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The article reports on the effect of the poor economy on the paper industry. Paul Raymond, president of Ashland Hercules Water Technologies (AHWT), a business unit of Ashland, says paper mill closures and production losses in the mature regions are a challenge. According to the article, many suppliers have restructured, reducing output and/or otherwise streamlined operations. BASF announced a reorganization of its performance products business segment in anticipation of completing the Ciba deal.

Reports on the demand for chlorine and other bleaching chemicals by the pulp and paper industry in the United States. Information on the Environmental Protection Agency's rule which sets air and water standards for pulp and paper mills stimulating demand for products that replace chlorine; Factors that prompted papermakers to switch to other bleaching agents; Analysts' prediction on hydrogen peroxide demand in 2000.