Nippon Paper Group Inc. and Rengo Co. said Friday they have no plans to merge, denying an Asahi newspaper report they may join to create Japan’s biggest paper manufacturer.
Nippon Paper, the nation’s second-biggest papermaker, and Rengo, a corrugated cardboard maker, issued statements at the Tokyo Stock Exchange denying the report.
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