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Marketing By Material Type <br /> Paper <br /> Great Western Reclamation utilizes existing paper markets for all <br /> grades of paper. We have domestic sales agreements in place for <br /> numerous grades of paper. Allan Paper Company in Baldwin Park, <br /> Smurfit Recycling in Torrance and Pomona and the PRI offer outlets <br /> for over eighty-eight grades of fiber products. A significant portion <br /> of Waste Management's newspaper is recycled through the <br /> Jefferson-Smurfit Paper Mill in Pomona, a PRI-facilitated contract <br /> using .approximately 800 tons of waste newspaperdaily to <br /> manufacture new newspaper which effectively competes with virgin <br /> newsprint. Waste Management also has the potential to ship directly <br /> to the Stone Container newsprint mill in Snowflake, Arizona. <br /> Market Conditions <br /> Market prices for newsprint and other paper grades fluctuate with <br /> the opening and closing of mills, breakthroughs in de-inking <br /> technology, the value of the dollar against foreign currencies, and <br /> general economic conditions. Current market conditions are hard hit <br /> by mill closures and the sluggish economy. Projected demand for <br /> recycled paper, new mills and capacities scheduled to come on line, <br /> combined with the eventual upturn in the international economy, will <br /> counter the decline, providing a more active marketplace for Santa <br /> Ana materials. <br /> As outlined earlier, PRI provides additional domestic marketing <br /> options to Stone Container mills and many other domestic paper <br /> mills. Export marketing options span the world with PRI experts <br /> marketing to Europe, Mexico, South America and Asia. The joint <br /> venture benefits both principals in providing stable consumption and <br /> 62 <br />