1 EXHIBIT 15 INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.: We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2000, the related consolidated statements of income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, and the related statements of changes in stockholders' equity and cash flow for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data and of making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such consolidated financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have previously audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, the consolidated balance sheet of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. as of December 31, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flow for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated January 21, 2000, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1999 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the balance sheet from which it has been derived. Deloitte & Touche LLP Atlanta, Georgia October 19, 2000