Offshore Paper Usage — Mixed Emotions on the Rise

Vern Langsdorf, plant manager at Japs-Olson, is in total agreement.

"If domestic mills were to dry up, we might consider using foreign paper," says Langsdorf. "But until that happens, there's no need to buy offshore. There's lots of availability here."

Besides, Langsdorf says he's tried European coated free sheet and doesn't think it's up to par with American counterparts. "It's generally more flimsy and doesn't have the opacity of domestic paper," he contends. "Why buy elsewhere when there's supply and quality right here?"