Article: Appleton, Wis., Paper Company Buys British Paper Producer BemroseBooth.

By Pete Bach, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dec. 24--APPLETON, Wis.--Fulfilling a pledge to be aggressive in acquisitions, the Appleton paper company bought a British paper manufacturer in a $60 million deal that closed Tuesday.

The cash deal to purchase BemroseBooth of Derby, England, gives Appleton access to the United Kingdom and western Europe to sell secure paper products, such as vouchers and payment cards.

Appleton, formerly Appleton Papers, has been relying more heavily on its security and thermal products as demand for its carbonless paper, its mainstay for five decades, continues to ...

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