We are raising our long-term corporate credit rating on Domtar Corp. to 'BB+' from 'BB', reflecting our opinion of the company's debt reduction, good operating performance, and management's commitment to reduce debt further. At the same time we raised the issue-level ratings on Domtar's senior secured debt to 'BBB' from 'BBB-' (two notches above the corporate credit rating on the company) and senior unsecured debt to 'BB' from 'BB-' (one notch below the corporate credit rating). The recovery ratings on both are unchanged. We also raised our long-term corporate credit rating on subsidiary Domtar Inc. to 'BB+' from 'BB', and our issue-level rating on the subsidiary's senior unsecured debt to 'BB' from 'BB-'. The outlook is positive. The '5' recovery