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Sappi Fine Paper North America has broadened its advocacy of print by joining The Print Council, an industry coalition dedicated to building the market for the print medium.

xpedx has announced the appointment of Thomas Kadien as president and named Richard Lowe, James Connelly and Thomas Weisenbach as executive vice presidents of the company's three U.S. regions. Kadien, a 27-year veteran of International Paper, most recently served as president of IP Europe, the company's European paper and packaging businesses. He is now based at IP headquarters in Memphis.