MeadWestvaco Completes Merger

MeadWestvaco Completes Merger

STAMFORD, Conn.--Mead Corp. and Westvaco Corp. completed their merger in late January and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MWV. MeadWestvaco now has approximately $8 billion in annual revenues in areas such as packaging, papers, consumer products and specialty chemicals. In addition, MeadWestvaco's packaging resources group announced it formed a formal strategic alliance with Gralex Inc., a manufacturer of thermoformed paperboard and heat-sealing equipment.