Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

KPS Special Situations Fund, LP (New York, NY) has completed the purchase from Champion Intl. Corp. (Stamford, CT) of the "Canton System," a leading producer of envelope-grade paper and coated board used in liquid packaging.

Aug 31, 1999

The new co. is known as Blue Ridge Paper Products (Asheville, NC).

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