Despite nearly a decade of tough times for papermakers in
central Wisconsin, industry leaders say recent developments signify a more
encouraging future.
With Domtar Corp.'s sale of its Port Edwards mill as well as
its acquisition of Xerox's paper and print media business in the United States
and Canada, and its plans to start production later this year at its biomass
plant in Rothschild; Wausau Paper's intention to sell its Mosinee and
Rhinelander mills as well as its specialty papers business; and NewPage Corp.'s
emergence from bankruptcy, industry leaders are hopeful for the future, said
Jeff Landin, president of the Wisconsin Paper Council.
