UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) January 27, 2005


                              BOWATER INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     Delaware                        1-8712                      62-0721803
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                 (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                  File Number)              Identification No.)


                             55 East Camperdown Way
                                  P.O. Box 1028
                        Greenville, South Carolina 29602
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (864) 271-7733
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report):  Not applicable

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit  attached hereto shall not
be deemed  "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor
shall it be deemed  incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933,  except as shall be  expressly  set forth by specific  reference in
such filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements And Exhibits

         (c)      Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release of Bowater Incorporated dated January 27, 2005

     On January 27, 2005 Bowater  Incorporated issued a press release announcing
financial  results for the full year and the three  months  ended  December  31,
2004, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


                                     BOWATER INCORPORATED
                                     (Registrant)


Date:  January 27, 2005              By:          /s/ William G. Harvey      
                                                  ---------------------      
                                         Name:   William G. Harvey
                                         Title:  Vice President and Treasurer
                                                 and Acting CFO



                                    EXHIBITS

 99.1     Press release issued by Bowater Incorporated on January 27, 2005