Midwest Paper Group Snapshot
Curious paper buyers may find that Appleton Coated has the ticket to Utopia. The company manufactures and markets coated free-sheet carbonless paper products under brands names including Altima, Curious, and Utopia. The company's products are used to make such goods as books, magazines, corporate annual reports, and consumer product packaging. Its Curious products include metallic, tactile, and translucent sheets. Appleton Coated primarily serves printers and paper merchants, and produces about 400,000 tons of paper per year. The company is a subsidiary of France-based paper manufacturer ArjoWiggins, which is in turn owned by Sequana Capital.