Sappi Fine Paper North America and the United Steelworkers reach
agreement to ratify new labor contract for Cloquet Mill employees
BOSTON, Dec. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sappi Fine Paper
North America and the United Steelworkers (USW) announce the
ratification of a new labor agreement.
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With contract negotiation now complete, the Cloquet
mill can continue to concentrate on producing world-class paper and
completing the $170 million capital
project to convert the pulp mill to specialized
cellulose.
About Sappi Fine Paper North America
Sappi Fine Paper
North America, known for innovation and quality, is a preeminent
North American producer of coated fine and release papers and
market pulp headquartered in Boston,
Massachusetts. Its coated fine papers, with highly
recognized brand names such as McCoy, Opus, Somerset and Flo, are used in premium
magazines, catalogs, books and high-end print advertising. The
company is also the world's leading supplier of release papers for
the automotive, fashion and engineered films industries, including
the globally recognized Ultracast brand. Sappi's release papers
provide the surface aesthetics for synthetic fabrics used in
footwear, clothing, upholstery and accessories, as well as the
textures for decorative laminates found in kitchens, baths,
flooring and other decorative surfaces. An integrated pulp and
paper producer, with state-of-the-art pulp mills, Sappi is the
third largest seller of hardwood pulp in North America.
Sappi Fine Paper North America is a subsidiary of Sappi Limited
(NYSE, JSE), a global company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with over 14,000
employees and manufacturing operations on three continents in seven
countries and customers in over 100 countries around the world.
Learn more about Sappi at: www.sappi.com/na.
SOURCE Sappi Fine Paper North America