PIMA's North American Papermaker articles from October 1997

PIMA's North American Papermaker archives from October 1997

Boring is better. (the paper industry and the US economy)(Editorial)
October 1, 1997... Maybe the paper industry can learn something from the U.S. economy. The recovery that started in 1992 is still on track, producing slow but steady growth. With the exception of the stock market runup, it's been a pretty boring story. Interest...

Wausau and Mosinee agree to a merger. (Wausau Paper Mills Co.; Mosinee Paper Corp.)
October 1, 1997... By the end of this year, Wausau Paper Mills Co. and Mosinee Paper Corp. expect to have shareholder and regulatory approval for a $442 million stock swap merger. In August, the two paper companies reached a definitive agreement to create the...

Crisis management team helps company deal with a tragedy. (Inland Paperboard and Packaging Corp.)
October 1, 1997... Although no company is immune from tragedies, having a crisis management team and plan in place can go a long way toward ameliorating the situation. This is precisely what happened in August at Inland Paperboard and Packaging Corp.'s...

George Petty resigns from Repap; Skeena's future bleak. (Repap Enterprises Inc.; Skeena Cellulose Inc.)
October 1, 1997... George Petty, founder, chairman and CEO of Repap Enterprises Inc., agreed to resign his posts at the behest of two of the company's largest stockholders. Bermuda-based Silverton International Fund Ltd. and Paloma Partners LLC in Greenwich,...

Job references pose new hazard for employers.(Column)
October 1, 1997... Two recent U.S. Supreme Court cases illustrate what employers have known all along - that giving employment references can be a nightmare. With the threat of defamation suits, employers have been reluctant to divulge anything other than the...

Planning a revelation. (process information systems in the paper industry)(Column)
October 1, 1997... Revelations can't be planned. They just pop up and hit you in the face. - The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille Nelson DeMille is one of my very favorite fiction writers. He blends a finely-written storyline into lots of interesting descriptive...

Mid South Group brings safety training to the mills. (Mid South Pulp & Paper Behavior-Based Safety Association)(Column)
October 1, 1997... The Mid South Pulp & Paper Behavior-Based Safety Association consists of hourly and salaried employees that represent nine pulp and paper mills: Boise Cascade, Deridder, La.; Bowater Paper Co., Catawba, S.C.; Champion Paper Co., Cantonment,...

EPA's CAM rule. (compliance assurance monitoring)(Expansions in Air Act Enforcement, part 2)(Column)
October 1, 1997... This article is the second in a series concerning enforcement under the Clean Air Act. The previous article (July 1997 issue, page 28) discussed EPA's "credible evidence" or "CE" rule. This article discusses another EPA rule, the "compliance...

Purchasing: keeping things together during a consolidation.
October 1, 1997... The purchasing department must play a key role in newly merged or acquired companies or face the consequences. Editor's note: This feature is based partly on presentations and panel discussions on purchasing made at PIMA's 78th Annual...

Using a dynamic simulator to achieve zero effluent.
October 1, 1997... Editor's Note: The following article is based on a presentation by Mr. Rousseau at the PIMA Paper and Water Chemistry Management session at PIMA's 78th Annual International Management Conference in New Orleans. St. Laurent Paperboard's...

Pulping's future: clean and bright.
October 1, 1997... The industry trend towards environmentally-friendly production, lower cost and improved pulp properties is continuing to gather strength at new and rebuilt pulp mills around the world. These mills are taking advantage of the latest technical...

Visy goes to the core of the "Big Apple." (Visy Paper Inc.)
October 1, 1997... New York City, with its high-density population, is the urban forest being harvested by Visy Paper's Staten Island mill Building on its experiences and learning from its past projects, Visy Paper Inc. brought its largest ever greenfield mill...

Sludge gets a new lease on life.
October 1, 1997... A New Jersey tissue producer is expanding its business in a new and unique way. (How many times have you heard that line!) It is not increasing its tissue production. (So?) It is not adding additional paper grades to its product line. (Uh...

Gear drive rebuilds boost production.
October 1, 1997... Before deciding to rebuild a paper machine, mills need to carry out a thorough economic and technical analysis. The economic analysis will determine whether the costs are worth the benefits. The technical analysis, on the other hand, depends on...

What paper u. can do for you. (Pulp and Paper Education and Research Alliance)
October 1, 1997... As the pulp and paper industry changes in response to new competitive pressures and globalization, the universities involved in pulp and paper education and research must respond to changing industry needs while repositioning themselves within...

Performance chemistry gains with automatic flow control.
October 1, 1997... In recent years, changes in wet-end chemistry have resulted in lower dosages of micro-retention, drainage, and sizing chemistries being fed to the wet-end of the paper machine. This, in turn, has increased the need for highly accurate,...

Explosive growth ahead for coated ink jet paper?
October 1, 1997... While ink jet printers have found a niche for use with personal computers at home, the broad potential for office applications, wide format graphic arts, commercial pre-press proofing, and commercial web fed printing has remained relatively...

Optimizing process control AND operators. (Orion CEM Inc.)(Company Profile)
October 1, 1997... Even ira mill has the latest soft ware and the most advanced hardware, the success of its process control system rests on its investment in "wet-ware" - the brains in charge of running the system. "To get the best results from advanced process...

Doing more with more! (productivity managememt)(Column)
October 1, 1997... A few years ago, we began hearing discussions about how companies could increase productivity with fewer resources. As companies streamlined their operations, fewer individuals were expected to produce at even higher levels than before. Sound...

Please pay attention to customer service.(Column)
October 1, 1997... I'll get right to the heart of the matter. Is it me or is customer service getting worse instead of better? An article in the June 23, 1997 issue of Newsweek inspired this month's column. Entitled "Dissing Customers," the article talked...