Official Board Markets articles from April 2005

Official Board Markets archives from April 2005

Picture brightens for carton converters.(HEARD AT PPC MEETING)
April 2, 2005... The long-term view for the folding carton industry is "steady-Eddie lite," says Steve Dunning, strategic planner for Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. and chair of the Paperboard Packaging Council's Industry Information Committee. He presented an...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Illustration)
April 2, 2005... Transacted Containerboard Prices 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...

Emba acquires McKinley.(EMBA Machinery AB)(McKinley Machinery Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Swedish based Emba Machinery acquired all assets of McKinley Machinery, Cleveland, Ohio. Emba, part of Berg Group, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has been manufacturing corrugated converting equipment for 50 years. McKinley has been...

Emba acquires McKinley.(FROM THE ASHES OF BANKRUPTCY)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Emba Machinery AB, Sweden-based manufacturers of flexo folder-gluers, has added size and scope to its line with the purchase of McKinley Machinery, based in Avon, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed by the principals, but Emba's...

Unions demand respect.(DEMONSTRATION AT WEYERHAEUSER)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Two unions representing more than 10,000 Weyerhaeuser workers, nearly half the company's unionized work force, held a joint solidarity day last Thursday, March 31, at more than 60 facilities across North America. These facilities included...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
April 2, 2005... In the March12 issue of OBM, the website address for the Fibre Box Association was incorrect. The correct address is www.fibrebox.org. The editors apologize for the error.

Transacted boxboard prices.(Illustration)
April 2, 2005... 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...

Icahn's eyes off Temple-Inland.(BREAK UP LESS LIKELY)(Carl Icahn)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Carl Icahn's decision not to nominate candidates to Temple-Inland's board of directors sends signals that he won't push to control, and possibly break up, the Austin, Tex.-based packaging and forest products company, analysts surmise. ...

ICPF speakers talk about workforce.(CORRUGATED INDUSTRY)(International Corrugated Packaging Foundation)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Bettylyn Krafft, chairman of the Phoenix Challenge Foundation, speaking to the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation's CorrAlliance Partners in St. Augustine, Fla., explained the workings of her foundation. She highlighted the annual...

ADR Pkg to add HyperWare software.(BOXPRO)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Lindon, Utah-based ADR Packaging will install HyperWare's BoxPro estimating and order entry system. The software suite is fully integrated with ACCPAC's accounting suite. BoxPro offers a robust, yet affordable Windows-based business solution...

Metro Pkg & Imaging installs KBA press.(RAPIDA 162)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Wayne, N.J.-based folding carton printer Metro Packaging and Imaging installed a large-format KBA Rapida 162 64-inch seven-color, sheetfed press plus aqueous coater last December. One of the new features found on Metro's Rapida 162 is...

Mark Andy expands in China.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTION)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... A Mark Andy advanced technical education and demonstration facility has opened in Shanghai. The larger facility accommodates in-depth technical training as well as customer demonstrations. The facility houses a Mark Andy 4150 16-inch 8-color...

Color Spectrum installs Speedmaster CD.(SEVEN-COLOR)(Color Spectrum Network)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Color Spectrum Network, a high-end manufacturer of printed folding cartons, installs a seven-color Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 press with coater, extended delivery and ultra-violet (UV) capabilities. Located in Marietta, Ga., the new press...

Hines to present Baby Boomer research.(PACKAGING & DESIGN SUMMIT)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Packaging expert JoAnn Hines will present research pertaining to packaging for Baby Boomers during The Packaging & Design Summit, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in Hollywood, Fla., June 27-29. This generation will number 108 million by...

Corenso North America.(Noteworthy News)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... The coreboard mill of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.-based Corenso North America, an operating unit of Corenso United Oy Ltd., achieved ISO 9001:2000 registration for a quality manufacturing system. The certification is valid for three years. The...

CDR Pigments & Dispersions.(People Update)(Promotion)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... CDR Pigments & Dispersions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flint Ink Corp., promoted Craig Foster to vice president, general manager. He will assume die role of president of CDR Pigments & Dispersions at the end of 2005 when current president W....

AIMCAL Awards DorPak[TM] best in class.(NON-FOOD CATEGORY)(Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators)
April 2, 2005... On March 17, the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators named DorPak[TM] as this year's Best in Class new product in the non-food category at the association's Winter Management Meeting held ha Bonita Springs, Fla. The...

TAPPI focus: profits.(LAS VEGAS CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 26-28)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... TAPPI's 2005 Corrugated Packaging Division Conference will take place September 26-28 in Las Vegas. It will address how to make your workplace safer, save your boxplant money through mastering capital procurement and run lightweights and...

Sun and Dong Fang partner up.(AT SINO-CORRUGATED 2005)(Sun Automation)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Sun Automation and Dong Fang announced an agreement on a joint venture involving Sun's Micro Grind System. The ceremonial ribbon cutting kicked off three days of events at last week's Sino-Corrugated 2005. "We are proud to be a partner in...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Illustration)
April 2, 2005... Transacted Paper Stock Prices - Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings (1) (4) Chicago $60-65(0) ...

Transacted paper stock prices-high grades.(Illustration)
April 2, 2005... Transacted Paper Stock Prices - High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White White New DLK News...

Board mill business slows.(OCC MARKET REPORT)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... In the past month board mills have been taking a lot of downtime. Sure, some of it was the normal spring maintenance outage. But there are numerous mills (in the Southeast and Southwest especially) that are mining away OCC tons because the...

RAA buys TRI-R Recycling.(IN COLORADO)(Recycle America Alliance L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Recycle America Alliance (RAA), L.L.C., Houston, has purchased TRI-R Recycling in Colorado. Terms weren't disclosed. The purchase includes two TRI-R recycling facilities located in Denver and Colorado Springs that cumulatively process over...

AF&PA to examine curbside recycling.(AT PAPER WEEK)(American Forest and Paper Association)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... On April 13 the American Forest & Paper Association's (AF&PA) Recycling General Session will offer Recycling Trends." Worldwide to Curbside--What Does the Future Hold for You? during Paper Week in New York City. Sponsored by Harmon...

U.S. rigid box sales down.(BUT SOUTHERN/WESTERN REGIONS SHOW GROWTH)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... January/February rigid box sales decreased 2.60 percent to $6,061,872 compared to $6,224,007 for the same period in 2004, according the National Paperbox Association's (NPA) billed sales statistical program. The NPA report reflects sales...

The Carolinas laud green.(PRINT AND PACKAGING HONORED)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Green Printing and Packaging Co., Lexington, Kentucky, won big at The Printing Industry of the Carolinas annual awards competition. Green, a subsidiary of Richmond, Va.-based Chesapeake Corp., was recognized for its 2004 performance in folding...

Keller Crescent sharpens vision.(ACCOUNTING MEETS MANUFACTURING)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Keller Crescent, Evansville, Ind., will implement Radius Solutions' entire PECAS Vision system in all three of its plant locations. The company is one of the largest independent producers of folding cartons, labels, inserts, outserts and...

DiTrolio Flexographic Institute hosts open house.(COLOR MANAGEMENT)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... DiTrolio Flexographic Institute, Inc. is hosting its sixth annual open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 15. The open house will feature color management. Admission is free to converters, printers, magazines and their employees. For...

Chesapeake Corp.(People Update)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, Va., names Vince Hockett managing director, strategic business development. His responsibilities include facilitating the annual strategy review process, analyzing Chesapeake's current and potential markets, and the...

Packaging Alliance Network.(People Update)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... The Packaging Alliance Network (PAN) appoints Bill Kovack as managing director, replacing Eli Kwartler who recently retired. PAN is an AICC FirstPak organization comprised of Allpak Container, Arvco Containers, Jamestown Container, Liberty...

Longview Fibre.(People Update)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... George Mitchell was promoted to manager of the Longview Fibre's Seattle container plant. Mitchell replaces Tom Craig who retired after 38 years of service. Mitchell has spent 37 years in the paper packaging industry. Craig had managed the...

Harper Corp. of America.(People Update)(Promotion)(Brief Article)
April 2, 2005... Harper Corp. of America, Charlotte, N.C., promotes Steve Paynter to director of International Sales. He is responsible for supporting the sales efforts of Harper's licensees hi Europe and Asia (Harper Graphics of Germany and Harper Asia/Pacific...

Cost pressures hurt converters: worldwide industry leaders offer tips on strengths and opportunities during ICCA Conference.(WORLDWIDE PRICING ISSUES)(International Corrugated Case Association)
April 9, 2005... Cost pressures are increasingly affecting box making companies worldwide, corrugated industry leaders said during a panel discussion at the International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA) 17th Management Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica,...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... 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...

Meet OBM's new parents.(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... Questex Media Group Inc., a newly formed diversified business media publisher and event producer, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire five key divisions of OBM's current parent company, Advanstar Communications Inc. This...

SSCC's CEO compensation jumps 23 percent.($2.19 MILLION)(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... Patrick, J. Moore, chairman, president and chief executive of Chicago-based Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., received $2.19 million for 2004, excluding options and stock, according to the company's regulatory filing. This was a 23 percent...

Sonoco won't reopen Dowington mill.(SUFFICIENT CAPACITY)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... Sonoco, the global packaging company based in Hartsville, S.C., will not reopen its Downingtown, Pa., recycled paperboard mill following a fire on March 20 that caused approximately $500,000 in damage. The plant employed 71 and principally...

Companies look to build margins after a fine first quarter.(Market Report)
April 9, 2005... With the first quarter under their belts, box makers all along the West Coast are dealing with a rather pleasant challenge. Corrugated shipments improved almost everywhere--typically with double-digit increases. The problem at some plants...

Know your customer ... so they'll know you.(ICCA CONFERENCE ADVICE:)(consumer goods companies and packaging suppliers)(International Corrugated Case Association)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... "We need to know much more about you and you need to know much more about us and our brands," says Sigfredo Vane Courtade, chairman of Unilever de Centro America. He says consumer goods companies know very little about their packaging...

Bugs make corrugated more palletable option: shippers are not beetle fans. That's why corrugated may be morphing into a more attractive option than wood for some palletized loads.
April 9, 2005... Corrugated converters have a new market opportunity, and they have a bug to thank for it. A tittle longhorned beetle, to be precise. In recent years, the United States has faced an increasing threat from this bug found in the solid wood...

Amtech succeeds with sales software.(NEW SALES FORCE TOOL)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... Amtech's new sales force automation and workflow software, called NewBiz, has exceeded sales expectations. Made up of two distinct modules, NewBiz can standalone or can integrate to any industry system in addition to Amtech's Imaginera system....

Corrugated market grows in 2004.(EUROPEAN MARKET)
April 9, 2005... Corrugated is the number one transport packaging material in the world in 2004. The market has grown at the same rate as the European GDP; however, the rate differs by country. In Eastern European countries growth was rapid in contrast to that...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
April 9, 2005... Transacted Paper Stock Prices -- Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $60-65 (0)...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
April 9, 2005... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft White White Cuttings Blanks Shavings ...

TAPPI competition now bi-annual.(CORRPAK[R] IN 2006)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... The TAPPI CorrPak[R] Competition has moved to an every-other-year cycle, with the next CorrPak Competition to be held in 2006. Sponsored by TAPPI's Corrugated Packaging Division, the competition recognizes the finest commercially produced...

Corrugators save by consolidating: thousands of dollars go to Temple-Inland's bottom line thanks to more efficient warehousing and transportation of raw materials.
April 9, 2005... The supply chain in the corrugated industry has been operating under significant pricing pressures lately. Profit margins have been squeezed throughout the chain. Any small bump in pricing or availability causes larger waves up the chain. This...

Put your Chinese competition in a box: perhaps the most effective and popular group incentive program today offers some variety of gainsharing.(BOOSTING PRODUCTIVITY)
April 9, 2005... How can corrugated and folding carton converters compete with the surge of imports flooding America's markets as a result of the burgeoning free trade movement? Imports from mainland China have surged after that nation was allowed into the...

W.H. Leary to demo gluer technology.(DURING CMM 05)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... W.H. Leary Co. will run folder gluer demonstrations at its nearby training center, during CMM 05 April 18-21 in Chicago. Transportation to and from McCormick Place will be provided on a sign-up basis only. A Heidelberg Diana Pro gluer will...

Sun Star, Rizhao First Light build mill.(IN CHINA)(Sun Star Resources Group LLC)(Rizhao First Light Industry Corporation)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... Sun Star Resources Group LLC and Rizhao First Light Industry Corporation signed a joint venture agreement to build and operate a deinked pulp mill and tissue mill in Rizhao City, China. Green Resources Group will be the name of the joint...

The mushroom effect: when "simple" cost formulas mushroom, imagine toadstools.
April 9, 2005... Editor's note: In an industry debate that has been going on for some time, various experts have commented on productivity improvement programs. Russell Smith of R.L. Smith Associates International wrote an article about plant improvements that...

Opportunity knocks: what will the future hold for packaging professionals? You and today's packagers in training, will decide.(PACKAGING APPRECIATION)(Industry Overview)
April 9, 2005... There are opportunities for the paper industry to research and develop new packaging value--the kind of value that comes from solving consumers' problems. There is a market for cereal cartons and pet food bags that are easy to open and tightly...

Menasha packaging to consolidate Western plant.(RESTRUCTURING)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... Menasha, Wis.-based Menasha Packaging Co. plans to consolidate manufacturing operations from its Phoenix plant into a factory in Santa Fe Springs, Calif, according to The Business Journal in Milwaukee, Wis. The move will eliminate 22 jobs in...

BoxPro 7.3.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... HyperWare, Inc. releases BoxPro 7.3, an upgraded version that includes such new features as salesman forecasting and graphing, sales tracking, report writer, partition wizard, and PDF support. Links are available to Artios CAD, Score by...

Sino-Corrugated unveils new machinery age: quality levels are rising quickly in China.(WAKE UP, WORLD)
April 9, 2005... Corrugated box makers from throughout the Far East were in Shanghai, China, March 30-April 1 for Sino-Corrugated, Asia's largest corrugated exhibition. In these three days the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center served as a large hub...

Plastics, RFID top industry concerns.(Radio Frequency Identification)(International Corrugated Case Association )
April 9, 2005... The International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA) recently surveyed its members about the most pressing, important or troublesome issues facing the corrugated container industry in their regions. ICCA Chairman Frits Beurskens presented the...

American Box installs second diecutter.(PRODUCTION SPEED DOUBLED)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... Buena Park, Calif.-based American Box Corp. installs a newly-redesigned 40 by 55-inch Marumatsu Diamond diecutter. The machine is matrix ready and uses only one die to both diecut and strip 100 percent. "The machine doubled our production...

Hycorr redesigns web site.(USER-FRIENDLINESS IS KEY)(www.hycorr.com)(Brief Article)
April 9, 2005... Hycorr Machine Corp.'s new web site uses the latest in Web technology and displays real time information on each of the Hycorr products and services. The focus of the site is to provide help-specific information to the customer. There is a...

Focus on customer, not product.(AF&PA PAPER WEEK)
April 16, 2005... Don't become overly hung up on the long running paper versus plastic debate, says Harris DeLoach, president and ceo, Sonoco Products Co., Hartsville, S.C. Today's buyers of paperboard packaging are looking for suppliers that can identify their...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 16, 2005... Transacted Containerboard Prices 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...

PPC supports second popkin study.(Paperboard Packaging Council)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), Alexandria, Va., supports the latest study by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) to build a more viable future for American manufacturing, it will be sponsoring the study along with other...

AF&PA supports energy legislation.(GAS PRICE REDUCTION ACT)(American Forest and Paper Association)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... W. Henson Moore, president of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), and former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, joined Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander at a press conference where the Senator unveiled his new...

Corrugators and sheet plants lauded.(FBA/AICC SAFETY AWARDS)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... The Fibre Box Association (FBA) and the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) present the Corrugated Industry Safety Awards to the sheet plants and corrugators with the fewest reported injuries or illnesses in relation to the...

Citizenship: Georgia-Pacific style.(SETTING AN EXAMPLE)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, releases its corporate social responsibility report, "Values in Action," which reviews the company's performance in workplace safety, employee relations, community support and the environment. Highlights are: ...

Containerboard demand grows marginally.(IN FEBRUARY)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... When compared to February 2004, North American containerboard demand grew marginally by 0.3 percent last February, the Pulp and Paper Products Council, Montreal, reports. Linerboard demand was up 2.2 percent mad offset the 3.8 percent decline...

SSCC expects first quarter loss.(HURT BY WET WEATHER)(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Chicago, expects a first quarter loss of approximately 7 cents per diluted share. In what is a seasonally softer period, mill operating rates were about 88 percent during the quarter compared to 94 percent in last...

PPC forms alliance with PCPBMA.(ASSOCIATION PARTNERSHIP)(Paperboard Packaging Council, Pacific Coast Paper Box Manufacturers Association)
April 16, 2005... The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) has established a new alliance with the Pacific Coast Paper Box Manufacturers Association (PCPBMA). Under terms of the agreement, PCPBMA members become members of the PPC while at the same time the PPC...

Bobst group to unveil SPanthera Diecutter.(MODEL 106-LER)
April 16, 2005... Roseland, N.J.-based Bobst Group will host a world premiere of the SPanthera 106-LER Diecutter at its New Jersey Training and Demonstration facility between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on April 27-29. Live demonstrations will be given each morning and...

Value Added Packaging adds Amtech software.(IMAGINERA)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... Clayton, Ohio-based Value Added Packaging recently implemented Amtech's Imaginera system. The system is a highly integrated, Windows-based solution for the box industry. Modules cover all aspects of customer service, production and sales....

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Illustration)
April 16, 2005... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $60-65 (0)...

Esko-Graphics implements certified PDF workgroup.(SCOPE WORKFLOW)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... Gent, Belgium-based Esko-Graphics implements certified PDF file creation and preflighting as available options with its Scope workflow. The format is designed to meet the preflight requirements of modern prepress workflows, based on the Enfocus...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Illustration)
April 16, 2005... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings Blanks Shavings ...

Flint Ink ups prices.(COST OF DOING BUSINESS)(increasing prices for ink products)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... Flint Ink North America, Ann Arbor, Mich., is increasing prices for a variety of ink products. The increases come in response to the rising costs of raw materials, transportation, energy, and environmental compliance that are integral to...

CCTI reveals annual meeting program.(MAY 14-16)(Composite Can and Tube Institute )(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... The Composite Can and Tube Institute (CCTI) will hold its 72nd Annual Meeting beginning May 14-16 at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, Texas. Manufacturers of paperboard composite cans, tubes, cores, and related items, as...

Of mousetraps and boxes: want to keep that customer? Have frank conversations early on.(HEARD AT AICC MEETING)
April 16, 2005... What's the difference between a transactional mousetrap salesperson and one who's consultative? The transactional one will try to sell a better mousetrap. The consultative one will sell dead mice. Neil Rackham made that distinction during...

How Mondi met client challenge: one of its sheet plants was in danger of losing a major piece of business.(IN EUROPE)
April 16, 2005... Mondi Packaging Europe has had a long relationship with Gower, a producer of flat pack furniture for large retail stores based in Leeds, England. But last year Gower started questioning whether Mondi's sheet plant in Chesterfield, England,...

Mondi Packaging Europe lowdown.(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... Mondi Packaging Corrugated is the fourth largest producer of corrugated packaging in Europe, with a 6 percent market share. It makes and sells a full range of corrugated products, using everything from seven-color offset and varnish to...

Hands-on flexo training.(AICC OFFERS MULTIPLE DATES)
April 16, 2005... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters offers hands-on flexo press and flexo rotary diecutter training on these dates: * April 18-21, Workhorse flexo rotary diecutter, at Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, Wisconsin ...

Sino-Corrugated reports attendance figures.(11,683 VISITORS)
April 16, 2005... Sino-Corrugated, held March 30-April 1 in Shanghai, China, had 11,683 total visitors (see full story in April 9 OBM, page 32). They came from 6085 companies. Among these companies, 5309 were box makers, or 87 percent of the total. The return...

Triangle Dies & Supplies, Inc.(People Update)(Mary Olsen celebrating a decade of service )(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... Mary Olsen, sales service manager of Triangle Dies & Supplies, Inc., is celebrating a decade of service dais month. Olsen joined the company in 1995 as a customer service representative and moved into management four years ago. She was promoted...

Colonial to implement software suite.(ADVANTZWARE)(The Colonial Carton Co.)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... The Colonial Carton Co., Clayton, N.C., purchases Advanced Software's Advantzware Windows-based box software suite. The software automates all plant and office aspects of a corrugated box or folding carton box plant, including estimating, order...

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.(Noteworthy News)(achievement and awards)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s corrugated container division display group won 15 awards in nine different retail categories at the recent Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) Outstanding Merchandising Achievement awards...

Recycle America Alliance LLC.(People Update)(Patrick DeRueda appointed)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... Patrick DeRueda is the new president of Waste Management's Recycle America Alliance LLC, a majority owned subsidiary of the company. He's responsible for all aspects of the company's recycling activities, including processing, commodity...

Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association.(People Update)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... The Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association elects its president and board of directors for 2005. Chris Horton, Southern Graphic Systems, will serve as FPPA president. The board includes: immediate past president Lee Grantham,...

Dicar Inc.(John Harmon appointed)(Brief Article)
April 16, 2005... John Harmon joins Dicar, Inc., Pine Brook, N.J., as area sales manager for Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. He will be responsible for the direct sales of all Dicar Group products. Harmon has 17 years of experience in the corrugated container...