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Spot market prices for 42-lb unbleached kraft linerboard 
dipped $10/ton last week, but medium prices
were unchanged. 

Read more about changes in the Asian, 
U.S. and European pulp and containerboard
markets in the Spot Prices Center. 

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HEADLINES AT A GLANCE: 
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* Asian pulp market firms up and trading increases
* Dynegy takeover could impact Enron's forest products group
* FOEX indexes show some upward moves on pulp, but paper prices slide
* October downtime big in containerboard and newsprint; pulp drops
* Chile's CMPC resolves folding boxboard trade dispute with Brazil
* UTIPULP stocks and consumption edge up again in October
* NorskeCanada to idle paper machines at B.C. mills during Q1
* Westvaco earnings hurt by lower demand, prices for paper, board
* Siam Pulp & Paper gets set to snap up stake in fellow Thai firm Phoenix 
* UPM-Kymmene awaits EU ruling on Haindl buy this week
* Hsing Chung Paper delays newsprint PM restart at Taiwanese mill
* Mayr-Melnhof puts in good performance for first three quarters of 2001
* Deutsche downgrades paper sector to "neutral"
* Aylesford Newsprint wins WRAP's tender bid for recovered paper plant
* Norske Skog wraps up agreements to sell off Swedish forests, but cancels sale of Norwegian land

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TODAY'S TOP STORIES: 

Asian pulp market firms up and trading increases

SINGAPORE, Nov. 20, 2001 - The majority of 
Asian buyers have accepted pulp price increases
which suppliers have been pushing for since 
October.
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Dynegy takeover could impact Enron's forest products group

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20, 2001 - Enron Corp. has agreed 
to be taken over by its much-smaller rival, Dynegy 
Inc., in an effort to combat waning investor confidence 
and the possibility of financial collapse following the 
discovery of certain financial inaccuracies in Enron's 
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FOEX indexes show some upward moves on pulp, but paper prices slide

BRUSSELS, Nov. 20, 2001 - FOEX of Finland pushed up its 
index price for northern bleached softwood kraft pulp 
once again today. NBSK moved up by around $1/tonne, or 
less than 1%, from last week.
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October downtime big in containerboard and newsprint; pulp drops

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2001 - Producers of containerboard 
and newsprint moved proactively to curb supplies in October 
while downtime in market pulp tapered off after a big 
production slowdown the prior month.
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Chile's CMPC resolves folding boxboard trade dispute with Brazil

BRUSSELS, Nov. 20, 2001 - CMPC has reached an agreement 
with the Brazilian government over accusations that the 
Chilean producer sold folding boxboard in the Brazilian 
market at levels below its domestic market prices.
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UTIPULP stocks and consumption edge up again in October

BRUSSELS, Nov. 19, 2001 - The latest UTIPULP consumer 
inventory figures show an increase of 2.6 percent in 
October from the previous month, rising to some 1.144 
million tonnes. But stocks were 13 percent lower than 
inventory levels in October last year.
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NorskeCanada to idle paper machines at B.C. mills during Q1

VANCOUVER, Nov. 19, 2001 - NorskeCanada announced today 
plans for additional curtailment for the first quarter 
of 2002 at its B.C. paper operations, as weak economic 
conditions have reduced demand for the company's 
products. 
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Westvaco earnings hurt by lower demand, prices for paper, board

STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 20, 2001 - Westvaco Corp. today 
reported earnings before non-recurring items for the 
fiscal fourth quarter of $36.3 million and fiscal 2001 
earnings of $109.6 million.
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Siam Pulp & Paper gets set to snap up stake in fellow Thai firm Phoenix 

SINGAPORE, Nov. 20, 2001 - Ballarpur Industries is 
expected to complete the sale of its stake in Phoenix 
Pulp & Paper to Siam Pulp & Paper (SPP) before the end 
of the month. The transaction will bring SPP a step 
closer to its goal of gaining a majority stake in Phoenix.
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UPM-Kymmene awaits EU ruling on Haindl buy this week

HELSINKI, Nov. 19, 2001 - UPM-Kymmene is keeping its
silence regarding a European Commission ruling due 
this week on its planned buy of Haindl of Germany.
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Hsing Chung Paper delays newsprint PM restart at Taiwanese mill

SINGAPORE, Nov. 20, 2001 - Taiwan's sole newsprint 
producer, Hsing Chung Paper, has decided to push 
back the restart of the newsprint machine, PM 10, 
at its mill in Ilan, northeastern Taiwan.
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Mayr-Melnhof puts in good performance for first three quarters of 2001

VIENNA, Nov. 20, 2001 - During the first three quarters 
of 2001, the Mayr-Melnhof Group successfully remained 
strong in the face of a significantly weakening economic 
environment and registered a very sound development of 
results despite a continuous slowdown of economic growth 
in western Europe, the Group's core market.
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Deutsche downgrades paper sector to "neutral"

LONDON, Nov. 20, 2001 - Deutsche Bank said it has 
downgraded the paper sector to "neutral" from "overweight."
The bank also cut its ratings for Norske Skog, Stora Enso and 
UPM-Kymmene.
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Aylesford Newsprint wins WRAP's tender bid for recovered paper plant

BRUSSELS, Nov. 20, 2001 - The UK's Waste and Resources 
Action Program (WRAP) has chosen Aylesford Newsprint as 
the preferred recipient for a grant for a new recovered 
paper recycling plant.
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Norske Skog wraps up agreements to sell off Swedish forests, but cancels sale of Norwegian land

OXENOEN, Nov. 20, 2001 - Norske Skog has concluded 
agreements concerning the sale of about 85% of its forest properties in Sweden. 
The contracts have been arranged at satisfactory prices. The sale of the Group's 
Swedish properties is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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Will Enron be forced to exit the paper market and 
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MONDAY'S TOP STORIES
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Pressure on U.S. OCC, ONP No. 8, but overall price levels hold up

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2001 - Weak demand from 
domestic U.S. and offshore mills has put pressure 
on pricing for old corrugated containers and old 
newspapers.
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U.S. pulp, linerboard spot market prices mixed

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2001 - In U.S. spot 
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Suppliers see success with spot price rises in Asia 

SINGAPORE, Nov. 19, 2001 - Suppliers' efforts to push 
up pulp prices have borne fruit in the Korean and 
Chinese spot markets where prices have firmed. 
Trading volumes have also increased slightly.
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Europe's spot pulp market remains quiet

BRUSSELS, Nov. 19, 2001 - Europe continues to play 
host to a lackluster spot market, as regular prices 
after discounts and rebates leave little room for 
profitable one-off deal making.
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Recovered paper prices slip as Asia enters quiet phase

SINGAPORE, Nov. 19, 2001 - Demand for recovered 
paper is slowing and prices are slipping as Asia 
enters what is traditionally a quiet trading period.
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Western Canadian forest products firms' earnings drop 61% in first three quarters

VANCOUVER, Nov. 16, 2001 - Nine public and private forest 
products companies based in western Canada reported net earnings of C$89 
million ($55 million) in the third quarter of 2001, on par with 2000.
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New Zealand's Carter Holt Harvey denies trouble at Kinleith mill

SINGAPORE, Nov. 19, 2001 - Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) 
has refuted claims made in the New Zealand media 
that falling profits mean that jobs are on the line 
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Temple-Inland extends offer for Gaylord Container

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19, 2001 - Temple-Inland has 
extended its offer for Gaylord Container Corp. 
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AF&PA refutes SFI critics

RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 19, 2001 - Hoping to "set the record 
straight" after extreme-green group attempts in October 
to "misrepresent" the Meridian Report's findings on the 
Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), the American 
Forest & Paper Assn. offered a 12-page rebuttal 
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China and Taiwan to join WTO, trade liberalization set to follow

SINGAPORE, Nov. 19, 2001 - The World Trade Organization 
(WTO) approved the membership of both China and Taiwan 
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