Longview Fibre continues to consider options,does REIT payment,finishes labor deal

摘要

Longview Fibre last week said it successfully negotiated a four-year labor contract with union workers at its 1.1 million tpy kraft linerboard and kraft paper mill in Longview,Wash.The company,which also has a 1.4 billion acquisition bid before it from two investment companies,said it also completed its REIT conversion this month including a payment to shareholders,and said its earnings jumped 35% in the second quarter compared with a year ago.