"New" International Paper Focuses on Continued Improvement After Acquiring Weyerhaeuser Unit

SUGAR LAND--September 17, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) (Memphis, Tennessee) has been undergoing a transformation, and Chairman and CEO John V. Faraci describes the company as "new and different." International Paper's primary objective is to generate higher earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), said Faraci, speaking at the UBS (NYSE:UBS) (Zurich, Switzerland) Global Paper and Forest Products Conference on September 16 in New York.

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