We only wish to tell you about the situation we are in, what we're doing about it and what some of the results have been. Hopefully, some of our experiences with be useful and beneficial to you. The Wisconsin paper industry is a major economic force in this state like agriculture. We have led the nation in paper production for over 40 years. One out of 11 manufacturing jobs in this state is in the paper industry.
Wages are among the highest in the state and the employment is among the most stable in the state.
We are a natural resources-based industry. We rely on trees for the fiber that is our raw material. We use tremendous amounts of water in the process that forms the paper making sheet on the machines. As a result, we have wastewater discharges. We are a large energy-using industry.