Paper Buyers Catch "e-Wave"

Leading this pack of companies is PaperExchange.com, founded by Hilton Plein in 1996 and whose major investors include The Kraft Group, led by CEO Robert Kraft, owner of the NFL's New England Patriots. A site that initially focused on the trading of containerboard, PaperExchange has grown to include all grades—stocks for packaging, publications, commercial printing and office use—as well as pulp.