PaperlinX (ASX: PPX) is an international merchant of fine paper, industrial packaging products and equipment, sign and display, hardware and

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, and graphic supplies and systems. Customers include printers, designers, agencies, publishers, end-users and advertisers. PaperlinX owns merchanting companies in 20 countries. In the

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and

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, the businesses are branded ‘PaperlinX’. In

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and

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the businesses operate under the ‘Spicers’ brand. The company was formed in April 2000 after demerging from

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."Group History - PaperlinX". paperlinx.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2011. PaperlinX employs approximately 4000 people in 20 countries and is listed on the

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, trading under the ASX code 'PPX'. The corporate office is located in Melbourne, Australia. In June 2009, PaperlinX sold its manufacturing business,

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, to Nippon Paper Group Inc of Japan. PaperlinX closed its paper manufacturing division, Tas Paper, in Tasmania, in mid-2010. In 2012, PaperlinX sold merchanting businesses in the US and Italy, Eastern Europe and South Africa.

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*{{Official website, https://www.spicers.com.au/ Pulp and paper companies of Australia Manufacturing companies established in 2000 Australian companies established in 2000 Playing card manufacturers Companies formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Manufacturing companies based in Melbourne Printing companies Australian subsidiaries of foreign companies Corporate spin-offs 2019 mergers and acquisitions

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