2001
JANUARY	National Chemical Laboratory announced it acquired the Dynasurf Corp. (manufacturer of floor & carpet care and allied sanitary maintenance products) of Baltimore, MD.
	Georgia-Pacific completed its acquisition of Fort James Corp.
	Paperloop.com and PacificNet Holding Corp. (parent of ChinaPaperOnline.com) announced they have reached an agreement in principle to form a strategic alliance.
	Ambrose International announced the partnering of Cordage Paper Co. of Nashville, to be known as Cordage Papers of Tennessee.
FEBRUARY	Perkins Paper, Tauton, MA, a privately owned wholesale distributor, announced acquisition of the foodservice division of Unisource branch in Southborogh, MA, effective immediately
	Paperloop.com (business & info exchange) finalized the acquisition of Resource Information Systems, Inc. (a source for economic forecasts & analysis of international paper and forest products industry.
MARCH	Avery Dennison Corp. announced it acquired Dunsirn Industries, Inc., a privately held company in Neenah WI (a provider of non-pressure-sensitive materials to the narrow web printing industry, customized slitting, and distribution services for roll materials manufacturers.
	Gordon Paper Co. acquired trademarks for the Peachtreat and Gardenia Butcher papers from International Paper Co.  IP will continue to manufacture both Peachtreat & Gardenia, but the papers will now be available exclusively through Gordon Paper.
	Williamhouse, acquired by National Envelope last November, became a wholly owned subsidiary of Natl Env., but continues to operate as a separate company with its own management.
	Port Townsend Paper Corp. entered into an agreement with Crown Packaging Ltd. to purchase the assets of Crown’s traditional packaging divisions for a cash purchase price of US $61.5 million, subject to post-closing adjustments.  The transaction is scheduled to complete this month.
APRIL/MAY	Arjo Wigins Appleton p.l.c. and the management of its wholly owned subsidiary, Appleton Papers Inc., have agreed to explore an ESOP-sponsored purchase of Appleton papers.
	Dade Paper & Bag Company, independent wholesale distributor in the Southeast, acquired Empire Paper Company in Atlanta, GA.
	Ali Samani recently announced the establishment of “East West Group, LLC” a partnership between himself and Russell-Field Paper Co., Inc. for the promotion and sale of specialty laminated products to the graphic arts community in North America.
JUNE	PaperlinX Limited (parent co. of Spicers Paper Inc.) announced an agreement to acquire Coast Paper, an independent paper merchant in Canada.
	Domtar Inc. in Canada is in talks to buy four paper mills from Georgia-Pacific Corp.
	International Paper announced the signing of a purchase agreement to sell its Flexible Packaging Business to a company sponsored by The Sterling Group, L.P., a Houston, Texas-based equity firm.
JULY	International Paper announced the acquisition of Nextier Solutions Corp., a developer of web-based collaborative commerce solutions for the global paper, printing, catalog and magazine publishing industry.
	Johnston Paper Co., Inc.(privately owned wholesale distributor of foodservice disposables, jan/san, industrial packaging & health-care supplies) of upstate New York, acquired Cortland paper Co.
	UPM-Kymmene Corp., Helsinki, Finland, agreed to acquire all of the shares of German papermaker G. Haindl’sche Papierfabriken KGaA.
	Walden-Mott Corp. acquired the assets of Puplandpaper.net, LLC a provider of online industry information.
AUGUST	Dade Paper Co., Miami, FL, announced the signing of an agreement for the assets of G. Gonzales Wholesale Inc., Miami, FL.
	Bunzl plc (parent co. of Bunzl Distribution, St. Louis, MO) announced it entered into an agreement with British Polythene Industries PLC to purchase its United Kingdom bag supply business.
	Bunzl Distribution announced it is expanding its Canadian operations with the acquisition of Godin, a distributor of packaging and maintenance supplies to supermarkets, food processors and industrial companies, based in Quebec.
	Georgia-Pacific Corp. and privately held Gulf State Paper Corp. have agreed to dissolve their joint venture for the sale and marketing of solid bleached sulphate (SBS) paperboard.
	Inland Paperboard and Packaging, Inc. was acquired from Chesapeake Corp. on May 18, 2001 and changed its name to InPeake Packaging, Inc. (formerly called Chesapeake Packaging Co. and Capitol Packaging Corp.).
SEPTEMBER	Gould Paper Corp and WWF Paper Corp reached an agreement on their joint venture.  The name of the new company will be Global Forest Group LLC.  The new venture is expected to close before the end of the third quarter.
	Sonoco, a global packaging company, signed a definitive agreement to purchase US Paper Mills Corp.
OCTOBER	The Mead Corp and Westvaco Corp agree to $10 billion merger, creating a global company with leading positions in packaging, coated and specialty papers, consumer and office products, and specialty chemicals.  The new company will be called MeadWestvaco Corp. The companies expect to close the transaction fourth quarter 2001.
	Hudson Valley Paper Co. and Plymouth Paper Co. have entered into agreement in which Plymouth will operate as a division of Hudson Valley at its current location in Massachusetts.  The Plymouth name will be retained.
	American Tissue Inc. and its domestic subsidiaries, have filed for Chapter 11 protection.
NOVEMBER	Fox River Paper has announced it will acquire Mead Corp’s Gilbert Paper Co.  Fox River Paper will produce and sell all of the Gilbert Paper Co products as part of a separate branding strategy.  Mead will have 20% interest in the combined company.  The acquisition is expected to be complete by end of this month.
	Clark National Inc. has acquired certain assets of Flesch’s Paper Serv., Inc. effective Sept. 25, 2001. Flesch’s operates as an ind. paper merchant specializing in foodservice disposables for the Minneapolis-St.Paul marketplace.
	Temple-Inland Inc. and Gaylord Container Corp. have signed a definitive merger agreement in which Temple will acquire Gaylord. Total consideration for agreement is approx $786 million.
DECEMBER	Employees of Appelton Papers Inc. have purchased all of the stock of the specialty coated paper product manufacturer from its European parent.  Transaction is valued at $810 million, making it one of the largest employee buyouts in US corporate history.
	Spinnaker Industries, Inc. announces it has commenced voluntary proceedings under Chapter 11 to facilitate its financial reconstruction.
	Scheufelen North America Inc., announced the addition of Consort Royal and Gleneagle to its premium coated papers.   Sept. 4, 2001 Schuefelen purchased companies’ remaining inventory from Donside’s Delaware facility.
	Paperloop.com and ForestExpress formed a strategic marketing agreement to leverage e-comm., content and serv.
	Mafcote Inc.’s merger of two of its divisions, Miami Valley Paper Co. and Wabash Paper Co., has created a new coating and converting business unit called Miami Wabash Paper LLC.  The two will continue to operate in separate locations, but will now offer a larger variety of fine coated specialty papers.