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PRC Goldway Wary of Service CutsPostal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway has called for a review of the U.S. Postal Service’s liability and payment schedule to fund its Retiree Health Benefit Fund, according to testimony before a House Subcommittee.... More Mill Downtime for NewPageNewPage Corp., the top producer of coated freesheet paper in North America, announced Oct. 13 it plans to take about 160,000 tons of market-related downtime in the fourth quarter of 2009.... Kruger Will Keep Quebec Paper Production Line OpenAlthough paper manufacturer Kruger announced in July it would cease production of coated paper at its Trois-Rivières, Quebec, mill for an indefinite period starting Oct. 30, company officials said this week it will now maintain one of the two production lines in operation.... Paper Makers Continue to Cut BackPaper companies continue to downsize to match shrinking demand.... Paper Makers Reaping Rewards of “Black Liquor” Tax CreditThanks to the Alternative Fuels Provision tax credit, North American pulp and paper makers are turning their “black liquor” wood-pulping byproduct into black gold. But with Congress expecting to pay out more than $6 billion a year in credits, the provision for paper companies is likely to be killed by Oct. 1.... Domtar Dumps RISI DataPaper company Domtar told its customers last month it will no longer provide forest industry research group RISI with information on Domtar’s selling prices.... R.R. Donnelley Makes a Bid for QuebecorThe largest printer in North America, R.R. Donnelley, has offered to buy printer Quebecor World for $1.35 billion in cash and stock.... Chapter 11 for AbitibiBowaterAbitibiBowater, one of the largest public paper and forest products company in North America, announced today that it, along with certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, have filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions in the U.S. for bankruptcy protection.... Quebecor On Track to Exit BankruptcyQuebecor World announced April 9 it has reached an agreement with its creditors—the first step toward emerging from its financial problems.... Cascades Reopening Paper Mill, AgainCascades mill in Thunder Bay, Ontario—which shut down in 2006—has reopened. Again. Formerly known as Thunder Bay Fine Papers, which reopened last year but failed, the mill has now reopened again under private ownership and will be known as Superior Fine Papers. ... Sappi Shutters Michigan Paper MillPaper manufacturer Sappi Fine Paper North America announced March 2 it will suspend all operations at its Muskegon Mill in Michigan, effective April 1. This suspension will result in the furlough of about190 salaried and hourly Muskegon employees.... Paper Maker New Page Opts for More Mill DowntimeDowntime is the operative word for many paper mills during the latter half of this year.... PAPER THINOn the pricing front, mills announced yet another $3 per hundredweight (cwt), or $60 per ton, price increase across the whole grade spectrum, effective... |
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