Increasing Pulp & Paper Sales Give Industry Continued Boost in Fiscal Quarter

SUGAR LAND--November 10, 2010--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Monday's quarterly performance results from Sappi Limited (JNB:SAP) (Johannesburg, South Africa) marks the most recent report in a string of positive results from Pulp, Paper & Wood Industry companies, including Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) (Federal Way, Washington), Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE:CLW) (Spokane, Washington), Rayonier Incorporated (NYSE:RYN) (Jacksonville, Florida) and International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) (Memphis, Tennessee).

With stronger sales comes the need for increased capital and maintenance investment. Industrial Info is tracking more than $40 billion in active Pulp, Paper & Wood Industry projects. These include more than $5.4 billion in North American projects and a whopping $20 billion of projects in Brazil. Information on these projects is available in Industrial Info's North American and International Project Databases.