June 2006

 

 

Columbus Warehouse Sale

Ask your sales representative for a list  of items

currently on sale. 

First come first served - get it while it lasts.

5M lbs minimum

Neenah Paper has announced a price increase

effective with shipments June 26, 2006

as follows:

 

All cotton fiber brands                         +$3.00/cwt.

Classic Brands, Writing                       No Change

Classic Brands, Text & Cover            +$300/cwt.

Environment Papers                             +$3.00/cwt.

 

New Prices Pages will be mailed shortly

Brown Paper Reporter

www.brownpaper.com

800.221.4386

International Paper Agrees to Sell Coated & SC Papers Business to an Affiliate of Apollo Management L.P. for            Approximately $1.4 Billion

STAMFORD, Conn., June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Paper (NYSE: IP) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its coated and supercalendered papers business to CMP Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Apollo Management L.P. for approximately $1.4 billion, subject to certain post- closing adjustments. The coated and supercalendered papers business        includes four paper mills, located in Jay, Maine; Bucksport, Maine; Quinnesec, Mich.; and Sartell, Minn., and generated $1.6 billion in sales in 2005. The transaction is expected to close in mid-summer 2006, subject to various closing conditions including receipt of financing, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.

Flag Day - 6/14

Don’t forget Dad…

June 18th

 

Source: Brown Paper Market Update (brownpaper.com).  This information indicates inventory levels as reported to us each month by our participating mills and found on our website.

Producers of Laser/MOCR have worked to align supply with demand resulting in a more manageable model.

Order backlogs and inventory levels are beginning to plateau, signifying the balance between supply and demand is leveling. Demand for all UFS dropped .5% in the first quarter of 2006, however US shipments increased as a result of global curtailments.