Official Board Markets back issues from June 2008:
Packagers told to follow the rules.(LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS)(Institute of Packaging Professional)
Jun 07, 2008 ... "If you don't know, or don't want to follow the rules ... don't start" a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), says Dwight Schmidt, president of the Fibre Box Association (FBA). He recently offered this advice to over 200 packaging professionals at the Institute of Packaging Professional's Packaging ...
Transacted containerboard prices.
Jun 07, 2008 ... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price agreed upon by seller and purchaser. These are ...
More integrateds want increase.
Jun 07, 2008 ... Last month, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, and Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Chicago told customers that they would be charging them $55 per ton more for containerboard, effective with shipment on July 1. Now International Paper, Weyerhaeuser Co., Packaging Corp. of America, and ...
Greif's net sales rise.(revenue report)(Financial report)(Brief article)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Net sales for Greif, Delaware, Ohio, increased 13 percent to $918 million in the second quarter of this year, compared to $815 million in the second quarter of 2007. The $103 million increase is due to industrial packaging ...
Rand Whitney moves toward settlement.(LAWSUIT IN CONNECTICUT)(Rand-Whitney Container Corp.)(Brief article)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Rand Whitney Containerboard is one step closer to settling a long-standing lawsuit with the town of Montville, Conn. The town council and the Water Pollution Control Authority unanimously voted to accept the first phase of a memorandum of understanding between both parties. Rand ...
Rosmar Packaging acquires Gibraltar.(STOCKHOLDERS PAID IN MERGER)(Rosmar Packaging Group Inc. acquires Gibraltar Packaging Group)(Brief article)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Rosmar Packaging Group Inc. acquires the business of Gibraltar Packaging Group, Inc. through an agreement and plan of reorganization, merger and dissolution. Under the terms of the agreement, a newly formed corporation owned by the current stockholders of ...
Alliora, Curtis packaging and utility Printpack join forces.(LUXURY PACKAGING ALLIANCE)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Alliora, folding carton converter Curtis Packaging, and Utility Printpack create the first worldwide Alliance "Global PrestigePack" to help meet the companies' demands of the luxury industry in a global market. "Global PrestigePack" members are recognized as specialists in the ...
Sustainable Packaging Forum tackles hot topics.(KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON PEAK OIL)
Jun 07, 2008 ... The Sustainable Packaging Forum delves into some hot topics at this year's event. Keynote speaker Richard Heinberg is the author of the recent best-selling book, Peak Everything: Waking Up To A Century of Declines. As the featured keynoter at the Sustainable Packaging Forum, Sept. 9-11 in ...
ReNew[TM] Orange.(Product Update)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Flexo Concepts now offers its ReNew[TM] Orange eco-friendly cream for anilox cleaning. The product provides flexographic and offset printers a safe, effective and green option for fast, in-press cleaning of anilox rolls. Designed to quickly restore cell volume between deep ...
Recycling issues to bring paper industry leaders to Chicago.(CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW)
Jun 07, 2008 ... The Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, now in its ninth year and sponsored by Recycling Today, will be held June 22-24 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago. The three-day event offers paper stock dealers, consumers, mill representatives, and equipment and service providers involved ...
Equipment interest rate index.
Jun 07, 2008 ... Current monthly payments for 100 percent financing for 84 months on $1.0 million range from $14,442 ...
Average sheet prices.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
Jun 07, 2008 ... <Pre> Average Sheet Prices Based upon a survey of sheet plants. Per 1000 sq. ft., 25,000 sq. ft. single item orders, including delivery charges.Southeast/ EastSouthNorth SheetsNortheastCentral ...
OCC prices keep softening.(MARKET REPORT)(old corrugated cartons )
Jun 07, 2008 ... The pendulum of supply and demand continues to swing in favor of OCC consumers. Most Southeast mills (which consume huge amounts of the grade) went into and came out of the Memorial Day holiday with good inventories. This market lull is allowing board mills the opportunity to review ...
Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
Jun 07, 2008 ... <Pre> Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low GradesMixed Boxboard Paper CuttingsNews(1) (4) (6) Chicago $80-85 (0) 90-95 (0) 80-85 ...
Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
Jun 07, 2008 ... <Pre> Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 WhiteCoated New DLK NewsSoft Wht. Cuttings Blanks ...
Water Policy Institute formed.(FORMER N.J. GOVERNOR CHAIRS)
Jun 07, 2008 ... A consortium of water leaders forms The Water Policy Institute. Chaired by former EPA Administrator and New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, the Institute will address water-related issues and provide information to the public through its website. Kathy Robb, a partner at the law ...
Sun Chemical has beta partner for FastJet.(FASTER COLOR FOR IMG DIGIPACK)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Sun Chemical has secured IMG Digipack GmbH, based in Remscheid, Germany, as its first beta partner for FastJet[R], the world's fastest inkjet printing press for corrugated packaging. FastJet was developed five years ago by Sun Chemical and Inca Digital Printers. The core ...
Stribling Packaging upgrades software.(HRMS GEN/2 SELECTED)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Stribling Packaging of Rogers, Ark., has upgraded its core business system to HRMS Gen/2, the latest upgrade of the HRMS core business software system for corrugated packaging manufacturers. HRMS Inc. is a subsidiary of VantagePoint Systems, Inc. Gen/2 builds on the ...
UK supermarkets show little improvement in recyclable packaging.(ECO-FRIENDLY GROCERY STORES)
Jun 07, 2008 ... A new report says major supermarkets in England are not making much progress in increasing the amount of packaging that is recyclable. There has only been a two percent decline in the amount of packaging that cannot be recycled since the initial report was issued last October ....
Transacted boxboard prices.
Jun 07, 2008 ... <Pre> Transacted Boxboard Prices The prices tabulated here are intended only as a reference standard to the current levels commonly prevailing in a representative proportion of the U.S. contract transactions. The prices listed do not connote any agreement or commitment by any ...
Dicar manager gives advice to converters.(AICC DESIGNER'S WORKSHOP)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Dicar product manager and die expert, Rick Putch, discussed with attendees of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters' (AICC) 2008 Designer's Workshop why "it's not just enough to understand the load or product that is going to be placed inside the box." The workshop was held ...
CMM to launch virtual trade show.(CMM LIVE!)
Jun 07, 2008 ... CMM will launch an online virtual trade show in October that is designed to provide converting professionals worldwide with an interactive online experience. Called CMM Live!, the online trade show will feature virtual booths showcasing the latest products and technologies and conference ...
MASTERFOLD.(Product Update)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Available with a totaling speed of 700 meters per minute (2,300 ft/min.), Bobst Group North America's new MASTERFOLD is the fastest folder-gluer on the market. But the company says speed is only part of what makes it productive. The MASTERFOLD has been designed to run with no ...
Truckers offer money-saving tips.(FUEL PRICES)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Keeping track of gas mileage, traveling the speed limit, and planning routes ahead of time can have an impact on travel costs. Take it from the experts. These are just a few of the ways The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) says drivers can save money. The TCA, a national ...
Incentive to expand, buy equipment.(ECONOMIC STIMULUS ACT OF 2008)
Jun 07, 2008; ... The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, recently introduced by Congress, will not only allow rebates for individual tax payers, but will also create additional incentives for commercial businesses. Previously, bonus depreciation was introduced as a way to help increase cash flow and stimulate ...
Waste management services to reach $109 billion by 2012.(INCREASE IN DEMAND)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Demand for waste management and remediation services in the U.S. is forecast to increase 5.3 percent per year to $109 billion in 2012, according to a new study issued by The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry research firm. The study, entitled, Waste Management &Remediation ...
Smurfit-Stone's Alaska recycling plant honored.(OUTSTANDING SERVICE)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s Anchorage, Alaska, recycling plant recently received the 2007 Board of Directors' Award from Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling (ALPAR) in recognition of the plant's outstanding service to the community. ALPAR is a non-profit group ...
Export trader to speak at meeting.(CONTAINER CONCERNS)
Jun 07, 2008 ... The next meeting of the New York Association of Dealers in Waste Paper will be held on June 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Delmonico's Steakhouse, 86 Beaver St. New York, N.Y. 10004, 212-809-1144. John McKenzie, director of export trade for North ...
L & M upgrades software.(PARTNERSHIP WITH AMTECH)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Amtech Software entered into a partnership with L & M Corrugated Container, Zion, Ill., to not only upgrade its version of Imaginera to version 3.0 but to also educate the box maker's staff to utilize the enhanced version of the software. Amtech Software provided L & M with one of its ...
DTI-3400.(Product Update)
Jun 07, 2008 ... The Montalvo Corp., specialists in industrial web control systems, now has a new combination controller with both dancer and load cell inputs. The DTI-3400 can simultaneously process signals from both a dancer roller and a pair of load cells. Control of the dancer roll is ...
Recovered paper exports keep increasing.(WHAT SHIPPING CONTAINER PROBLEM?)
Jun 07, 2008 ... U.S. recovered paper exports in the first quarter of this year totaled 5.233 million metric tons, up 25.8 percent from a year earlier, reports the U.S. Dept. of Commerce (DOC). These numbers have caused confusion within the paper recycling industry because for months now shipping ...
Industry pro to share his expertise in Atlanta.(AICC ANNUAL MEETING)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Ben Pratt, senior vice president, market based management (MBM), Georgia Pacific/Koch Industries, will discuss at the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) 2008 Annual Meeting Koch Industries' business philosophy and how using those values and practices can create a ...
Navistar International.(People Update)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Steven J. Klinger, president and chief operating officer of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., is a new director on the board of Navistar ...
Rock-Tenn to increase prices.($55 PER TON)
Jun 07, 2008 ... Rock-Tenn Co. will be increasing the price of its linerboard and corrugating medium from its Solvay Paperoard, Syracuse, N.Y., ...
For Loblaw, sustainability is a journey.(HEARD AT CCCA CONFERENCE)
Jun 14, 2008; ... Corporate social responsibility is fully integrated into how Canada's Loblaw does business, says Daniel Tremblay, senior vice president, corporate social responsibility, Lowblaw Companies Limited, Brampton, Ontario. Last week he told approximately 260 Canadian box making industry ...
Canadians launch new association.
Jun 14, 2008 ... The major players in the Canadian paper packaging industry have formed a new national organization, Paper Packaging Canada, to represent their diverse interests. Members of the new association will include both the mills that produce paper and board for packaging grades and the converters ...
Transacted containerboard prices.
Jun 14, 2008 ... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price agreed upon by seller and purchaser. These are ...
July 1 price increase still scheduled.(ENERGY COSTS TO BLAME)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. officials cite low inventory levels, high operating rates including energy and chemical prices, and improving demand in the second half of 2008 for their decision to increase prices by $55-per-ton. The company says the move is intended to stay ...
IP spent $806k on lobbying.(IN 1Q)
Jun 14, 2008 ... International Paper Co. (IP), Memphis, spent nearly $806,000 in the first quarter to lobby on energy and climate change legislation and other issues, according to an April 18 disclosure report. The company also lobbied on ...
You can't hold Wal-Mart back.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Conference news)(Brief article)
Jun 14, 2008 ... For 46 years Wal-Mart's success has been based on founder Sam Walton's belief that people will go to the place with the lowest price and try to save a few dollars, says Charles Fishman, author of the best seller The Wal-Mart Effect. He was the luncheon speaker at the CCCA's Sustainability ...
Fire forces mill to shut down.(200 TONS OF PAPER LOST)
Jun 14, 2008 ... A fire at Pratt Industries' paper recycling mill in Staten Island, N.Y., forced the facility to shut for approximately four hours on June 2. There were no injuries or disruptions to customer orders or deliveries. About 200 tons of paper were lost. A company spokesman says the ...
MWU acquires Apollo Sheeters.(IN WISCONSIN AND ENGLAND)(MarquipWardUnited)(Brief article)
Jun 14, 2008 ... MarquipWardUnited, Phillips, Wis., has agreed to acquire Apollo Sheeters Ltd. of Bedford, England. Terms were not disclosed. Apollo Sheeters manufactures sheeting equipment across a broad range of paper, board, laminates and films ....
Radius and Sun Chemical partner.(NEW SOFTWARE FOR PRINTERS)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Radius Solutions Ltd., Chicago, a leading integrated business information management/enterprise resource planning provider for the packaging and printing industry, has entered into a strategic partnership with Sun Chemical's Consulting Division. Sun Chemical, Parsippany, N.J., ...
Fire breaks out at recycling center.($250,000 IN DAMAGE)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s St. Charles, Ill., recycling center caught fire June 3 causing an estimated $250,000 in damage to the building and its contents. No one was injured ...
Wrap-N-Pack adds to its N.Y. base.(TENTH AQUISITION)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Wrap-N-Pack, Inc., Farmingdale, N.Y., a distributor of industrial packaging solutions, has acquired The Freight Container Co., Inc., Maspeth, N.Y. Freight Container is a supplier of ...
Obituary.(death of Benjamin Fiterman)(Obituary)(Brief article)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Benjamin Fiterman, former ceo and chairman of Minneapolis-based Liberty Diversified Industries (LDI) died at 87. He worked 70 years at LDI, which was founded by his father in 1918. Fiterman was the driving force behind the growth of the company, helping guide the transformation of LDI from ...
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.(People Update)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has named Kevin Rauber vice president and general manager of national accounts for the company's recycling division, and promoted Anthony DiIenno to vice president of national accounts for the recycling division. Rauber will provide overall ...
Port Townsend Paper to head in new direction.(SHIFT IN PRODUCTION)
Jun 14, 2008 ... The new general manager and VP for operations of Port Townsend Paper Corp., Roger Loney, and CEO Charles Hodges hope changes ha product lines and more involvement by the employees can lead to a long-term future for the struggling company. They say the next two or three years will be ...
Longview Fibre settles discrimination suit.(EEOC IN WASHINGTON)
Jun 14, 2008 ... The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says Longview Fibre will pay $175,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit. The federal agency filed the lawsuit on behalf of a man whose ...
Stora Enso agrees to sell head office.($46 MILLION SALE)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Stora Enso, an integrated paper, packaging and forest products company, signs an agreement to sell its head office building in Helsinki, Finland, to Deka Immobilien GmbH of Germany for approximately $46 million. ...
M-real to phase out four cartonboard grades.(NEW LITE4U CONCEPT)
Jun 14, 2008 ... M-real Corp. will discontinue production of four heavier weight cartonboard grades by the end of the year and now introduces new cartonboard grade Carta Elega as it streamlines its products into five grades. It is all part of a new concept the company calls LITE4U. The ...
Golf outing to benefit scholarship fund.(FLEXOGRAPHY SCRAMBLE)
Jun 14, 2008 ... The 5th Annual DFI Scholarship Drive Golf Outing, to be held Sept. 8 at Oak Meadows Golf Club, Addison, Ill., will benefit DiTrolio Flexographic Institute, Inc. Scholarship Fund, as it has in years past. The fund provides financial resources that enable students the opportunity to be ...
Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc.(People Update)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Frank McShane is promoted to president of Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc., Longview, Wash. McShane has played a key role in changes at ...
MWU completes projects abroad.(EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA)(MarquipWardUnited)(Brief article)
Jun 14, 2008 ... MarquipWardUnited, Phillips, Wis., a supplier of precision sheeting equipment for folding carton manufacturers as well as paper and board converters, has completed projects throughout Europe and South America. * Klabin S.A. in Brazil has installed two 2500mm highly automated ...
Regional flexography workshops set.(FFTA 2008 TOUR)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA), an educational foundation dedicated to advancing the flexographic print process, has added four new regional workshops to its 2008 tour. The workshops, "FIRST 4.0 on the Go!," have been designed to educate attendees on the ...
Sonoco loses tax battle.(SUPREME COURT RULING)
Jun 14, 2008 ... The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected Sonoco Products Co.'s 1997 claim against the state Revenue Department to tax its office building and call center in Hartsville, S.C., at a commercial rate of 6 percent. Industrial property is taxed based on an assessment rate of 10.5 ...
Production exceeds consumption in China.(ON THE RISE)
Jun 14, 2008 ... For the first time in history, production of paper and board in China has surpassed consumption. China Paper Association (CPA) reports the country produced 73.5 million metric tons of paper and paperboard during 2007, having increased 13 percent from 2006, while consumption grew 10 percent ...
Resource for eco-friendly print available.(NEW FIELD GUIDE)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc. now offers the third edition of its instructional how--to guide for creating more sustainable print materials. With over 100,000 copies already in use, the publication, A Field Guide: Eco-Friendly, Efficient end Effective Print, is a single resource that details ...
Carded graphics installs new aerator.(JOGGER AERATOR)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Carded Graphics, a folding carton company in Saunton, Va., has installed a new Woodward jogger aerator model FL4658. This is the converter's second one from Woodward. The new jogger aerator can handle sheet sizes up to 46 in. by 58 in. and load weights up to 4,000 lbs. It ...
Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
Jun 14, 2008 ... <Pre> Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed BoxboardPaper Cuttings News (1)(4) (6) Chicago $80-85 (0) 90-95 (0) 80-85 (0) New England 80-85 ...
Why is #8 news desired overseas?(ADS ARE DOWN)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Do you buy a daily newspaper at your local newsstand? If so, you're part of a slowly dying breed. Nowadays more and more people get their news of the day from the Internet, radio and TV. So it should be no surprise to learn that U.S. daily newspapers are experiencing double-digit declines ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Jun 14, 2008 ... In the June 7 Transacted Paper Stock Price Chart on page 11, the Mixed Paper price in the Southwest indicates that the ...
CCC implements new software.(DESIGNED FOR SHEET PLANTS)
Jun 14, 2008 ... Indianapolis-based sheet plant Capitol City Container (CCC) has implemented the Advanced Software Advantzware sheet plant software system. Some features of Advantzware software include cost estimating, order ...
Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
Jun 14, 2008 ... <Pre> Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White CoatedNew DLK News Soft WhtCuttingsBlanks Shavings ...
Grossman Group restructures.(INTO THREE SEGMENTS)
Jun 14, 2008 ... The Grossman Group, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, a leader in waste recycling and marketing of recycling materials in central Ohio, is reorganizing the company into three business segments. A new corporation, Industrialbags.com, Inc. will continue The Grossman Group's ...