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AbitibiBowater Files Bankruptcy as Refinancing Fails (newspapers' death gurgle)
The Star.com ^ | April 16, 2009 | LuAnn LaSalle

Posted on 04/16/2009 12:19:43 PM PDT by Stayfree

Specifically, AbitibiBowater said it will restructure under court supervision under the Chapter 11 bankruptcy law in the United States and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act in Canada...
U.S. newsprint demand has been falling for more than 20 years. After peaking at 12.3 million tonnes in 1987, sales were just 6.8 million tonnes in 2008.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: bankruptcy; newspapers; newsprint
Company produces 43% of all North American newsprint supplying a dying industry...liberal newspapers. Just ask Sam Zell who recently bought the LA Times and the Chicago Tribune...
1 posted on 04/16/2009 12:19:43 PM PDT by Stayfree
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