Feb 12, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. The Cham Paper Group has entered into a cooperative venture with Brigl & Bergmeister (B&B) of Niklasdorf, Austria, a manufacturer of single-sided coated speciality papers, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. B&B is assuming the production and marketing of silicone-base papers (CCK or clay-coated kraft papers) for release liners at its production site in Niklasdorf. The Cham Paper Group will be contributing the specific technological expertise required to this end. The first products manufactured at this site will be available in the second half of 2013. The Cham Paper Group discontinued manufacturing these specialty papers in the course of transforming its production capacity in mid 2012. Cham produced inventory stocks for its customers in order to secure deliveries established under contract through 2013. Cham and B&B have agreed to maintain confidentiality pertaining to the details of this cooperative venture. Cham Paper Group is a leading manufacturer of coated speciality papers. The group generates value added for its customers by providing finishing-based functional capabilities. Cham Paper Group develops and manufactures speciality papers for use in the consumer goods, industrial release and digital imaging sectors. The consumer goods sector encompasses papers for flexible packaging and base papers for label printing in the food, non-food, tobacco, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. In terms of the industrial release sector, Cham Paper Group supplies silicone-base papers for release liners used in graphical applications and for adhesive tapes and labels. The company also supplies base papers for process liners used in industrial casting and laminating process applications.