During the 1990s, Pierre Péladeau's empire attained global stature, establishing facilities the world over and moving into new media. When he died in late 1997, Pierre Péladeau left behind an integrated company which was the leader or a key player in each of its lines of business. It was left to Pierre Péladeau's successors at the helm of Quebecor to steer the Company past the $10 billion mark in sales at the dawn of the third millennium.

Printing
Quebecor Printing grew fast after acquiring the North American plants of Maxwell Graphics. It became the driving force behind Quebecor's expansion across the Americas, Europe and Asia, as the Company assembled a vast network of plants printing thousands of weeklies, magazines, catalogues, books, fliers and directories. In 1992, Quebecor Printing was listed on the stock exchange. In 1999, with the acquisition of World Color Press, Quebecor Printing became the world's largest commercial printer and adopted a new name to reflect its global stature: Quebecor World Inc.

Television
With the acquisition of the French-language television network Télévision Quatre-Saisons (TQS), Quebecor entered another segment of the communications industry. Like the dailies launched by Pierre Péladeau, the network, with its distinctively different style, became a unique voice in its industry. TQS provided advertisers and Quebecor clients with another vehicle to raise their visibility and created new opportunities for creative synergies with other Quebecor companies.

Publishing Houses
Book publishing was a natural market for Quebecor to enter, given its connection with paper and printing. In the space of a few years, the Company acquired five respected Québec publishing houses. They have kept their own editors and their own identities.

Web Integration/Technology
Quebecor's move into electronic communications opened the door to a future of groundbreaking possibilities. The creation of Quebecor New Media was a decisive step. To secure and build the Company's future, ambitious projects were launched in the sphere of on-line information (with the English and French national portals CANOE and CANOË) and e-commerce. The creation of Nurun, which became the leading Web agency in Canada and the third largest in Europe, added another vehicle to the collection of communications channels Quebecor offers its clients.

Newspapers
Quebecor's newspaper publishing operations expanded dramatically with the acquisition of Sun Media Corporation in early 1999. Quebecor now publishes eight major dailies - covering eight of the eleven largest urban markets in Canada - and some 200 local and community newspapers. The deal made the Company the second largest newspaper group in Canada.

Forest products
The acquisition of QUNO in Canada and Champion International in Texas catapulted Donohue into the top ranks of North American producers of newsprint, specialty paper, market pulp and wood products. In February 2000, Quebecor decided to sell its interest in Donohue to Abitibi-Consolidated. The deal enabled Quebecor to pay down all its debt and left it as the largest shareholder in the new merged company.