Wausau Paper

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Wausau Paper
Company type Public
(NYSE: WPP) before Jan 21, 2016
Industry Pulp and paper
Founded1899
Headquarters Mosinee, Wisconsin, U.S. [1]
Area served
North America
Key people
Michael Burandt
(Chairman and CEO)
RevenueIncrease2.svgUS$352.0 million (2014) [2]
Decrease2.svgUS$(2,762) million (2014) [2]
Increase2.svgUS$(17,534) million (2014) [2]
Total assets Decrease2.svgUS$463.9 million (2014) [2]
Total equity Decrease2.svgUS$127.5 million (2014) [2]
Number of employees
870 (2014) [2]
Website www.wausaupaper.com

Wausau Paper (NYSE: WPP) (stylized as wausauPAPER) is an American pulp and paper company. It has approximately 870 employees as of December 2014, has manufacturing operations in Harrodsburg, Kentucky and Middletown, Ohio, and a support services facility in Mosinee, Wisconsin. On January 21, 2016, Wausau Paper was acquired by SCA Tissue North America for $513 million. [3] The stock was removed from NYSE on the same day.

Wausau Paper Corp. (Wausau Paper) incorporated on June 9, 1899, and manufactures, converts, and sells paper and paper products. As of May 9, 2014, the company had two operating facilities and a services center located in three states. The company operates a single principal business in the away-from-home towel and tissue segment of the paper industry. The company produces a line of towel and tissue products that are marketed, along with soap and dispensing systems, for the away-from-home market.

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References

  1. http://www.wausaupaper.com/contact-us/locations/ Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine About Us
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wausau Paper Corp, Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date Mar 2, 2015". secdatabase.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  3. "Wausau Paper Corp, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Jan 22, 2016". secdatabase.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.