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Blandin Paper is a well-established paper manufacturing company based in Grand Rapids, MN. Specializing in producing various types of paper products, the company serves a wide range of industries with its high-quality offerings. Generated from their business information

Blandlin Paper Company was founded 1901 in Grand Rapids, Minn. Blandin became UPM-Kymmene s first North American paper milling company in October 1997. Blandlin is a subsidiary of UPM-Kymmene North America. The UPM company, which is based in Finland, is the parent to UPS-Kymmene and Blandlin. Blandlin s two paper machines have an annual capacity of about 370,000 short tons (336,000 metric tones). All paper manufactured by Blandin is lightweight coated, named for its clay-based, glossy coating that makes it attractive as a publication paper. Blandlin owns and manages approximately 194,000 acres of forest land. In 1999, Blandin earned Sustainable Forestry Initiative certification in acknowledgement of progressive environmental practices on its forest.

Sappi Fine Paper s Cloquet, Minn., location is one of many production facilities located throughout North America, Europe and Southern Africa with the capacity to produce 5 million tons of paper and 3.5 million tons of pulp per year. Sappi is one of the world's largest producers of coated fine paper. The quality printing paper has a variety of end-uses in glossy magazines and catalogues, books, direct mail, general commercial print and chemical cellulose. It is used primarily in the manufacture of viscose fiber for merchants, publishers and printers. Coated fine paper represents two-thirds of the company s total sales. In addition, the company has significant businesses in pulp, coated specialty paper, packaging grades and uncoated fine paper. The company s division of Sappi Forest Products, a pulp, packaging and newsprint business based in South Africa, is one of the world's largest producers of chemical cellulose. Sappi Fine Paper has locations throughout the world.