Market abuzz over merger:concerns center on pricing and customer relationships

摘要

The proposed merger between Abitibi-Consolidated and Bo water would return pricing power to the supply side of the newsprint market,but it is far from a quick fix for the sector and before the deal closes it could provoke renewed downward pressure on prices and customer tussles,sources said last week.Buyer contacts also said they expected the U.S.Justice Department and Canadian Competition Bureau would require significant modifications because of the concentration of the two companies'mill assets in the eastern half of North America.