Stormy Forecast for Paper Buyers
Paper buyers have seen the dark clouds massing over the mills for years. Why is it actually raining now?
Five companies—NewPage, Verso, Catalyst, Pine Bluff and West Linn—are now owned by private equity concerns. Add up the volume these mills represent, and you’ll find that private equity controls about two-thirds of the coated groundwood market in North America, and nearly 60 percent of the coated freesheet.
- Companies:
- NewPage Corp.
- Tembec Paper
- Places:
- Europe
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