AbitibiBowater seeks creditor protection in USA, Canada;newsprint giant's filing leaves markets with many questions

摘要

North American papermakers and their customers are pondering the market implications after the world's eighth-largest publicly-traded pulp and paper manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors yesterday.AbitibiBowater and its Canadian and US subsidiaries manage 40% of North American newsprint and 5% of market pulp production, and its filing leaves the market with many questions, contacts said yesterday following the filing.