How Consolidation May Affect Recovered Paper Markets, 1999 Recycling Symposium Proceedings
M. Pike Hamlin
The US pulp and paper industry is in the early stages of what is certain to become a massive consolidation that will result in fewer but larger companies in the future. Those pulp and paper companies that consume large amounts of recovered paper should be aware that the same phenomenon is underway among the primary providers of recovered paper, the nation’s solid waste collection and hauling companies. Both consolidation courses have in them the potential for significantly affecting recovered paper supplies and prices.
How Consolidation May Affect Recovered Paper Markets, 1999 Recycling Symposium Proceedings
