibiBowater Inc. http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/01/29/abitibibowater.htmlA website has been setup to convey information to employees, and shareholders. It can be found at http://www.abitibibowater.com www.abitibibowater.com. If the merger goes ahead it would created the third largest pulp and paper company in North America, and the eighth largest in the world.