APPLETON PAPERS: $22M Received in April for Insurance Settlement

Appleton Papers Inc., in April 2008, received insurance proceeds recorded as US$22.3 million of income, net of fees, pursuant to a judgment in favor of Appleton which was entered in March 2008.

In 2007, a Wisconsin state appellate court issued…

APPLETON PAPERS: Has Potential Liability at West Carrollton Mill

Appleton Papers Inc. continues to face a potential liability for groundwater contamination at the West Carrollton facility.

The Company said that the West Carrollton mill operates pursuant to various state and federal permits for discharges and emissions to air and…

DOMTAR CORP: Discussions on Liabilities at Duluth Plant Ongoing

Domtar Corporation reports that discussions are ongoing to finalize estimated future costs at a former coal tar distillation plant in Duluth, Minn.

On March 27, 1996, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued a Request for Response Action to Domtar Inc., Interlake…

APPLETON PAPERS: $14M Paid in ‘08 for Lower Fox River Liability

Appleton Papers Inc., during the first six months of 2008, made US$14.3 million of payments against a reserve for its potential liability for the Lower Fox River approximating US$194 million at Dec. 29, 2007.

This resulted in a remaining reserve…

DOMTAR CORP: Seaspan Int’l. Settlement Pact Terminated on June 3

Domtar Corporation’s subsidiary, on June 3, 2008, was notified by Seaspan International Ltd. that it terminated a settlement agreement related to alleged contamination of Seaspan’s site in British Columbia. The Company has recorded a provision to address potential exposure.

Previously,…

APPLETON PAPERS: Pursuing Other Parties to Share in Cleanup Cost

Appleton Papers Inc. and NCR Corp. filed a lawsuit in January 2008, in federal court against P.H. Glatfelter Company, Menasha Corporation and George A. Whiting Paper Company in an effort to require other potentially responsible parties to contribute to the…

BUCKEYE TECH: In Talks with FDEP on Permit Revision Timetable

Buckeye Technologies, Inc. is addressing the permit revision timetable with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection related to the Foley Plant, located in Perry, Fla., that discharged treated wastewater into the Fenholloway River.

Under the terms of an agreement with…

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