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Official Board Markets archives from August 2007

AICC expresses doubts over timing.(BOARD PRICE INCREASE ATTEMPT)
August 4, 2007... The members of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) have expressed concern about the ability of the corrugated container market to support the price increases recently announced by major containerboard producers. ...

Transacted containerboard prices.(BOARD PRICE INCREASE ATTEMPT)
August 4, 2007... 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 be...

Great Northern opens East Coast design center.(BOARD PRICE INCREASE ATTEMPT)
August 4, 2007... Appleton, Wis.-based Great Northern Corp.'s Consumer Packaging & Display operations has opened a design center in Swedesboro, N.J., and hired eight new employees to expand its East Coast capabilities. "The experienced staff at this new...

Icahn ups stake in T-I.(OWNS 8.25 PERCENT NOW)(Carl Icahn)(Temple-Inland Corp.)(Brief article)
August 4, 2007... Last week shareholder Carl Icahn raised his stake in Temple-Inland (T-I), Austin, Texas, to 8.25 percent from 6.7 percent, according to a regulatory filing. The billionaire investor says he now owns about 8.7 million shares of the company,...

KPS Partners sells Blue Ridge.($338 MILLION)
August 4, 2007... KPS Capital Partners, New York City, has sold its portfolio company, Blue Ridge Holding Corp., the parent of Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc., to Packaging Holdings, Inc. (an entity wholly owned by Rank Group Ltd.) for $338 million. Rank Group...

Valad buys Carter Holt Harvey plants.(EXPANDING PORTFOLIO)(acquisitions of Valad Property Group from Carter Holt Harvey Ltd.)(Brief article)
August 4, 2007... According to Australian news reports, Valad Property Group Ltd is purchasing 15 retail warehouses, 10 packaging plants and an office property from Carter Holt Harvey Ltd for $A277.3 million (approximately $236 million U.S.). Valad, which...

Tharco Containers acquires Design Packaging.(PART OF TRICOR)
August 4, 2007... Tharco Containers, Inc., a portfolio company of Tricor Pacific Capital, Inc., a private equity firm with offices in Vancouver, BC, and Chicago, Ill., has acquired Design Packaging Inc. Terms weren't disclosed. Design Packaging is an...

SSCC sees earnings improve.(IN 2Q)
August 4, 2007... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC), Chicago, reports a net loss of $5 million for the second quarter. These results compare to a net loss of $50 million in the prior year quarter. Sales for the second quarter were $1.87 billion, up 6 percent...

Kluge units installed in California, Michigan.(PACKAGING EFFICIENCY)(contracts of Sierra Printers with Brandtjen and Kluge Inc.)(Brief article)
August 4, 2007... Bakersfield, Calif.-based Sierra Printers has installed a UniFold Automatic folder-gluer manufactured by Brandtjen & Kluge. The print shop will primarily use the machine for converting pocket folders and small packaging items. Learn more about...

Honeywell helps Iggesund Paperboard.($2 MILLION CONTRACT)
August 4, 2007... Swedish paperboard manufacturer Iggesund Paperboard will implement Honeywell's Da Vinci [TM] Quality Control System (QCS) and a range of Honeywell actuators in a contract worth $2 million. In the year-long project, Honeywell will automate...

IP's 2Q profits jump.(BEST SINCE 2000)(earnings of International Paper Co.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
August 4, 2007... International Paper (IP), Memphis, Tenn., reports preliminary second quarter net earnings of $190 million compared with first quarter earnings of $434 million. However, this compares to $83 million in the second quarter of 2006. Quarterly...

Wisconsin paperboard companies Hurt by Bill.(TAX BREAKS RESCINDED)
August 4, 2007... The Associated Press reports that on July 31, the Wisconsin Assembly voted 94-0 to pass a bill that overturns a 2004 court decision that expanded a property tax break for companies that reduce pollution by using recycled materials. That...

WS Packaging Group to build new hdqters.(IN GREEN BAY, WIS.)(Brief article)
August 4, 2007... WS Packaging Group Inc. is planning to move its world headquarters to Green Bay, Wis., investing $4 million in a new facility. A land sale agreement for 5.7 acres in Green Bay's new 1,000acre business park is scheduled to go before the...

Brookfield asset management files for spin-off company.(GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE)
August 4, 2007... Brookfield Asset Management Inc., owners of Longview Fibre, has filed with securities regulatory authorities in the United States and Canada for the distribution to holders of its Class A shares of an interest in its infrastructure operations...

Average sheet prices.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
August 4, 2007... 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...

Huron Paper Stock.(People Update)
August 4, 2007... Eric Schneider has become the vice president of operations for Huron Paper Stock, Chicago. Schneider has recently rejoined the family business started in 1955 by his grandfather, Jerry Schneider. Eric's father, Howard Schneider, has been...

OCC demand cools off.(MARKET REPORT)
August 4, 2007... A month ago at this time numerous recovered paper industry observers were saying that OCC prices could take off in July. And for the first couple of weeks in July OCC was in strong demand. Many board mills struggled to get what they needed. But...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
August 4, 2007... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $75-80 (+10) 90-95...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
August 4, 2007... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings ...

Harper Asia Pacific Co., Ltd.(People Update)
August 4, 2007... Printing Technologist Tarun Kumar Raval joins Harper Asia Pacific Co., Ltd., the Asian-licensed affiliate of Charlotte, N.C.-based Harper Corp. of America, as a technical service representative. He brings extensive experience in flexographic...

MeadWestvaco reports strong 2Q growth.(20% OVER 2006)
August 4, 2007... Richmond, Va.-based MeadWestvaco Corp reports net income for the second quarter of $32 million. Sales in the second quarter of 2007 were $1.71 billion, an increase of 9 percent compared to sales of $1.57 billion in the second quarter of 2006....

Transacted boxboard prices.
August 4, 2007... 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...

AICC to host Enhanced Graphics seminar.(IN CLEMSON, S.C.)
August 4, 2007... From Sept. 10-13 at Clemson University, the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) will present "Enhanced Graphics on Corrugated." The course has been established to encourage participants to think about, observe, question, and...

Abitibi shareholders approve merger.(WITH BOWATER)
August 4, 2007... Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., Montreal, says its shareholders have voted in favor of the combination of Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Inc. Approximately 80 percent of the vote cast was voted in favor of the combination. In addition, no material...

Alpha Packaging purchases Amtech's retrieve.(CONTENT MANAGEMENT)
August 4, 2007... Greenwood, Ark.-based Alpha Packaging has purchased Retrieve, Amtech's enterprise content management tool. According to Amtech, Retrieve brings the power to store, manage and retrieve any document on Alpha Packaging's network with the dick...

Carbon fiber shaft.(Product Updates)
August 4, 2007... Tidland's Ultrashaft [X.sub.pro] 10 is a rugged, lightweight carbon fiber shaft that eliminates the safety risks commonly associated with sleeved or unsleeved shaft models. Unlike rigid sleeves that can crack under high load cycles, the...

U-Series load cell.(Product Updates)
August 4, 2007... The Montalvo Corp. now offers its new U-Series load cell. The U-Series load cell is made of stainless steel construction and is water resistant. It's been designed from the ground up to replace Montalvo's UPB Series load cells but with a...

Harper donates equipment to high school flexo program.(IN FORT MILL, S.C.)
August 4, 2007... Charlotte, N.C.-based Harper Corp. of America has made a major equipment donation to Fort Mill High School in Fort Mill, S.C. The high school's graphic communications department will receive the donation of a FlexSys[TM] Press Simulator and a...

American Carton purchases Packaging Software Suite.(OFFICE AUTOMATION)
August 4, 2007... Mansfield, Texas-based American Carton has purchased the Packaging Software Suite from Advanced Software. The software suite automates the plant and office aspects of a box or carton box plant, including many estimating methods, order...

AICC surveys sheet plant members.(ON SHEET PURCHASING)
August 4, 2007... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters' (AICC) Containerboard, Regulations and Sheet Supply Committee is seeking to understand its members' sheet purchasing procedures and understanding of ECT performance specs and degradation...

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.(People Updates)
August 4, 2007... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. promotes John Lingle from general manager to vice president for its corrugated container division's sheet feeder region. In addition to leading the company's three sheet feeding facilities, Lingle will focus on...

Chesapeake Corp.(Peoples Updates)
August 4, 2007... In light of its recent restructuring, Richmond, Va.-based Chesapeake Corp. makes the following personnel moves: * Joel Mostrom has been elected executive vice president and cfo. He has served as senior vice president and cfo since January...

Obituary.(Obituary)
August 4, 2007... Henry Daluga, 84, a faithful employee of the Fibre Box Association (FBA), Elk Grove Village, Ill., for 50 years, passed away on Aug. 1. He worked in the data services department, retiring in 1990.

Don't discount twice or thrice.(MAKING UP GROUND)(Brief article)
August 4, 2007... How many times will you discount for your customers? Think about it this way. First, you discount when you wrap your product in a bundle of value-added services and do not charge for them. You have discounted their perceived value to the...

Chesapeake gift pack earns European Packaging Awards.(SOFT BOX DESIGN)
August 4, 2007... Richmond, Va.-based Chesapeake Corp. recently earned multiple honors at the Institute of Packaging's Starpack Awards. Its new "soft box" gift pack for Glenmorangie premium malt Scotch whiskey garnered silver awards in the "Best Consumer...

Web sensor.(Product Update)
August 4, 2007... The new TruWide web sensor from Fife Corp. offers converters the ability to run multiple webs and a variety of materials without time-consuming setup changes or sensor repositioning. The sensor complements an existing family of sensors for...

Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.(People Updates)
August 4, 2007... Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc., promotes Brian Wellinghoff to director, L3 Journey. Also known as a "Living Legacy of Leadership," this unique leadership model is designed to bring Lean Enterprise thinking in alignment with Barry-Wehmiller's...

KBA North America.(People Updates)
August 4, 2007... KBA North America, Williston, Vt., names David Oliver as its new Western district sales manager. Oliver's territory includes Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, and the city of El Paso, Texas. He holds a master's degree in...

GP buys SSCC board mill.(IN BREWTON, ALA.)
August 11, 2007... Georgia-Pacific Corp., (GP) Atlanta, will buy Smurfit Stone Container Corp.'s (SSCC) Brewton, Ala., white top linerboard and bleached board mill for about $355 million. Net proceeds from the sale will be used by SSCC for debt reduction to...

Transacted containerboard prices.
August 11, 2007... 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 be...

Florida rejects IP mill conversion.
August 11, 2007... Last week the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) signed a final order to reject International Paper Co.'s (IP) application to reconfigure its Pensacola linerboard mill in Florida, reports Reuters. Two years ago IP said it...

Schwarz Partners acquires ICM.(NEAR MIAMI, FLA.)(Schwarz Partners Packaging LLC acquires Interstate Container Miami)(Brief article)
August 11, 2007... Schwarz Partners Packaging LLC acquires Interstate Container Miami (ICM), a sheet feeder in Hialeah, Fla. Terms were not disclosed. The new company, to be called Schwarz Partners Packaging Miami, will continue to expand its network in...

Climax ends strike.(IN LOWVILLE, N.Y.)
August 11, 2007... According to Associated Press (AP) reports, union workers at folding carton converter Climax Manufacturing in northern New York have approved a new, three-year contract. The agreement comes after more than two weeks of being on strike. The AP...

G-P mill celebrates safety milestone.(1 MILLION WORK HOURS)
August 11, 2007... At 7 a.m. Eastern Time Aug. 7, according to an article in Lynchburg, Va.'s The News & Advance, Georgia-Pacific's (G-P) containerboard mill in Big Island, Va., celebrated 1 million work hours without a serious injury. Mill spokeswoman Zoe...

IP joins Memphis 'All Aboard' recycling campaign.(ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE)
August 11, 2007... Memphis, Tenn.-based International Paper (IP) has partnered with the City of Memphis, Friends of City Beautiful and FCR of Tennessee in the "All Aboard" campaign to broaden the scope of recycling in the dry. Through this cooperative effort, the...

IP plans to export excess linerboard.(FROM PENSACOLA MILL)
August 11, 2007... International Paper Co. (IP) expects to export excess linerboard tons once its new lightweight linerboard machine starts production at its Pensacola, Fla., mill later this year. CEO John Farad notes that its European containerboard business...

AICC will present pre-meeting sales forum program.('LEADERSHIP BOOT CAMP')
August 11, 2007... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) will hold its 2007 Sales Leaders' Forum Oct. 9-10 at the Minneapolis Hilton Hotel. This year's program, designed specifically for sales managers, has been remodeled from last year's...

IP sets closure date for medium mill.(OCT. 1)
August 11, 2007... Following its original mill closure announcement in May, Memphis, Tenn.-based International Paper (IP) will officially close its Terre Haute, Ind., medium mill on Oct. 1. The manufacturer says its decision to close the mill was the result...

Weyco reports Q2 net earnings.(DOWN TO $32 MILLION)(Financial report)
August 11, 2007... Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash., reports net earnings of $32 million for the second quarter of 2007 on sales of $4.3 billion. A year ago it had net income of $298 million. Revenue fell to $4.33 billion for $4.87 billion a year ago. ...

AICC webinar sets record attendance.(114 PARTICIPANTS)
August 11, 2007... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) recently conducted a sales training webinar tided "Listen: Do You Want to Know a Secret?" to 114 participants located in companies from Canada to Mexico. John Bacot, regional sales...

Graphic packaging takes loss.(IN SECOND QUARTER)
August 11, 2007... Graphic Packaging Corp., Marietta, Ga., reports a net loss for second quarter 2007 of $21.3 million. This compares to a second-quarter 2006 net loss of $22.8 million. "For the third consecutive quarter, income from operations exceeded the...

Minnesota Governor to speak at AICC meeting.(ON OCT. 11)
August 11, 2007... Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will welcome members of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) to Minneapolis on Thursday, Oct. 11, during the opening general session of the 2007 AICC Annual Meeting. He will discuss the...

Alpha Packaging purchases Artios CAD Interface.(CAD EFFICIENCIES)
August 11, 2007... Greenwood, Ark.-based Alpha Packaging has purchased Amtech's Artios CAD Interface. Amtech provides box makers with seamless integration between their CAD system and Imaginera's business system. The CAD drawing can be viewed in the spec as well...

Graphic Packaging selects ShipComm transportation network.(ENTERPRISE-WIDE AUTOMATION)
August 11, 2007... Graphic Packaging Corp. is implementing a major transportation improvement program across its large-scale, multi-site shipping network: It has selected Shippers Commonwealth (ShipComm) as its Transportation Management System (TMS) provider. ...

Lee & Man starts building mill.(IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM)
August 11, 2007... Earlier this month Hong Kong-based containerboard maker Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. began construction of a pulp and containerboard mill and electricity generation project due to start operating in Vietnam's southern Can Tho province in...

Suite of performance analysis tools.(Product Updates)
August 11, 2007... Fujifilm Graphic Systems U.S.A. Inc. has launched Taskero Universe, a suite of performance analysis tools designed to give printers ultimate quality control from the prepress stage all the way through to the pressroom. Currently consisting of...

Low-temperature adhensive.(Product Updates)
August 11, 2007... National Adhesives' new EASY-PAC[TM] X 34-265 low-temperature adhesive provides tack for package sealing operations that use dense corrugated and carton stock. Its operating temperature range is between 250[degrees] and 265[degrees] F and it...

AICC develops busy fall schedule.(SALES AND TECHNICAL TRAINING)
August 11, 2007... This fall, the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), Alexandria, Va., is rolling out three hands-on training courses at Clemson University, as well as two levels of sales training programs. In partnership with the...

Volk celebrates 40 years.(SPECIAL NEWSLETTER)(Volk Packaging)(Brief article)
August 11, 2007... Forty years ago independent box maker Volk Packaging, Biddeford, Maine, broke ground on a 22,000-sq-ft box plant. Today it runs a state of the art 141,000sq-ft operation and is in its third generation of Volk family ownership. As part of...

Nine Dragons to invest $1.5 billion.(IN CHINA)(Nine Dragons Paper Industries Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
August 11, 2007... Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, one of China's largest packaging manufacturing companies, is planning to invest in pulp mills and forestry operations, reports China Knowledge. It has decided to expand its business upstream as demand surges in the...

GP may sell headquarters.(IN ATLANTA)
August 11, 2007... Georgia-Pacific (GP), Atlanta, is considering the possible sale of its headquarters in downtown Atlanta, reports the St Petersburg Times. It is the fourth largest office building in the city. GP is reviewing the ownership structure of the...

Taiwan bans recovered paper exports.(COMPETING WITH CHINA)
August 11, 2007... Earlier this month Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs banned recovered paper exports as part of its efforts to maintain domestic price stability in the face of China's raw material buying spree. The ban takes effect immediately. The date for...

Esko and Artwork Systems combine.(PREPRESS SOFTWARE)(mergers of Esko-Graphics Inc. and Artwork Systems Group N.V.)(Brief article)
August 11, 2007... Esko and Artwork Systems plan to merge operations. The resulting new entity, with estimated 2007 revenues in excess of about $250 million and a combined workforce of dose to 1000 employees, consolidates the market leadership of both companies...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Statistical table)
August 11, 2007... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $75-80 (+10) 90-95...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
August 11, 2007... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings ...

Cascades buys Michigan mill.(HONEYCOMB BOARD)
August 11, 2007... Cascades Inc. enters into an agreement with Honeycomb Products of Michigan to acquire the assets of its honeycomb board mill in Grand Rapids, Mich. Terms weren't disclosed. The acquisition makes Cascades Specialty Products Group the second...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries--America.(People Update)
August 11, 2007... Jim Williamson joins the Corrugating Machinery Division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries--America, based in Hunt Valley, Md., as a sales and marketing consultant. He has 27 years of industry experience, including in operations, sales and sales...

PPC to examine Peak Performers.(AT FALL MEETING)
August 11, 2007... The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) will hold its Fall Leadership Conference on Oct. 17-19 at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix. The theme is "The Disciplines of Peak Performers." It will explore the best practices that ensure that a...

Pratt plans box price increase.(EFFECTIVE SEPT. 10)
August 11, 2007... Pratt Industries, Conyers, Ga., is telling its customers that it will be increasing its corrugated box prices by 9 to 10 percent, effective with shipments on or after Sept. 10. In addition, it will be increasing the price of its corrugated...

Fibre Box Association.(People Updates)
August 11, 2007... Dave Carlson is the Fibre Box Association's (FBA) new technical manager. He will provide timely and correct responses to technical inquiries from FBA members and nonmembers, industry customers, academics, government agencies, and the general...

Flint Group.(People Updates)
August 11, 2007... On Sept. 1, Charles Knott will succeed Flint Group CEO Dave Frescoln, who will become full-time deputy chairman of the company's boards. Knott's career includes leadership and development positions with Unilever plc and ICI plc. He was also...

Caraustar reports Q2 results.(STILL RATIONALIZING)(Financial report)
August 11, 2007... Atlanta-based Caraustar Industries reports that sales for the second quarter ended June 30 were $235.6 million, a decrease of 10.3 percent compared to sales of $262.7 million for the same quarter in 2006. Included in the second-quarter 2006...

KBA seminar deemed a success.(LENTICULAR PRODUCTION)
August 11, 2007... KBA North America recently held its second comprehensive four-day seminar on lenticular printing and prepress work. The professional development seminar, held at KBA's headquarters in Williston, Vt., brought together KBA's lenticular, printing...

Oracle purchases BHS flexographic press.(IN WILMINGTON, N.C.)
August 11, 2007... Anticipating future production demands for its current customers, targeted prospects, and targeted expansion markets, Oracle Packaging is unveilling a new BHS inline flexographic printing press at its Wilmington carton plant. According to...

SSCC plant receives safety award.(FROM TENNESSEE GOVERNOR)
August 11, 2007... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s (SSCC) corrugated container plant in Memphis, Tenn., recently received the Tennessee Governor's Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety in recognition of its safety achievements in 2005 and 2006. The...

Maxcess International.(People Updates)
August 11, 2007... Maxcess International hires Scott Wiese to provide local service and support for Fife, MAGPOWR, and Tidland products in Minnesota, Western Wisconsin, Iowa, North and South Dakota, and Nebraska. He has sales experience in general manufacturing...

Brandtjen & Kluge.(People Updates)
August 11, 2007... Brandtjen & Kluge hires Steve Kurdziel as its new Western Region sales manager. His territory states include California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Alabama, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and...

Corrugated box shipments tumble.(DOES DATA SUPPORT PRICE INCREASE?)
August 18, 2007... On an average week basis, industry shipments of corrugated products fell 6 percent last month, the Fibre Box Association (FBA) reports. Last month had two more shipping days (21) than July 2006. On an actual basis shipment rose 3.9 percent...

Transacted containerboard prices.
August 18, 2007... 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...

IP to appeal Florida permit denial.
August 18, 2007... The Pensacola News Journal reports that International Paper (IP) officials plan to appeal the permit denial for construction of a 10-mile wastewater pipeline from the company's linerboard mill at Cantonment, Fla. (See page 1 sidebar from Aug....

Rose City opens second facility.(EXPANDS TO WASHINGTON STATE)(Rose City Printing and Packaging Inc.)(Brief article)
August 18, 2007... Because its business growth has doubled in the last three years, Portland, Ore.-based Rose City Printing and Packaging has opened a second folding carton plant in Vancouver, Wash. The new 80,000-sq-ft facility will allow the business to...

CCCA, AICC to jointly host conference.(IN CANADA)(Conference news)
August 18, 2007... The Canadian Corrugated Case Association (CCCA) and the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) Canada--Region 11 will host a joint Conference and Trade Fair on June 10-11, 2008, at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel in...

IP reaches agreement with USW.(14 MILLS)(United Steelworkers union)(International Paper)(Brief article)
August 18, 2007... The United Steelworkers union (USW) has reached an understanding on the first master agreement with International Paper (IP) in 25 years, one that would improve wages mad benefits mad provide job security across 14 mills. The agreement...

Fibre box shipments.(Table)(Brief article)
August 18, 2007... Fibre Box Shipments United States corrugated/solid fibre product shipments, in billion square feet, as reported by the Fibre Box Association. Corrugated/ ...

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