Global Paper Money

Restructuring Plan at Condat

Lecta Group submitted to its Works Council a plan for reorganizing

The Final Word by Jim Thompson

The Xpert Panel

Domtar to Acquire Xerox's U.S. and Canadian Paper Business

The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013

Tembec to Sell its NBSK Pulp Mill

Tembec Inc. to sell its NBSK pulp mill to Paper Excellence Canada

Wausau Paper to Divest

Wausau Paper has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to sell its specialty paper business to a new company

Interfor to Purchase Additional Timber Tenures

Interfor to purchase two timber tenures in the Kootenay Region of British Columbia

GP Plans Investments

GP plans $400 million in plywood and lumber investments

Georgia-Pacific Responds To Supreme Court Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court's decision in the case of Georgia-Pacific West, Inc. v. NEDC

Google Removes Claims

Google Removes Anti-Paper Environmental Claims

Pope Resources Announces Agreement on Clean-Up

Pope Resources with the State of Washington’s Department of Ecology have agreed on the final portion of the environmental clean-up effort

Ilim Group Completes Installation

Ilim Group starts up new NCG equipment

Earnings Announcements

Pushing back against Greenwashing

By:

Steve Roush, Publisher and Editor

By pulling out the environment card, companies are using PR spin and deceptive tactics to promote their agenda at the expense of our industry (and, of course, they don’t care). You know that and I know that. But do our neighbors, friends, customers and others know that?

PM40

The PM40 closed Friday, 15 March 2013 at 2505.

25 Mar 13 Get the latest PM40 update by listening to the weekly Nips show by Pulp & Paper Radio International.

RearView

The PM40 closed 15 March 2013 up 19% from the 16 March 2012 level.

Disconnected Comparisons

In this issue we evaluate Grief, Inc. and Mercer International Inc.

Insider Trading