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Contingencies and Legal Matters (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
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
January 2018 (c)
Whiting, WI (b)
USW
198

April 2018 (c)
Eerbeek, Netherlands
CNV, FNV
(a)

June 2018
Neenah, WI (b)
USW
264

July 2018
Munising, MI (b)
USW
203

February 2019
Neenah Germany
IG BCE
(a)

May 2019
Appleton, WI (b)
USW
105

August 2021
Brattleboro, VT
USW
89

November 2021
Lowville, NY
USW
107


(a)        Under German and Dutch laws, 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, and CNV and FNV cannot be determined.
(b) The Whiting, Neenah, Munising and Appleton mills have bargained jointly with the USW on pension matters. The current agreements related to pension matters will remain in effect until September 2019.
(c) The Company is currently in negotiations with the USW, and CNV and FNV and a new contract is expected to be signed in 2018. Until a new contract is signed, the terms of the previous contract still apply.