Print Week articles from February 2002

Print Week archives from February 2002

Smurfit holdings. (Stop Press).(makes public offer for Munksjo)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Smurfit Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jefferson Smurfit Group, has made a public offer of [pounds sterling]5 (SEK77) in cash for each share in Munksjo.

DG Finishers is moving. (Stop Press).(factory)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... DG Finishers is moving from its Beckenham plant to Quadsect's factory in southeast London, which will provide a "one-stop" shop with die-cutting and creasing services.

Heidelberg will combine. (Stop Press).(manufacturing operations in New Hampshire)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Heidelberg will combine its development and manufacturing operations for high-volume finishing systems at a single site at Durham in New Hampshire, USA, during 2002.

RR Donnelley. (Stop Press).(sales figures)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... RR Donnelley has announced a 12% drop in sales for its fourth quarter to [pounds sterling]989m ($1.4bn). Fourth-quarter net income fell 26% to [pounds sterling]37m, For the full year, sales fell 8% to [pounds sterling]3.7bn, with net income...

Heidelberg UK. (Stop Press).(redundancies)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Heidelberg UK has announced that it will make 14 redundancies in scanner sales at its sales centre. Managing director George Clarke said: "If it wasn't for the high sales of our long perfector presses, things could be very painful."

Flair future in balance as it goes on sale. (News).(Flair Press)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The administrative receivers of Northampton's Flair Press aim to sell the business as a going concern. Ian Best and Adrian Wolstenholme of Andersen were appointed last Wednesday (23 January). However, despite reports of two offers on...

Web offset sector hits "30-year" low. (News).(Quebecor World, Wyndeham, Cooper Clegg and Cradley)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Quebecor, Wyndeham, Cooper Clegg and Cradley have all contributed to what has been a difficult week for the UK web offset sector. Quebecor World has entered a 30-day consultation period with the GPMU after it announced plans to cut 10% of...

Field consolidates production. (News).(Field Group )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Field Boxmore is expanding its carton operation in Nottingham and transferring the remainder of its label division to its factory in Bourne. Field Group marketing manager Bob Houghton said: "There is no new [pounds sterling]20m contract,...

RES silent over reports of sale. (News).(possible RES Distribution sale to Westcoast)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... RES Distribution and Westcoast have bot declined to comment on speculation that Westcoast is poised to buy its fellow Reading-based Hewlett-Packard distributor. Westcoast specialises in distributing HP consumables, servers and laser...

Batton leaves Wheatons role. (News).(Andrew Batton, Polestar)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Polestar Wheatons operations director Andrew Batton has left the firm after a "change in organisational structure" left his role redundant. Meanwhile, the group is pushing through around a dozen redundancies at its Watford plant due to the...

Terry Smith Group has just commissioned a five colour KBA 162a large-format press. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Terry Smith Group has just commissioned a five-colour KBA 162a large-format press. The 120-staff firm has sales of [pounds sterling]12m and is based near Heathrow Airport. Chairman and chief executive Terry Smith (pictured) said the firm could...

Tech-ni-Fold will sell its Tri-Scorer device to Rollem . (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Tech-ni-Fold will sell its Tri-Scorer device to Rollem users for [pounds sterling]250, half of the usual price, during February. Graham Harris, Tech-ni-Fold owner and inventor of the Tri-Creaser and Tri-Scorer devices, said: "A lot of companies...

Chesapeake's fourth-quarter net income. (Shorts).(Chesapeake Display and Packaging Co.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Chesapeake's fourth-quarter net income from continuing operations was up 132% on the previous year. The packaging group, which owns Field, also reported a 25% rise in net income for the year 2001 compared to 2000. Chairman, president and chief...

David Bradshaw, AB Dick's territory sales manager. (Shorts).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
February 1, 2002... David Bradshaw, AB Dick's territory sales manager for supplies, has died following a heart attack. The 48-year-old had worked for the firm since 1992. He leaves wife Jill and two sons, Ryan and James. His funeral was held on Monday (28...

Apex Digital Graphics, Ry-Offset Graphics. (Shorts).
February 1, 2002... Apex Digital Graphics, Ry-Offset Graphics and Morgana Systems will take their Digital Print Shop to Bristol Rovers football stadium for two days next week. Demonstrations will run from 11am to 8pm on 5 February and from 10am to 3.30pm on 6...

Smith & Ouzman, the Eastbourne-based commercial. (Shorts).(Tim Matthews appointment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Smith & Ouzman, the Eastbourne-based commercial and security printer, has appointed Tim Matthews to the newly-created role of business development manager. He has more than 16 years' experience in the industry, including five years at a print...

Smurfit-Stone Container. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Smurfit-Stone Container has reported a 79% slump in net income to [pounds sterling]9.9m ($14m) for the fourth quarter of 2001 on sales down 10.8% to [pounds sterling]1.58bn. For the full year net income fell 71% to [pounds sterling]46.7m and...

Print Week's Top 500. Kelly Packaging's results. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Print Week's Top 500. Kelly Packaging's results were estimated. The firm's actual sales in the year to 31 May 2001 were [pounds sterling]9m (2000: [pounds sterling]10.4m), which would have put the Gateshead company at number 243 in the survey....

Scope for training with learn to earn. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... A new scheme designed to encourage printing industry employers and employees to take up training opportunities has been launched in Nottingham. The Learn to Earn scheme has been devised by a partnership comprising the Print Media &...

McMahon departs from PPS. (News).(Rob McMahon, Printing and Packaging Specialists)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... PPS has made changes to its sales management following the exit of Rob McMahon, its national field sales executive for MAN Roland sheetfed presses. McMahon was suspended last year after going against the terms of his contract by entering...

Former finance controller jailed. (News).(Alan Watkins, Packaging Services Management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The former financial controller of Packaging Services Management in Monmouth, part of DS Smith's plastics operations, has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail after being convicted of stealing [pounds sterling]343,000 from the...

The Color Co has signed a franchise agreement to sell.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... [Illustration omitted] Caption: The Color Co has signed a franchise agreement to sell Printing.com's range of products in six of its 22 UK print centres. The first stores to adopt the initiative are in Edinburgh, Bristol, and four in...

DocuColor iGen3 to spearhead Xerox Ipex exhibits. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Xerox is promising a surprise at Ipex, which will see it expand its space at the show yet again. Its focus will be the launch of the DocuColor iGen3. Three machines will be running at the show printing books, financial reports and...

Market augurs ill for profits as Stora lists loss. (News).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Stora Enso will continue to adjust its capacity to meet demand after reporting a 41% fall in pre-tax profits for the year to 31 December 2001. The papermaker attributed the fall in profits to seasonal and market-related production...

Anton Group wins NatWest contract. (News).(National Westminster Bank PLC)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Anton Group has won NatWest Bank's "In Branch Focus and Promotional Literature" retail marketing print contract. The contract had previously been handled for four years by Keldia, whose business was acquired by Alito Color subsidiary...

Study points to printing profits under pressure. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Despite the fact that printing under-performs the economy as a whole and remains susceptible in leaner times, demand is set to grow until at least until 2005, according to a report from Key Note. The business information provider's Printing...

Beshara boss to leave by Q2. (News).(Beshara Press)(John Horrocks)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Beshara Press group chief executive John Horrocks will leave the company at the end of the first quarter. He said: "When I joined Beshara four years ago one of the things that enticed me was the possibility of doing an MBO but the state of...

Whitstable-based CK Litho will be wound up after CVA failure. (News).(company voluntary arrangement )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... CK Litho in Whitstable has been placed into administrative receivership after failing to meet the conditions of its company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The administrative receiver, Andrew Andronikou of Hacker Young and Partners, said the...

Print Design & Graphics (PDG) in Newcastle has picked up new business. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Print Design & Graphics (PDG) in Newcastle has picked up new business from Ohio-based Kahiki Foods, following the changes in US import taxes for carton manufacturers. PDG is producing 60,000 stand-up merchandising sleeves, using four different...

Prontaprint, the digital design and print company. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Prontaprint, the digital design and print company, has hired Debbie Hampton as marketing support manager. Hampton will work closely with Prontaprint's head of marketing, Keith Davidson. She joins the company from Congress Communications where...

Julian Damp and Catherine Lorigan. (Shorts).(Institute of Professional Sales awards candidates)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Julian Damp and Catherine Lorigan from print management company Alistair McIntosh are finalists at this year's Institute of Professional Sales National Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 7 February. Damp, the firm's contracts director, is...

Recruitment consultant Jack Deller Associates. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Recruitment consultant Jack Deller Associates is extending its services to the printing sector by offering clients the chance to form strategic alliances with other print organisations, to form support networks. Jack Deller will provide advice...

London-based Clement & Foster (C&F). (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... London-based Clement & Foster (C&F) has invested nearly [pounds sterling]1m in a Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 six-colour press. The machine, which will be used mainly for printing marketing and financial literature, will allow C&F to produce...

Carlton Press Group, under managing director. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Carlton Press Group, under managing director Arthur Johnson (left), has completed a [pounds sterling]2m investment drive with the purchase of a Komori Lithrone 540 press for its Manchester plant. The B1 press joins a B2 five-colour automated...

Encore Machinery. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Encore Machinery, the print finishing equipment supplier, has set up a new operation in the Apex Business Centre, Dunstable. The factory and showroom is within three miles of the M1 and is headed by managing director Mike Biggs. It will offer a...

Jarvis Porter exits the print industry. (News).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
February 1, 2002... The Jarvis Porter name will disappear from print today (1 February) on completion of the [pounds sterling]7m sale of its four remaining label printing plants to CCL Industries. Toronto-based CCL is making its first move into European label...

Clarification by West Ferry CEO. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... West Ferry Printers chief executive Bill Wenman has clarified the firm's position over the GPMU's claim that a 2% wage increase for this year was agreed before Christmas. "There's no confusion. We made the necessary redundancies and said...

Vio ready for launch. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Vio will use Ipex to launch products that it claims guarantee performance and security over the internet in excess of that offered by fixed lines. Using a combination of software from sister company Acquire Media and JDF and XML for...

A radical solution to waste from SRM. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Waste management specialist SRM hopes to revolutionise the disposal of waste materials from the paper, printing and packaging industries with a new [pounds sterling]4m factory. SRM, which is owned by Heidelberg Cement Group, will collect...

MPI pushes packaging in US. (News).(Marketing & Promotional Innovations )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... St Helens-based Marketing & Promotional Innovations (MPI) is in negotiations with a major US pharmaceutical packaging firm about the production of its patented FLIC product. FLIC is a carton and tipped-on leaflet composite with a panel that...

Counter claims filed by Forme. (News).(against Excelprint and the Manson Group)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Publisher Forme Communications has filed counter claims against Excelprint and The Manson Group in response to the companies' legal action to recover unpaid invoices (Print Week, 18 January). But Excelprint managing director Tony Brass...

Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG). (Shorts).(Peter Blum new appointment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) has appointed Peter Blum (pictured) to senior corporate vice-president, in addition to his current role as European president. Blum, who joined KPG two years ago, started his career at the Hoechst Group in 1969...

DuPont Imaging Technology. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... DuPont Imaging Technology has announced the introduction of common price lists across euro countries for its flexo and proofing products, Cyrel and Cromalin. The firm said that the shared list would lead to a 3.5% increase across its Cromalin...

London-based Vertec Printing Services. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... London-based Vertec Printing Services has installed an Epson 10000 and Best XXL digital proofer. The firm also installed a suite of new Macs at the end of last year, and is well placed to realise a fully digital workflow, Vertec has also...

Pira is holding a conference. (Shorts).
February 1, 2002... Pira is holding a conference called Computer to Plate the Digital Age on 27 February at its Leatherhead headquarters. The conference, which is aimed at printers, publishers and buyers, will address the latest technological developments and give...

F1 Colour has produced. (Shorts).(digital photographic reproductions for Maison Blanc)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... F1 Colour has produced digital photographic reproductions for Maison Blanc, the London-based retailer of premium French foods. Maison Blanc is using F1 Colour's digital photographic service for product shots for its brochures, website and...

IPA Systems of Cheltenham has installed. (Shorts).(40+ Edit. WORKS system)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... IPA Systems of Cheltenham has installed a 40+ Edit. WORKS system at the jersey Evening Post. It includes 23 text-entry seats, 18 page make-up stations, Web.WORKS editorial tracking software and wire service modules. IPA Systems has also...

Quark has released a QuarkXPress 5.0 upgrade. (Shorts).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Quark has released a QuarkXPress 5.0 upgrade in the US following a successful public test phase with more than 370,000 users. The new version has new features designed to support print, web and PDF work-flows. Quark president and chief...

Silicon Systems has launched. (Shorts).(Web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Silicon Systems has launched a website powered by the digital asset management system Canto Cumulus, in order to save time and cost updating web pages. Accessed web pages are assembled from records in the Cumulus database, which means that new...

Creo in about turn over plate claims. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Creo UK has reversed its previous claims that it can supply Kodak Polychrome Graphic (KPG) and Mitsubishi plates in bundling deals. In response to a news item, "Bundling deals to boost Creo", in PrintWeek two weeks ago, the company issued a...

KPG forms proofing division. (News).(KPG Colour Technologies)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) has formed a new colour proofing division following its acquisition of Imation's colour proofing business. KPG Colour Technologies will be based within the Watford headquarters of KPG. The team will be a...

Nine jobs set to boost Fujifilm. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Fujifilm Graphic Systems has made nine new appointments across its regional sales, technical support and marketing. "We have expanded the number of customer-facing people as we believe that we often generate business as a result of the...

Half-price new CTP offered in Ry-Offset package. (News Pre-Press).(Apex Digital Graphics High Water Platinum 2218)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Ry-Offset Graphics is offering half-price new CTP systems with used four-colour presses from the Ryobi Press Centre. The High Water Platinum 2218 metal CTP system or the polyester DPX System from Apex Digital Graphics will have 50% off when...

JPY facilitates modules to aid Quark and PDF. (News Pre-Press).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... JPY has released new Cumulus modules from Canto Media Asset Management that allow users to manage single-page applications of PDF and QuarkX-Press files. The modules are Canto Cumulus PDF AssetStore Option; Canto Cumulus QXP AssetStore...

European base to promote Prolatus. (News Pre-Press).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... File transmission and proofing workflow firm Prolatus has set up a UK and European office. Former NCS technology centre manager Tony Talbot is heading up the operation as director of sales. The Minneapolis-based firm has developed a...

Plate flexibility with upgraded Plate Rite 8000. (News Pre-Press).(from Screen)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Screen has released a new version of its B1 thermal PlateRite 8000 CTP system that can cope with a wider spectrum of plates. The Plate Rite 8000II was developed due to customer demand for a wider clamp range to cope with plates for GTO and...

Keyline finds Galileo thermal CTP ideal for Roland. (News Pre-Press).
February 1, 2002... Newcastle-based Keyline has installed an Agfa Galileo thermal CTP system after being impressed by the machine's high-res imaging and plate longevity. The new Galileo has replaced the company's two-year-old visible-light Galileo and will...

Xerox is upbeat at improved results. (News Digital).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Xerox's fourth-quarter results surpassed its expectations, returning it to operational profitability. Chairman and chief executive Anne Mulcahy attributed the improved performance to "the precise execution of a turnaround strategy". ...

Presstek to launch new plate. (News Digital).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Presstek will show a prototype processless plate at Ipex suitable for on-press imaging capable of over 100,000 impressions. Tentatively called Applause, the wet-offset negative working plate will be available on aluminium and polyester...

EFI to drive DI presses at Ipex. (News Digital).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... EFI will show its Fiery server driving DI presses and platesetters at Ipex. Its Fiery System 5 software for the Fiery Z5 and Z18 servers has extra support for variable data printing including up to five times faster printing. Variable...

PrintCafe will unveil PrintCafe PrintSmith[R]. (Shorts).(PrintCafe PrintSmith 6.2)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... PrintCafe will unveil PrintCafe PrintSmith[R] version 6.2 for the first time in Europe at the Pira MIS show on 19-21 February. PrintCafe PrintSmith is a print management software tool for the on-demand, business, quickprinting and small...

APR Printing & Design. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... APR Printing & Design has invested in a Heidelberg Quickmaster 46-4 DI Pro four-colour press, which is due to be delivered next month. Uckfield-based APR will use the Quickmaster to print on stock up to 400gsm with run lengths from 200 up to...

Greystones Printing in Sheffield. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Greystones Printing in Sheffield has gone digital with Duplo International, replacing its two-colour litho printer with a DP-63SH Duprinter. The DP-63SH, which prints at 600dpi, is claimed to be the world's first 3,000-sheet A3 digital printer...

Colourgen will exclusively distribute. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Colourgen will exclusively distribute the Seiko Infotech IP-4500 six-colour, 720dpi ink-jet printer in the UK. The IP-4500 complements Colourgen's existing range of Encad NovaJet, Epson Stylus Pro and Kodak 5260 wide-format printers.

Colour Repro is to install a KBA Karat 74. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Colour Repro is to install a KBA Karat 74 at its Dublin base next month in a bid to open up new markets. The Karat 74 is a keyless, waterless, digitally integrated four-colour press aimed at the short-to medium-run market.

Elanders Hindson has installed an Indigo Platinum. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Elanders Hindson has installed an Indigo Platinum digital offset colour press to produce short-run on-demand digital printing at its Newcastle plant. The Platinum is fully specified with Indigo's SNAP (Swift Native Accelerated Personalisation)...

SR Communications has installed a Xerox 2060. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... SR Communications has installed a Xerox 2060 four-colour, cut-sheet digital press. A specialist in direct mail production, SR has invested in the new press to meet growing customer demand. The Xerox 2060 can print on a wide variety of paper...

Altered Images Scotland has expanded. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Altered Images Scotland has expanded its offerings by investing in an Epson Stylus Pro 10000CF. As a result of the installation, the company has secured a contract to produce exhibition prints for three artists who had designed specially...

Sappi "optimistic" despite profits dip. (News Paper).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Sappi has reported a 76% slump in pre-tax profits for the first quarter of 2002, but executive chairman Eugene van As said the South African papermaker was "cautiously optimistic". Van As said results had been hit by the global economic...

[pounds sterling]11m loss for Weyerhaeuser. (News Paper).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Weyerhaeuser chairman Steven Rogel said his company had suffered from "some of the worst industry conditions since 1975" as he reported a loss of [pounds sterling]11m ($15m) for the fourth quarter of 2001. The group was also hit by a...

The last call for Consort entries. (News Paper).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Howard Smith Paper has issued a final call for entries for the 2002 Consort Royal graphic design and print awards, which will be held in Barcelona on 30 May. The closing date is 5 April. Firms wishing to enter should view Howard Smith's...

The magic of JK Rowling's Harry Potter character.
February 1, 2002... [Illustration omitted] Caption: The magic of JK Rowling's Harry Potter character has rubbed off on Scottish paper producer Inveresk, after the mill's 80gsm Montrose Cream Book Wove grade was used for a collectors limited edition Harry...

The new Curtis Malts range. (Shorts).(Curtis Fine Papers award)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The new Curtis Malts range from Curtis Fine Papers, which contains real whisky distillery mash, has picked up two Golds and one Bronze at the DMA Royal Mail Awards 2001. The range was inspired by the paper mill's heritage as a former...

Antalis has sponsored. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Antalis has sponsored the paper used for the Jasper Carrott's Christmas Cracker programme. The 28pp booklet was printed on Black Label Gloss and contains details of all the sponsors who contributed to the charity event, raising funds for the...

Premier Paper's 2002 calendar, printed by Ventura. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Premier Paper's 2002 calendar, printed by Ventura, features the winners and highly commended entries from Premier's awards last year. Communications director Alan Browne said: "It's a way of saying congratulations to our winners and ensuring...

Tullis Russell says it has improved. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Tullis Russell says it has improved the vibrancy and pallet of colours in its Rothmill range of paper and boards. A direct mail piece and swatch highlight the benefits of the new range, from colours, choice of weights and size to suitable print...

Howard Smith Paper has launched. (Shorts).(Ideal Quality office papers)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Howard Smith Paper has launched a new range of office papers called IQ (Ideal Quality). It includes a spectrum from premium quality and a range of grammages (60-200gsm), to everyday printing and environmentally friendly paper. For samples...

The European Business Papers. (Shorts).
February 1, 2002... The European Business Papers Market 2002 publication from presentDATA will show key data, information and expert opinion on the market. It covers all product sectors from document papers, premium ink-jet and coloured papers and boards to...

International Paper has launched. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... International Paper has launched the latest phase of its incentive programme to reward channel partners for their effort, commitment and support of the pan-European Rey brand. Two of the awards will acknowledge success and expression, with the...

CellMark acquires OM's shares in Pulpex firm PPR. (News Paper).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... CellMark Group has acquired OM's shares in Pulp & Paper Research (PPR), the joint venture between the two firms, which holds the commercial rights to derivative market Pulpex. Newly appointed PPR managing director Anthony Paul said the OM...

Portals' Sentris helps combat counterfeiting. (News Paper).(Portals Bathford introduces secure packaging material)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... De La Rue subsidiary Portals Bathford has launched Sentris, a new type of secure packaging material developed to help brand owners include anti-counterfeiting measures without affecting their products' design. Portals sales and marketing...

Scott quits role at Paper Federation. (News Paper).(Peter Scott resigned as director general of Confederation of Paper Industries, Paper Federation)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Peter Scott has stepped down from his role as director general of the Paper Federation and Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) with immediate effect. A statement issued by the Paper Federation and CPI, said that "the councils of both...

Plans afoot to make Keimart a separate firm. (News Paper).(M-real Corp., UPM-Kymmene Corp., Metsalitto Osuuskunta, Metsa-Botnia Oy AB to spin off Keimart Liner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... M-real, UPM-Kymmene, Metsalitto Osuuskunta and Metsa-Botnia have issued a letter of intent to spin off the business of Keimart Liner into a separate company independent of Metsa-Botnia. Keimart Liner is one of the world's biggest producers...

Current woodfree stability may become an upturn. The woodfree market remains stable but there are reports of an upturn on the horizon. (News Paper).(woodfree paper prices for February 2002)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... One manufacturer said that despite the market being fairly quiet, machines were still full and running near capacity. This was despite the traditionally slow start after the Christmas break. "The indications are that an upturn is less...