Paper Tariffs — Will Commerce Be Swayed?

What has provided a notable advantage, particularly for the Chinese, is their modern, efficient mills with newer paper machines, Lindgren notes. That provides a significant edge against competition that sometimes uses 40-year-old technology.

Foot-Shooting Impact

What Lindgren finds most galling about the CVDs is the foot-shooting impact on U.S. businesses in terms of competing with international printers, such as China and the aforementioned Canada. “We just handed them an additional, significant competitive advantage. If anybody thinks that’s a clever idea, they’re crazier than bed bugs. All for the benefit of one lousy petitioner (NewPage).”