|
September 1999, VOLUME 41, NUMBER 9
Viewpoint
Europe takes another crash course in consolidation
Mega-merger mania
Rhiannon James looks at how the financial sector is responding to the latest round of mergers and acquisitions in the pulp and paper sector and aks, "Is bigger really better?"
150 of the best
PPI's in-house editorial team gets to grips with the biggest financial review of the year as we list the world's Top 150 pulp and paper companies
On target?
Pulp and paper companies have recently been making a lot of noise about boosting shareholder value. Russell Comer looks at whether they are finally set to deliver the financial returns that the market demands
Emerging trends
A reash of financial crises have left investors feeling jittery about the future of pulp and paper. Foad Tamaddon examines where the funding will come from for the next round of expansion in the emerging markets
Fiber figures
Strange as it may seem, the forest products sector may have overlooked one crucial item in years of attempted efficiency gains--fiber sourcing. Robert Yanker, Heikki Malinen and James Nahirny argue their case
Last coat
Brazil's Votarantim made its investment in new coating capacity at just the right time, according to Rhiannon James
PPI uses metric measurements. In particular, tons are metric unless otherwise indicated.
Copyright 1999 Miller Freeman Inc. All rights reserved. This material is copyrighted and should not be downloaded, reproduced, printed, or distributed without permission.
|
|
