NewPage Finally Says the B (Bankruptcy) Word

North America’s largest manufacturer of coated paper acknowledged that it may be forced to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization because of its crushing debt load. NewPage made no reference to reorganization in the news release announcing another quarter of losses. But the 10-Q quarterly financial report it filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission later in the day contained this statement:

“If we are unable to refinance our debt or generate sufficient cash flow to service our obligations, we will be required to seek to restructure our existing debt or to voluntarily seek...protection under the Chapter 11