Mondi Business Paper launched legal proceedings against ZOO Papier, which is one of the two trade unions representing workers at its Ruzomberok mill in northern Slovakia. The firm is suing the five founding members of the union for damaging its name and is seeking a public apology and $ 70 million in compensation. The company stated that the five men had circulated untrue and damaging information, which was detrimental to the good reputation of the Mondi Business Paper. Mondi refused to acknowledge or enter into negotiations with the union.