The E.B. Eddy Company was originally incorporated in 1886 as The E. B. Eddy Manufacturing Company with Ezra Butler Eddy as its president. Eddy had begun business in 1854 making and selling wooden matches out of his home in Hull, Quebec. The company expanded into pulp and paper. In 1891, it was renamed to the E.B. Eddy Company. Household safety matches Ignition of a match burning match This article refers to the implement used to create a flame. ... Hull is part of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. ... An International Paper mill in South Carolina The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American (United States, Canada), northern European (Sweden, Finland) and East Asian countries (such as Japan). ...

On April 26, 1900, a large fire destroyed most of the company's facilities, but it was back in operation in less than a year. Eddy died in 1906. In 1926, R.B. Bennett gained control of the company. In 1928, the match business was sold off as the Eddy Match Company. In 1943, the company was sold to George Weston, Ltd.. The company acquired the paper mills of the J.R. Booth Company in 1946. April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The Right Honourable Richard Bedford Bennett, PC (July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947) was the eleventh Prime Minister of Canada from August 7, 1930 to October 23, 1935. ... George Weston, Ltd. ...

In 1998, the company was taken over by Domtar Inc. and became the E.B. Eddy Division of that company. At the time of the purchase, the company had facilities in Hull, Timmins, Espanola, Chapleau, Sault Ste. Marie, Delta, British Columbia and Port Huron, Michigan. Domtar Inc. ... Timmins, with a population of 43,686 (2001), is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. ... Espanola (2001 census population 5,449) is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada. ... Chapleau, Ontario, is a town in Ontario, Canada. ... Sault Ste. ... Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada. ... Port Huron is a city located in St. ...