MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE:MWV) and Klabin, Brazil's largest
paperboard producer and exporter, today announced the creation of a
sales and marketing agreement in which MeadWestvaco will sell a share
of the coated kraft paperboard produced at Klabin's Monte Alegre paper
mill located in Telemaco Borba, Parana, Brazil. The agreement will go
into effect January 1, 2008.
"Access to Klabin's paperboard will benefit customers because it
gives MeadWestvaco the opportunity to expand our portfolio of
high-quality packaging substrates and extend our industry leading
Coated Natural Kraft(R) line," says Charles Johnson, vice president of
Global Businesses for MeadWestvaco's Packaging Resources Group. "The
value of this deal is that it brings together high-quality products
from two world-class manufacturers, providing customers with more
extensive packaging and service solutions."
The agreement involves coated kraft paperboard sold under the
brand name KlaFold, which features excellent printing and converting
properties for high shelf impact and visibility. KlaFold is ideal for
packaging dry goods, consumer products and electronics. KlaFold FZ,
another product involved, provides strength and durability in the
demanding environment of low temperatures and high humidity for frozen
and refrigerated food packaging.
In addition to providing global sales and marketing for this
agreement, MeadWestvaco also will dedicate a team of professionals to
provide supply chain, customer service and technical sales support.
MeadWestvaco will leverage its extensive global sales network to make
KlaFold and KlaFold FZ available to leading consumer goods companies
around the world.
"Our agreement with MeadWestvaco enables Klabin to enhance the
marketing and sales of our new capacity, with the added benefit of
utilizing MeadWestvaco's well-established supply chain," adds Donald
Mota, Klabin commercial director - Paper Business Unit. "Both
MeadWestvaco and Klabin are known for providing exceptional packaging
solutions that help brand owners strengthen their brand's image. These
products, made from a renewable resource, offer customers the
opportunity to use a recyclable substrate to achieve the high-end look
and performance they demand."
About MeadWestvaco
MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE:MWV) provides packaging solutions
to many of the world's most-admired brands in the food and beverage,
media and entertainment, personal care, home and garden, cosmetics,
and healthcare industries. The company has market-leading positions in
its Consumer & Office Products and Specialty Chemicals businesses, and
operates in more than 30 countries. MeadWestvaco manages all of its
forestlands in accordance with internationally recognized forest
certification standards, and has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability World Index for the fourth consecutive year. For more
information, please visit us at www.meadwestvaco.com.
About Klabin
Klabin is the leading Brazilian manufacturer of packaging paper
and board, corrugated boxes and industrial sacks - in 2006, gross
revenue totaled US$ 1.5 Billion. It is the biggest paper producer and
exporter in Brazil and the largest paper recycler in South America.
Founded 108 years ago, today it has 17 industrial plants in Brazil and
one in Argentina. Klabin owns 413 thousand hectares of forestry area,
40% of which are preserved native forests. The company was the first
in Brazil to have had its forests and its production processes
certified by the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), attesting to the
fact that it runs its activities in accordance with the highest
socio-environmental standards. The investment being now completed (MA
1100 Project), will increase total packaging paper and board capacity
to 2.0 Millions tons/year. For more information, please visit
www.klabin.com.br.