Official Board Markets articles from April 2006

Official Board Markets archives from April 2006

Be part of FDA's pedigree: Randall Lutter, associate commissioner for policy and planning for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, shares new technology goals.(RFID CHALLENGES)(Interview)
April 1, 2006... Many businesses are interested in the prospect of adopting radio frequency identification (RFID) for a wide range of applications. It's seen as an exciting new technology for vendors, distributors and manufacturers. It also represents an...

Transacted containerboard prices.
April 1, 2006... 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...

Greif to close box making operation.
April 1, 2006... Greif Inc. will close the corrugated portion of its Zanesville, Ohio, plant. The company, which has been actively laying off employees since 2003, confirmed last week that it will continue to lay off employees. Deb Strohmaier, director of...

AICC questions third board price hike.(ALL IN THE TIMING)
April 1, 2006... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) says that current industry statistics for January and February "do not support as strong a market as producers are suggesting," as it questions the wisdom of the latest $50 per ton...

Spring ahead holds true for North Central region.(Market Report)
April 1, 2006... It's spring. Time for the crocus to pop and the box market in the North Central region of the country to bloom, too. "As we go into spring, business is up a bit," says Jim Anderson, president of Badger Packaging Corp., West Bend, Wis. He...

The new material handling pie.(PACKAGING'S BIGGER PIECE)
April 1, 2006... The Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) held a press conference during NA2006, its biennial trade show held at Cleveland's I-X Center last week. An estimated 20,000 attendees walked the exhibit aisles. One of the questions that arose...

Production will hit 40 billion gallons.(paperboard containers)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... U.S. production of packaged beverages will approach 39 billion gallons in 2010. This will result in container demand of 236 billion units, valued at $19.7 billion. Declining demand for paperboard containers will result from continued...

ERPA not happy with CEPI.(European Recovered Paper Association, Confederation of European Paper Industries)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... At its General Assembly held last month in Brussels, the European Recovered Paper Association (ERPA) voiced its displeasure that CEPI, the European paper industry association, had decided to go ahead with the publication of the Guidelines for...

Average sheet prices.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Average Sheet Prices Based upon a survey of sheet plants. Per 1000 sq. ft., 50,000 sq. ft. single item orders, including delivery charges. Southeast/ East South North...

Canada needs less recovered paper.(DEPT. OF COMMERCE REPORTS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... U.S. exports of recovered paper began this year with shipments of over 1.3 million metric tons, reports the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. January deliveries of all grades from the U.S. to Canada fell 11.2 percent compared to the same numbers from...

TI selects software system.(PRINCETON SOFTECH)
April 1, 2006... Temple-Inland Inc., Austin, Texas, selected Princeton Softech's Optim, an enterprise data management system with client-specific business objectives. Princeton Softech provides a consistent archiving methodology across most major ERP, CRM...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
April 1, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $45-50(+5) 40-45(0)...

OCC prices heat up.(old corrugated cartons)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... The slack is out of the supply in the Southeast OCC market, as board mills in this region are calling their suppliers to make certain orders will be filled and on time. Suppliers can't ship them fast enough. OCC generation is down right now (no...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
April 1, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White Cuttings Blanks Shavings Shavings ...

ASURYS launches new website.(INTERACTIVE)
April 1, 2006... International Paper's ASURYS launched a redesigned website --www.asurys.com--improved with interactive features, giving visitors more in formation about the business' solutions and services. The site includes live video clips with extensive...

IP plant hits safety milestone.(International Paper Co.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... The workers at International Paper Foodservice Packaging's Shelbyville, Ill., facility recently achieved a major safety milestone by working I million hours safely, reports the Shelbyville Daily Union. "I believe we achieved this with...

RFID-ready, or not? A survey and panel discussion offers insight into the technology that's knocking on box makers' doors.(HERE IT COMES)(Discussion)
April 1, 2006... Although the challenges may outweigh the returns at this point, opportunities exist for independent corrugated converters to supply RFID technology. It's never too early to develop a strategy. That was the takeaway from "The RFID Challenge," a...

100% recycled paperboard used for shipping pallet.(ENVIROPALLETS)
April 1, 2006... Trius Industries, LLC, has licensed the 100% recycled paperboard symbol for use on its new international shipping pallet. Trius Industries, a material handling and conveyor controls systems integrator based in Lino Lakes, Minn., will...

Impressions Inc.(People Update)
April 1, 2006... Impressions Inc., St. Paul, Minn., has recently hired Chris Lehan as prepress manager. Lehan has more than 20 years of experience in the graphic arts industry, including teaching and process improvement techniques.

Transacted boxboard prices.
April 1, 2006... 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...

ICPF dissects its financials.(International Corrugated Packaging Foundation )(Interview)
April 1, 2006... Philanthropic donations, whether they're personal or corporate, are more easily justified when you know where your dollars are going. One pressing issue in the corrugated container industry is the search for talent, and one organization is...

Thai show set for 2007.(PACKAGING/PRINTING)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... The Thai Printing Association and the Thai Packaging Association partnered with Messe Dusseldorf Asia to organize a packaging and printing trade fair in Bangkok, Thailand, April 26-29. It will occupy 161,000 sq ft of exhibit space in the...

PBK seminars hit 500 mark.(Paperboard Knowledge Seminar )(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... MeadWestvaco recently held its 500th Paperboard Knowledge[R] Seminar (PBK) at a customer site in Omaha, Neb. The PBK Seminars are designed to educate customers and employees about aspects of folding carton technology through lectures, hands-on...

Learn to harness power of RFID.(FROM TAPPI)
April 1, 2006... The TAPPI Boot Camp and RFID Symposium, June 6-8, will explore the latest developments in RFID applications for the pulp, paper, packaging, and converting industries. The one-day boot camp is a pre-symposium workshop for beginners, which will...

Rotary die attachments.(Product Update)
April 1, 2006... Dynamic Dies, Holland, Ohio, releases new Slideware[TM] rotary die attachments. Slideware was created for speed and accuracy with multiple die set-ups. Quickly change cut-out configurations and locations. Add new inserts at any time to the...

Why lean hasn't worked: just as in dieting, people fall in love with the lean concept but are felled by mistakes. Here are 10 common errors to avoid when establishing a culture of lean in your plant.(EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION)
April 1, 2006... Many corrugated and folding carton converters have embraced lean tools and concepts to reduce waste. I have worked with lots of them. They start out by attending conferences on lean, hosted by their trade associations, and come back home with...

Ugandan box plant under construction.($10 MILLION)
April 1, 2006... Corrugated converter Riley Industries Ltd., Kampala, Uganda, is entering a partnership with an international strategic investor to put up a new $10 million corrugated packaging plant in Mukon, Uganda, allAfrica.com reports. "The new...

Carton outlook? Incremental growth at best.(HEARD AT PPC MEETING)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... At last month's Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) Spring Meeting in Atlanta, carton converters heard (in a presentation prepared by the PPC and RISI) that carton shipments were up an uneven 1.6 percent per year over the last three years. The...

Corrugated industry vendors form alliance.(INSPIRERE ALLIANCE)
April 1, 2006... Six corrugated container industry suppliers have formed an alliance to compete and service customers on a national level, while maintaining the benefits of being independently owned and operated. The Inspirere Alliance (pronounced "in sphere...

Tissue box, beverage carrier take PPC top honors.(NATIONAL PAPERBOARD PACKAGING COMPETITION)
April 1, 2006... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. took home the 63rd National Paperboard Packaging Competition's President's Award for the second time in three years for the Holiday Oval Kleenex[R] Facial Tissue carton it created for Kimberly-Clark Corp....

Healthy employees help to manage healthcare costs.(BOX MAKERS WITH A PLAN)
April 1, 2006... With healthcare costs soaring as high as board prices, converting plants face a conundrum: how much (or little) of the benefit's cost to absorb to attract and keep the best employees? For the past 15 years, Sumter Packaging, an independent...

Pizza chain implements six-color boxes.(MARCO'S PIZZA)
April 1, 2006... Toledo, Ohio-based Marco's Pizza will begin delivering its new "Ah! Thentic Italian Pizza" in a six-color corrugated box. Marco's Graphic Department and ProPak Industries of Maumee, Ohio, created the box. The box is produced with...

Nine Dragon's net profit quadruples.(IN CHINA)
April 1, 2006... Nine Dragon Paper (Holdings) Ltd., China's largest containerboard maker by output, saw its first half net profit more than quadruple on higher sales of paperboard packaging, reports the Associated Press. Net profit for the six months ended...

Amtech makes multiple sales.(SOFTWARE)
April 1, 2006... Bensalem, Pa.-based Amtech sold its Imaginera software suite to the following companies: Pearce Wellwood, Brampton, Ontario; Hager Containers, Carrollton, Texas; Southern Carton Co., Lewisburg, Tenn.; Inter-Continental Corp., Conover, N.C.;...

Flexo Concepts opens new warehouse.(IN CINCINNATI)
April 1, 2006... Flexo Concepts has opened a new warehouse in Cincinnati. The company is now shipping its MicroClean[TM] plastic media from the Cincinnati location and its headquarters in Plymouth, Mass., resulting in faster delivery times and reduced freight...

Chesapeake's fresh start.(NEW LOGO IS SYMBOLIC)
April 1, 2006... Chesapeake Corporation, Richmond, Va., unveiled the first update to its corporate logo in 41 years. It's symbolic of a new approach the company is taking to regain market strength. "As a leading supplier of specialty packaging that...

Stuart installs VantagePoint software.(ACCELERATE BUSINESS)
April 1, 2006... Stuart Packaging Inc., Ville-Mont-Royal, Quebec, is implementing VantagePoint Systems' Accelerate business software to optimize its operations. Stuart Packaging Inc. is a folding carton converter serving the healthcare, pharmaceutical,...

Nine turn out for AICC sales training.(INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)
April 1, 2006... Nine sales representatives from independent corrugated converters and supplier companies participated in the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters' (AICC) new "Renewing Your Sales Force--Intermediate Level" training. Wendy Rood,...

Aqueous primer/adhesive.(Product Update)
April 1, 2006... Polaqua 73F, from ADM Tronics Unlimited, is a grease and oil resistant aqueous palmer/adhesive designed for a wide range of accepting substrates. It functions as both a primer/adhesive for laminating and printing, while providing high bond...

High-performance AD-420 inlay.(Product Update)
April 1, 2006... Avery Dennison RFID, a business unit of Avery Dennison Corp., will offer its new high-performance AD-420 inlay at prices as low as 8.9 cents. The AD-420 is part of the company's Gen 2 portfolio of real-world RFID inlays. To date, most consumer...

International Corrugated Packaging Foundation.(People Update)
April 1, 2006... Terry van Brakle joins the staff of the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation as program manager.

China's Zhejiang Jingxing Paper orders linerboard machine.(FROM METSO)
April 1, 2006... Metso Paper, Helsinki, Finland, will supply a linerboard machine to Zhejiang Jingxing Paper Joint Stock Co., Ltd of China. The machine, which will have an annual capacity of 300,000 metric tons, is to come on stream in Pinghu City, Zhejiang...

International Paper.(People Update)
April 1, 2006... Robert Amen, president of International Paper, Stamford, Conn., retired March 31 after more than 25 years of service. Under his retirement agreement, he will receive $800,000, an accelerated vesting of 17,000 shares of restricted stock,...

The Montalvo Corp.(People Update)
April 1, 2006... Bill Leistritz, vice president of sales and marketing for The Montalvo Corp., is retiring this month. He worked for the Gorham, Maine-based company for four years.

Marketing lessons learned: OCC's Feterik says marketing is the secret to creating a great business.(Michael Feterik of Orange Country Container)
April 8, 2006... Independents need to better trader stand their customers' marketing needs, says Michael Feterik, president and ceo of Orange Country Container Group (OCC), at last week's Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) Spring...

Transacted containerboard prices.
April 8, 2006... Northeast East Southeast/ North West Central South Central Central 42# Fourd. Kraft Linerboard $425-435 $445-455 ...

Carolina container buys Scotland container.(Brief article)
April 8, 2006... Carolina Container, Hickory, N.C., purchased Laurinburg, N.C.-based Scotland Container late last month. Terms were not disclosed. "Scotland Container is a perfect fit to our strategic plan, as it adds graphic capabilities, a great customer...

Temple-Inland suffers fire.(Brief article)
April 8, 2006... Temple-Inland's Gilroy, Calif., box plant had a two-alarm fire last week, but there were no injuries. A report by the Gilroy Dispatch quoted Gilroy Fire Division Chief Clay Bentson citing the cause as a mechanical malfunction in the wax coating...

Potential LF buyers discuss plans.(IN INTERVIEW)
April 8, 2006... Although Longview Fibre Co.'s (LF) pulp and paper operations have consistently lost money, two of the men who warn to take over the company say the mills can be profitable, reports The Daily News, Longview, Wash. In an interview with the...

Correction.(MOVING, NOT CLOSING)(Correction notice)
April 8, 2006... In last week's page-one sidebar about Greif's box plant in Zanesville, Ohio, the headline was misleading. The company is not closing the box plant. Instead it is moving its corrugated box business to its Massillon, Ohio, box plant. The...

Prepare for RFID, carton converters.(IT'S COMING!)
April 8, 2006... To date folding carton converters haven't been pressed by companies like Wal-Mart on RFID implementation like their corrugated container making brethren have. But it's not too early to begin developing a strategy and roadmap, says Alan Clark,...

Pkg Company outgrows home.(MOVES WITHIN KY)
April 8, 2006... Since late last year, Concept Packaging Group has been slowly transitioning operations from its three facilities in Cynthiana, Ky., to one plant in Georgetown, Ky., reports the Georgetown News-Graphic. The company, which manufacturers...

A day full of lean.(CHICAGO TAPPI, MAY 2)
April 8, 2006... If you're interested in getting your processes lean and competitive, Chicago TAPPI will be working afternoon and night to help get you started. On Tuesday, May 2, this organization will devote its afternoon workshop and its evening program to...

Take action to end energy crisis.(ENERGY ALLIANCE URGES)
April 8, 2006... Last week a broad alliance of consumer, industrial and institutional energy users called on Congress to act on pending proposals to provide greater access to the abundant U.S. supply of energy on the Outer Continental Shelf (OSC), as way to...

Jaakko Poyry changes name.(Poyry Oyj)(Brief article)
April 8, 2006... Jaakko Poyry Group Oyj's has decided on a new business name of Poyry Oyj. In connection with the change of the company's business name the company and trading codes on the Helsinki Stock Exchange will change. The new company code is POY and the...

From salesmanship to partnership.(DELOACH TO KEYNOTE AT PACK EXPO)
April 8, 2006... "Packaging: A Change Agent in Change," will be the keynote address at this fall's Pack Expo International Conference. Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer of Sonoco Products Company, will make the case that...

Canada's recovered paper consumption (metric tons) February 2006.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
April 8, 2006... Canada's Recovered Paper Consumption (metric tons) February 2006 All PAPER AND BOARD Producers (including estimates for nonreporting companies) RECEIPTS ...

Midland container sold.(NEW OWNER PROMISES GROWTH)
April 8, 2006... Private Equity Capital Corporation (PECC), Westport, Conn., recently purchased Midland Container Corporation, a Franksville, Wis.-based producer of value-added corrugated packaging and display products. Terms weren't disclosed. Midland also...

Packaging with punch.(CreatEducate )(Brief article)
April 8, 2006... If your package designers struggle with how to grab a consumer's attention with a personal punch while also presenting variable product details, CreatEducate may help. This is a new bimonthly electronic newsletter about new and developing...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
April 8, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago...

A million hours of safety.(International Paper Co.)(Brief article)
April 8, 2006... The workers at the International Paper Shelbyville, Ill., box plant celebrated an important milestone recently: one million hours without a lost time accident. The facility was also recognized by the International Paper Foodservice Division for...

Linear Transfer Vehicle.(Product Update)
April 8, 2006... The Linear Transfer Vehicle (LTV) from Celerity Automation Inc., Paintsville, Ky., uses linear servo drive technology to move products ten times faster than conventional belt drive systems--with a positioning accuracy of 0.010 in. Two...

UV curing inks.(Product Update)
April 8, 2006... SunJet, the inkjet ink division of Sun Chemical, introduces Crystal[R] brand UV curing inks with full greyscale printhead capability. The Crystal[R] UOX and UGT inks are designed for use in display graphics and other applications such as...

Think supply stream, not chain: converting processes depend on many internal and external variables to work well. Focusing only on your link in the chain will sap energy. Consider implications up and down stream.
April 8, 2006... The more complex your supply chain, the more important supply chain management is. Unfortunately, companies that make paper and packaging are complex by nature, therefore more subject to supply chain disruptions. These not only test a company's...

MeadWestvaco chooses headquarters.(IN RICHMOND)
April 8, 2006... MeadWestvaco Corp. has entered into a letter of intent for its headquarters in Richmond, Va. The building, WestMark Two, is convenient to 1-64, 1-295, and Route 288. The company selected the 210,000 sq ft facility because it can conveniently...

Don't let this happen to you.(HEARD AT AICC SAFETY CONFERENCE)
April 8, 2006... Did you hear the one about the $35 million lawsuit a corrugated box plant lost in October 2002? It seems a new employee was severely injured under a stacking deck--despite being told to "look but don't touch." If you did hear about it,...

Who's merging with whom?(M&A AND FINANCE NEWSLETTER)
April 8, 2006... A monthly packaging industry newsletter focused on mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance in the packaging industry will soon be available. It's the brainchild of Chicago-based Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking...

Last chance for solutions signup.(REGISTRATION CUTOFF: APRIL 21)
April 8, 2006... ELR, Inc., Charlotte, N.C., will be conducting its "Providing Solutions to Corrugator Problems" seminar on May 22-25 at the Four Points by Sheraton Milwaukee North Hotel, Milwaukee. Instructors Ed Riley of ELR, Inc., Pete Snyder of...

Harris establishes Engineering Center.(IN SAN ANTONIO)
April 8, 2006... Harris Waste Management Group, Inc., Peachtree City, Ca., has started a new Engineering/Technology Center in San Antonio, Texas, to support its Harris Shredder Division. The new facility will house Harris Vice President of Business Development...

FFTA/Cal Poly to offer Basic Flexo course.(AT SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF.)
April 8, 2006... FFFA/Cal Poly will conduct a Basic Flexographer-Level I workshop on May 17-19 at San Luis Obispo, Calif. Attendees will receive an overview of flexography's principles and best practices. Cost is $1495 per nonmember. For more information,...

At last week's Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) Spring Meeting in Las Vegas, John Bird of JB Machinery and Steve Warll of Dicar were elected to fill two open positions on the Associates Board of Directors.(People Update)
April 8, 2006... At last week's Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) Spring Meeting in Las Vegas, John Bird of JB Machinery and Steve Warll of Dicar were elected to fill two open positions on the Associates Board of Directors. Bird will be...

Longview Fibre.(People Update)
April 8, 2006... Longview Fibre promotes David Wilde to manager of the company's Spanish Fork, Utah, box plant. He replaces Stanley Curtis, who is retiring after 44 years of company service.

Screen (USA).(People Update)
April 8, 2006... Mike Fox, formerly senior vice president of sales and services for Screen (USA), Rolling Meadows, Ill., has been promoted to company president.

Pakage design software.(Product Update)
April 8, 2006... Esko, Ghent (Belgium), introduces DeskPack, a Scope package design software component with new plug-ins and updates. Using Adobe Illustrator, it offers a virtual three-dimensional view of a package, plus 3-D guidance to navigate through complex...

Paperboard Packaging.(People Update)
April 8, 2006... Bill Biedenham, president, Consumer Solutions Group, MeadWestvaco Corp., is the new chairman of the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC). His two-year term started at the PPC's Spring Meeting, held last month in Atlanta.

KBA North America.(People Update)
April 8, 2006... KBA North America, Williston, Vt., suppliers of sheetfed offset and digital presses, names Carsten Ruebel as its new product manager. Ruebel will be headquartered at KBA's Vermont offices, helping launch new products and assisting customers...

Marsden, Inc.(People Update)
April 8, 2006... Gerard Lucidi was named president and ceo of Marsden, Inc., a manufacturer of gas infrared drying systems.

Keller challenges converters.(AT AF&PA PAPER WEEK)
April 15, 2006... Jim Keller, senior vice president, containerboard packaging, Weyerhaeuser Co., has a friend who owns a small electronics firm that uses expanded polystyrene (EPS) and corrugated to package high-end sound processors and amplifiers near Seattle....

Transacted containerboard prices.
April 15, 2006... 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...

Congress must act on natural gas.
April 15, 2006... Calling the natural gas problem "unnatural," W. Henson Moore, president and ceo of the American Forest & Paper Association, called for immediate Congressional action on high prices during a press conference at last week's AF&PA Paper Week in...

SSCC to close corrugated plant.(IN PEMBROKE, ONTARIO)
April 15, 2006... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Chicago, will dose its Smurfit-MBI corrugated container facility located in Pembroke, Ontario. A total of 139 employees will be affected by this decision. The plant is tentatively scheduled to close before the...

SSCC plant suffers massive fire.(RECOVERED PAPER PLANT)
April 15, 2006... Firefighters contained massive fire at Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s (SSCC) Jacksonville, Fla., recovered paper plant on April 8. The fire became so intense that a portion of a downtown street caught fire, and the smoke was so thick that...

Customer relationships: re-invented: inventing new package designs won't do much good without re-inventing your customer relationships. Fresh approaches sprang up at AICC's spring meeting.(AT AICC'S SPRING MEETING)
April 15, 2006... The site was the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, but rather than hold their cards close to their vests, corrugated converters and their customers attending the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) spring meeting told each other...

AICC Mexico holds annual meeting.(MAY 18-19)
April 15, 2006... AICC Mexico will hold its fifth annual meeting May 18-19, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Tlanepantla, Mexico. Day one begins with "Corrugated Finances for Non-Financial Managers." This program is conducted by Mitch Klingher, CPA, of M.S....