Mohawk Buys Paper Lines from SMART

COHOES, NY—Mohawk Fine Papers has purchased the premium uncoated writing, text and cover brands from SMART Papers of Hamilton, OH. The purchase includes the Carnival, Passport, Genesis, Synergy, Pegasus, Magna Carta, Solutions, Feltweave, Nekoosa, Proterra, Skytone, and SMART Brights brands, and will reportedly make Mohawk the largest supplier of premium papers in North America.

Mohawk will also become the exclusive marketer of SMART's Kromekote and Knightkote brands to traditional paper distribution companies and graphic designers worldwide. SMART Papers will continue to manufacture Kromekote and Knightkote brands in its Hamilton facility and will also continue to sell to strategic accounts worldwide.