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"The goal of all this restructuring is to shake the blanket and make sure we have all the best assets, in the best places," notes Paloian.

"Prior to the firms coming together, you really had an organization that was made up of a collection of various businesses due to the numerous acquisitions made by both companies over the years. In some cases, they were smaller platforms of two or three facilities, so they were forced to be the jack-of-all-trades and the master of none. In some plants, you found assets capable of producing digest-, tabloid- and standard-sized products, all within the same facility. It really lacked the ability to take advantage of the economies of scale and the efficiency that comes with having a more specialized platform with common assets.