<Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Catalyst </Td> <Td> 1,059 </Td> <Td> 583 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Western Forest Products </Td> <Td> 926 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> </Tr> <P> In 2000, Canadian pulp, paper and paperboard companies had operating expenses of C $425.4 million on environmental protection with the majority ($263.3 million) used for pollution abatement . Capital expenditures totalled $234.8 million, with over half ($140.4 million) being spent on pollution prevention processes . (1) </P>

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