NewsBeat:Daily News 10/09/2001

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NewsBeat:Daily News 10/09/2001

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FOEX NBSK price marching upward; U.S. newsprint down again ( More <http://www.forestweb.com/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=1876&_UserReference=1067D2B857927B613BC32EF3#story14164<...)
U.S. board production surges in August while paper tumbles ( More <http://www.forestweb.com/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=1876&_UserReference=1067D2B857927B613BC32EF3#story14168<...)
Sappi to exit carbonless paper market, close Transcript mill in Scotland ( More <http://www.forestweb.com/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=1876&_UserReference=1067D2B857927B613BC32EF3#story14151<...)
Mayr-Melnhof acquires specialized German packaging plant Schilling ( More <http://www.forestweb.com/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=1876&_UserReference=1067D2B857927B613BC32EF3#story14150<...)
Maine: unions at Domtar's Baileyville paper mill vow strike over pensions ( More <http://www.forestweb.com/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=1876&_UserReference=1067D2B857927B613BC32EF3#story14146<...)
AssiDoman sells Swedish 'gluelam' plant in Mala to Norrfog ( More <http://www.forestweb.com/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=1876&_UserReference=1067D2B857927B613BC32EF3#story14163<...)
Dura Products' plastic-wood composite lumber to be distributed in western U.S. ( More <http://www.forestweb.com/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=1876&_UserReference=1067D2B857927B613BC32EF3#story14147<...)
Stendal selects Metso for E130 million pulp system at new Germany mill ( More <http://www.forestweb.com/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=1876&_UserReference=1067D2B857927B613BC32EF3#story14148<...)

FOEX NBSK price marching upward; U.S. newsprint down again

10/09/2001 11:20:24, Forestweb

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2001 (Forestweb) --- The PIX price of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) in Europe jumped by $7.76/tonne in the past week, to $458.89/tonne.

That, plus the previ...
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U.S. board production surges in August while paper tumbles

10/09/2001 16:17:02, Forestweb

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2001 (Forestweb) -- U.S. production of paperboard in August was 4.1% higher than a year ago, while paper output dropped 7.3%, leaving total U.S. paper/board production down 1.6% overall in August to 7.767 million tons, the American Forest & Paper Assn. in Washington, D.C., reported. ...
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Sappi to exit carbonless paper market, close Transcript mill in Scotland

10/09/2001 08:03:24, BW

JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 9, 2001 (Business Wire/press release)-- Sappi Ltd (NYSE: SPP - news) announced today that it is proposing to end its presence in the carbonless paper market by closing its Transcript mill in Scotland early next year. ...
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Mayr-Melnhof acquires specialized German packaging plant Schilling

10/09/2001 07:58:55, Press Release

European competitive position in detergent packaging strengthened; expansion in micro-flute packaging

VIENNA, Oct. 9, 2001 (press release) -- Mayr-Melnhof Packaging has acquired the German packag...
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Maine: unions at Domtar's Baileyville paper mill vow strike over pensions

10/09/2001 06:20:45, Bangor Daily News (Maine)

BAILEYVILLE, Maine, Oct. 8, 2001 (Bangor Daily News) -- Despite the war and a grim national economic outlook, four unions at the local pulp and paper mill have vowed to strike over a pension dispute with new owner Domtar Inc....
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AssiDoman sells Swedish 'gluelam' plant in Mala to Norrfog

10/09/2001 11:01:21, Press Release

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 9, 2001 (press release) -- AssiDom?n has reached agreement with Norrfog AB on the sale of the gluelam plant in Mal?, Sweden. The sale, which takes place on Oct. 15, 2001, is part of the ongoing restructuring in AssiDom?n. ...
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Dura Products' plastic-wood composite lumber to be distributed in western U.S.

10/09/2001 06:33:09, BW

TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2001 (press release) -- Dura Products International, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRPDF/ CDNX: YDU), a leader in the commercialization of low cost, eco-efficient proprietary composite technology, today announced that it has entered into a seven state exclusive distribution agreement with Fremont Forest Group Corporation ("Fremont"), a wholly owned subsidiary of worldwide industrial conglomerate, Marubeni Corporation (FRA: MARTz.F). ...
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Stendal selects Metso for E130 million pulp system at new Germany mill

10/09/2001 07:05:44, Press Release

HELSINKI, Oct. 9, 2001 (press release) -- Metso Paper has been selected as the supplier of an approximately EUR 130 million pulping system for Zellstoff Stendal GmbH greenfield kraft pulp mill in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Supply contract comes into force upon the completion of the financing arrangements for the project scheduled for the first quarter of 2002....
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