ATLANTA, March 11, 2019 /CNW/ -- Veritiv Corporation
(NYSE: VRTV), a leading print and paper solutions provider,
announced today that its Canadian division, Veritiv Canada Inc.,
will be the exclusive Canadian distributor of coated sheets from
Asia Pulp & Paper.
The relationship provides Veritiv exclusive marketing,
selling, and distribution rights to APP's ProPrint Folio and
Digital lines of coated paper across Canada. This type of paper is generally used
by commercial printers for catalogs, magazines, high-end
advertising materials, annual reports, and other media and
marketing applications.
"This alliance allows us to combine APP's industry leading
coated paper products and global strength, with our sales
expertise, warehouse space, and sourcing relationships," said
Dan Watkoske, Veritiv's Senior Vice
President - Print. "This will be a true benefit for print customers
across the country."
Customers in Canada can order
Asia Pulp & Paper products from Veritiv beginning April 5, 2019.
About Veritiv
Veritiv Corporation (NYSE: VRTV),
headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia
and a Fortune 500® company, is a leading North American
business-to-business distributor of packaging, facility solutions,
print, and publishing products and services; and also a provider of
logistics and supply chain management solutions. Serving customers
in a wide range of industries, the Company has approximately 160
operating distribution centers throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and employs approximately 8,700 team
members that help shape the success of its customers. For more
information about Veritiv and its business segments, visit
www.veritivcorp.com.
About Asia Pulp & Paper
Asia Pulp & Paper
(APP) is a trade name for a group of pulp and paper manufacturing
companies in Indonesia and
China. APP is responsible for
delivering quality products to meet the growing global demand for
tissue, packaging and paper, with an annual combined pulp, paper,
packaging product and converting capacity of over 19 million tons
per annum. On any given day, APP's products find their way into the
hands of consumers in various branded forms from all over the
world. Ensuring supply chain integrity and commitment to the
Sustainable Roadmap Vision 2020 are crucial to APP's operations.
Learn more about APP's path to operational excellence by reading
our Sustainability Reports and Forest Conservation Policy
at www.asiapulppaper.com.
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