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Westvaco to sell another 170,000 acres of timberland
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Westvaco sees earnings, sales drop on weak demand and lower pricing ( <A href="/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=2121&_UserReference=B9CFB399ABCEACF53BFACD57#story15467"<More</a<...)</li<
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Mayr-Melnhof achieves 'best ever' interim results in first 9 months of 2001 ( <A href="/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=2121&_UserReference=B9CFB399ABCEACF53BFACD57#story15471"<More</a<...)</li<
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FOEX NBSK price moves marginally; U.S. newsprint unchanged ( <A href="/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=2121&_UserReference=B9CFB399ABCEACF53BFACD57#story15479"<More</a<...)</li<
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Abitibi to temporarily shut down 18 sawmills, affecting 5,000 workers ( <A href="/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=2121&_UserReference=B9CFB399ABCEACF53BFACD57#story15483"<More</a<...)</li<
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Forest Products Assn. of Canada names Avrim Lazar president and CEO ( <A href="/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=2121&_UserReference=B9CFB399ABCEACF53BFACD57#story15484"<More</a<...)</li<
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NYISO Approves Besicorp-Empire Electric Interconnection ( <A href="/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=2121&_UserReference=B9CFB399ABCEACF53BFACD57#story15485"<More</a<...)</li<
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Norske Skog completes sale of forest properties in Sweden, Norway ( <A href="/digest/news.control.taf?_section=view&_function=detail&EDITION_ID=2121&_UserReference=B9CFB399ABCEACF53BFACD57#story15486"<More</a<...)</li<
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STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 20, 2001 (press release) -- As part of an
on-going review of its forestland holdings, Westvaco Corporation today
announced plans to divest an additional 170,000 acres over the next
two to three years. With this additional acreage, the company has
identified a total of 450,000 acres for divestiture since 1999. Of
that total, the company had sold about 120,000 acres through the end
of October 2001 and realized net proceeds of $66 million.
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STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 20, 2001 (press release) -- Westvaco
Corporation today reported earnings before non-recurring
items for the fiscal fourth quarter of $36.3 million ($.36 per share)
and fiscal 2001 earnings of $109.6 million ($1.09 per share).
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VIENNA, Nov. 20, 2001 (press release) -- <p<
STRONG INCREASE IN RESULTS FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2001 DESPITE DECLINE IN 3RD QUARTER<p<

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20, 2001 (Forestweb) ?-- The PIX price of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) in Europe has increased marginally, by $0.92/tonne, to $468.64/tonne, according to FOEX Indexes Ltd.
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MONTREAL, Nov. 20, 2001 (press release) -- Abitibi-Consolidated announced today that it will shutdown its sawmills and related forestry operations for an average
four- week period between the end of November and the middle of January 2002.
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<h3<Forest Products Assn. of Canada names Avrim Lazar president and CEO</H3<
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MONTREAL, Nov. 20, 2001 (press release) ? The Board of Directors of the association representing Canada?s forest products companies has appointed Mr. Avrim Lazar as President & CEO, effective Ja...<br<
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KINGSTON, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2001(Press Release/BW) --Besicorp-Empire Development Company, LLC (the "Company") received approval of its System Reliability Impact Study ("SRIS") for the electric interconnection of the project the Company plans to construct in the City of Rensselaer, New York. Approval of the SRIS was received from the Operating Committee ("OC") of the New York Independent System Operator ("NYISO") upon recommendations from the Transmission Planning Advisory Subcommittee ("TPAS") and NYISO technical staff....<br<
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OXENOEN, Norway, Nov. 20, 2001 (press release) -- Norske Skog has concluded agreements concerning the sale of about 85 per cent of its forest properties in Sweden. The contracts have been arranged at satisfactory prices. The sale of the Group's Swedish properties is expected to be completed by the end of the year....<br<
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