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Will enhance KapStone's growth, profitability, cash flows

Growing the market in tissue

Growing the business with tissue

Amcor's footprint in China increases

Significant value for both companies

$1.1 million to settle allegations

The acquisition includes coated recycled board producer and a folding carton manufacturer

New wastewater treatment system provides more jobs

Aallcann Wood Suppliers Inc. bought for $1.62 million

First production site outside of Portugal

190 positions will be affected globally

SCA takes a 360-degree approach to its environmental impact

Pseudo-leaders don't want anyone above them to see what a dedicated, hard worker John is and how talented and knowledgeable Jane is, so they make life difficult for both John and Jane. Conversely, they are "great bosses" to everyone else, or at least everyone who is the opposite of John and Jane and who blissfully wallows in the stagnant pool of mediocrity and apathy. These types of leaders are among the worst a company can have.

It is clear to those who understand the facts that the environmental performance of today's forest products industry is good, except for a small number of pulp mills and forestry operations. However, the industry's image in the minds of many environmental activists and much of the general public remains negative--and improving the industry's image so that the brightest youngsters want to work in it, and so that developers of new mills do not have to face massive and unreasonable public opposition, remains a challenge.

In rough conditions, most company leaders generally adopt a pattern of "battening down the hatches"--in other words, chopping spending. I have always found this interesting, for by "chopping spending" such leaders are admitting they did not already have spending under control. You should always have spending under control. There is something to do on the spending side, however, and it is this...

The PM40 closed 29 May 2015 up 2% from the 16 May 2014 level.

The PM40 closed Friday, 29 May 2015 at 3368.

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In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Reed Elsevier and Universal Forest Products, Inc.

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

Repurposing might be an alternative to shuttering some assets

Nanocrystalline cellulose gets recognition

Approximately $11.4 million will be invested in upgrading the Rumford mill

Shutdown extended to August