Message-ID: <3948332.1075853156354.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 05:37:32 -0700 (PDT) From: avril.forster@enron.com To: greg.bruch@enron.com, james.bryja@enron.com, monika.causholli@enron.com, r..conner@enron.com, bob.crane@enron.com, dirk.dimitry@enron.com, ayesha.kanji@enron.com, craig.rickard@enron.com, t..robinson@enron.com Subject: NewsBeat:Daily News 10/09/2001 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Forster, Avril X-To: Bruch, Greg , Bryja, James , Causholli, Monika , Conner, Andrew R. , Crane, Bob , Dimitry, Dirk , Kanji, Ayesha , Rickard, Craig , Robinson, Richard T. X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \MCAUSHOL (Non-Privileged)\Deleted Items X-Origin: Causholli-M X-FileName: MCAUSHOL (Non-Privileged).pst NewsBeat:Daily News 10/09/2001 This email is a daily service of Forestweb 's NewsBeat. All the stories from Tuesday, Oct. 9, are available under Tuesday's Headlines. 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FOEX NBSK price marching upward; U.S. newsprint down again 10/09/2001 11:20:24, Forestweb SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2001 (Forestweb) --- The PIX price of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) in Europe jumped by $7.76/tonne in the past week, to $458.89/tonne. That, plus the previ... ( Story... ) top of page _____ U.S. board production surges in August while paper tumbles 10/09/2001 16:17:02, Forestweb SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2001 (Forestweb) -- U.S. production of paperboard in August was 4.1% higher than a year ago, while paper output dropped 7.3%, leaving total U.S. paper/board production down 1.6% overall in August to 7.767 million tons, the American Forest & Paper Assn. in Washington, D.C., reported. ... ( Story... ) top of page _____ Sappi to exit carbonless paper market, close Transcript mill in Scotland 10/09/2001 08:03:24, BW JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 9, 2001 (Business Wire/press release)-- Sappi Ltd (NYSE: SPP - news) announced today that it is proposing to end its presence in the carbonless paper market by closing its Transcript mill in Scotland early next year. ... ( Story... ) top of page _____ Mayr-Melnhof acquires specialized German packaging plant Schilling 10/09/2001 07:58:55, Press Release European competitive position in detergent packaging strengthened; expansion in micro-flute packaging VIENNA, Oct. 9, 2001 (press release) -- Mayr-Melnhof Packaging has acquired the German packag... ( Story... ) top of page _____ Maine: unions at Domtar's Baileyville paper mill vow strike over pensions 10/09/2001 06:20:45, Bangor Daily News (Maine) BAILEYVILLE, Maine, Oct. 8, 2001 (Bangor Daily News) -- Despite the war and a grim national economic outlook, four unions at the local pulp and paper mill have vowed to strike over a pension dispute with new owner Domtar Inc.... ( Story... ) top of page _____ AssiDoman sells Swedish 'gluelam' plant in Mala to Norrfog 10/09/2001 11:01:21, Press Release STOCKHOLM, Oct. 9, 2001 (press release) -- AssiDom?n has reached agreement with Norrfog AB on the sale of the gluelam plant in Mal?, Sweden. The sale, which takes place on Oct. 15, 2001, is part of the ongoing restructuring in AssiDom?n. ... ( Story... ) top of page _____ Dura Products' plastic-wood composite lumber to be distributed in western U.S. 10/09/2001 06:33:09, BW TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2001 (press release) -- Dura Products International, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRPDF/ CDNX: YDU), a leader in the commercialization of low cost, eco-efficient proprietary composite technology, today announced that it has entered into a seven state exclusive distribution agreement with Fremont Forest Group Corporation ("Fremont"), a wholly owned subsidiary of worldwide industrial conglomerate, Marubeni Corporation (FRA: MARTz.F). ... ( Story... ) top of page _____ Stendal selects Metso for E130 million pulp system at new Germany mill 10/09/2001 07:05:44, Press Release HELSINKI, Oct. 9, 2001 (press release) -- Metso Paper has been selected as the supplier of an approximately EUR 130 million pulping system for Zellstoff Stendal GmbH greenfield kraft pulp mill in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Supply contract comes into force upon the completion of the financing arrangements for the project scheduled for the first quarter of 2002.... ( Story... ) top of page _____ To opt out of this newsletter or to make suggestions regarding NewsBeat, please email NewsBeat . 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