APP Americas Previews Testimony for Hearing on the Coated Paper Trade Case

WASHINGTON, DC—Sept. 16, 2010—Ahead of his testimony today, Terry Hunley, acting president, APP Americas, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. International Trade Commission hearing on certain coated paper imported from China and Indonesia:

“The petitioners failed today to prove that they’ve been harmed by importers and they are not entitled to any special protections under our trade laws. Domestic producers gained market share between 2007 and 2009 and during that time we lost our largest U.S. customer, Unisource, to NewPage. NewPage lured them away with lower prices made possible by the enormous federal ‘black liquor’ subsidies they received.