1.   Cascades Inc. and Domtar Inc. said they agreed to merge some of their assets to create the largest Canadian producer of linerboard and corrugated containers.

2.   Cascades will contribute four mills producing linerboard and corrugated-medium and five corrugated container plants to the new company.

3.   Its products include container board, corrugated containers, paper sacks and bags.

4.   Simpson Paper is building a mill at Tacoma that will recycle old corrugated containers.

5.   The company specializes in corrugated shipping containers.

6.   This caused steep discounting in container-board prices, depressing in turn the prices of corrugated containers.

7.   Weyerhaeuser, based in Federal Way, Washington, is the largest supplier of corrugated containers in the United States.