Contingencies and Legal Matters (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of bargaining agreements

The following table shows the expiration dates of the Company’s various bargaining agreements and the number of employees covered under each of these agreements.

Contract Expiration Date	Location	Union	Number of Employees
September 2016 (a)	Reading, PA	USW	29
November 2016	Brattleboro, VT	USW	70
November 2016	Lowville, NY	USW	90
June 2017	Neenah Germany	IG BCE	(b)
January 2018	Whiting, WI	USW	204
June 2018	Neenah, WI	USW	266
July 2018	Munising, MI	USW	201
May 2019	Appleton, WI	USW	77

(a) We have announced the closure of the Reading facility by mid-2017. The current collective bargaining arrangement will remain in effect until that time.

(b) Under German law union membership is voluntary and does not need to be disclosed to the Company. As a result, the number of employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement with the IG BCE cannot be determined.