Official Board Markets articles from December 2006

Official Board Markets archives from December 2006

Box demand weakens.(DUE TO HOUSING AND INVENTORY CHANGES)
December 2, 2006... Two forces will propel box demand in the months ahead: housing and inventory changes. New housing permits in October were 28 percent below their year-ago levels, confirming the continuing decline in home building. That implies reduced demand...

Transacted containerboard prices.(DUE TO HOUSING AND INVENTORY CHANGES)
December 2, 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...

GP makes it three.
December 2, 2006... Georgia-Pacific Corp. (GP), Atlanta, (now owned by Koch Industries) said it would be increasing its containerboard prices by $50 per ton, effective Jan. 1, the Associated Press reported last week. This makes the third integrated producer that...

Caraustar closes carton plant.(IN YORK, PA.)
December 2, 2006... Caraustar Industries, Inc., Atlanta, has closed its York folding carton plant ill York, Pa. This closure is part of the company's previously announced consolidation in its converted products group. Caraustar expects to consolidate the...

SAICA buys IP's European Pkg businesses.(IN U.K. & IRELAND)
December 2, 2006... International Paper Co. (IP), Stamford, Conn., will sell its U.K.- and Ireland-based corrugated packaging businesses to SAICA, Zaragoza, Spain. Terms weren't disclosed. Three plants are involved in the sale, Thrapston and Winsford plants in the...

Management buys out Innerpac.(WITH PRIVATE INVESTORS)(Brief article)
December 2, 2006... Management, along with private investors led by Evolution Capital Partners, LLC, Pepper Pike, Ohio, purchased Innerpac, Inc., headquartered in Cicero, Ill., with chipboard and corrugated partition facilities in El Paso, Texas, and Keene, N.H....

Lawrence Paper brings new machine to NA.(North America)(Brief article)
December 2, 2006... Lawrence Paper Company, Lawrence, Kan., started its new Engico 66 x 188-in. "Finishing Center," the first machine of its kind in North America. It introduces a major shift in converting technology for the box maker. The high board fine...

Next year will be challenging.(PAPER/BOARD INDUSTRY STRUGGLES)
December 2, 2006... Fitch Ratings believes that next year will be a difficult one for the North American paper and forest products industry, as a slowing economy and a weakening housing market contribute to lower earnings. The effects of a deteriorating...

Korea eyes contested land.(IN JACKSONVILLE, FLA.)
December 2, 2006... A Korean shipping line plans to develop a former Smurfit-Stone property in Jacksonville, Fla., as a cargo terminal if the Jacksonville Port Authority can take the land by eminent domain, the Jacksonville Business Journal reports. Last week...

Bobst sells five new machines.(IN FIVE WEEKS)(Brief article)
December 2, 2006... Bobst Group's operation in Redditch, U.K., sold five ALPINA II folder-gluer lines in the last five weeks. The high performance folder-gluer lines are destined for four different folding carton manufacturers. Each of the machines be...

Tension Controller.(Product Update)
December 2, 2006... Hardy Instruments, San Diego, ensures consistent quality product with its tension control product line. The Tension Controller ignores roll vibration, calibrates ha seconds without test weights, abd allows access to set-up, monitoring, and...

Chesapeake Corp.(People Update)
December 2, 2006... Guy N. Faller has been named controller for Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, Va. His primary responsibilities include: external financial reporting, internal financial consolidation and reporting, and compliance with applicable financial and...

Boxboard prices move up.(ICG IMPACT)
December 2, 2006... A recent phone survey of independent folding carton companies reveals that most are now paying anywhere from $10 to $40 per ton more for clay coated recycled rolls and $10 to $50 per ton more for SBS. In certain cases those that buy the coated...

Industry experts to speak at CCCA confab.(MARCH 5-6)
December 2, 2006... The Canadian Corrugated Case Association (CCCA), North York, Ontario, is hosting its annual conference and trade fair, entitled "Corrugated--The Whole Package: Strategies for Competing Globally," at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure, Montreal,...

Report highlights mergers and acquisitions.(FROM BMO CAPITAL MARKETS)
December 2, 2006... BMO Capital Markets Packaging Group's latest Mergers and Acquisitions in the Packaging Industry Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of the packaging industry, examining the level of mergers and acquisitions activity, valuations,...

NYAD to host holiday party.(ON DEC. 14)
December 2, 2006... The New York Association of Dealers in Paper Mills' Supplies, Inc. (NYAD), New York, is hosting its annual holiday party on Thursday, Dec. 14. The party is being held at Taromina of Little Italy in New York and starts at 6:30 p.m. For more...

Seydaco buys KBA press.(AT PRINT WORLD 2006)
December 2, 2006... KBA North America, Williston, Vt., finalized a press sale with Seydaco Packaging Corp., Ontario, at Print World 2006, a graphic arts trade show held Nov. 18-20 at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto. Seydaco purchased a KBA large format...

Marquip Ward United.(appointed Steve Brimble as vice president of European sales)(Brief article)
December 2, 2006... MarquipWardUnited, Phillips, Wis., appoints Steve Brimble to vice president of European sales for its sheeting division. He is responsible for directing sheeter sales activities in Western and Eastern Europe as well as the Middle East. ...

OCC prices stabilize.(MARKET REPORT)(old corrugated cardboard)
December 2, 2006... With the exception of the West Coast, where OCC demand has heated up significantly, demand for this grade is stable in all regions. As we head into the holiday season, prices have bottomed out. Sure, there are a few board mills that find...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Statistical table)
December 2, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago ...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
December 2, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. ...

MeadWestvaco fined for fatal accident.(AT VA. BOARD MILL)(Brief article)
December 2, 2006... MeadWestvaco, Stamford, Conn., was fined $19,000 for the April death of Curtis Jeter and the injury of another employee at its Covington, Va., boxboard mill. The state of Virginia has also ordered MeadWestvaco to correct procedures that led to...

Exceptional customer service is no longer optional.(REDEFINE YOUR BUSINESS)
December 2, 2006... Where would you least expect to find great customer service? At or near the top of anyone's list, you're likely to find government services... long waits, indifferent staff, and lots of confusing and seemingly archaic forms to fill. So what...

Former Disney executive highlights AICC Spring Meeting.(IN ORLANDO)
December 2, 2006... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), Alexandria, Va., is holding its 2007 Spring Meeting at the J.W. Marriott Grande Lakes Resort & Spa, Orlando, from April 18-21. The three-day "Independent Business Leadership...

Rex Corp. adds KBA printing press.(IN JACKSONVILLE, FLA.)
December 2, 2006... Rex Corp., Jacksonville, Fla., recently installed a new seven-color KBA Rapida 105 press with coater and full inline UV capabilities. The press redefines the benchmarks in modern sheetfed offset with a higher rated run speed of 18,000...

Hammer Pkg. named to list of top printers.(IN NORTH AMERICA)(Hammer Packaging)(Brief article)
December 2, 2006... Hammer Packaging, Rochester, N.Y., was included on this year's list of top North American printers compiled by Graphic Arts Monthly magazine and Graphic Arts Blue Book. This year's Top 101 Printers list was the 23rd annual ranking of the...

New report focuses on sustainability.(BY PACKAGING STRATEGIES)(Brief article)
December 2, 2006... Packaging Strategies[R] recently released an original research report entitled Sustainability & Sustainable Packaging: The Business Case for Corporate, Social, & Environmental Strategies Driving Sustainability Initiatives & Sustainable...

AIPM invests in paper machine.(IN HADERA, ISRAEL)
December 2, 2006... The American Israeli Paper Mills' (AIPM) board of directors approved a $140 million investment in a project that will set up a new packaging paper machine at its Hadera, Israel, facility. The new machine will be used for the production of...

Hercules begins Scholarship Program.(TAPPI/PIMA STUDENT SUMMIT)
December 2, 2006... Hercules Inc., Wilmington, Del., will contribute $2000 per year for the next five years to the Debbie McNutt Memorial Student Summit Scholarship Program beginning with 2007's TAPPI/PIMA Student Summit in January. The purpose of the...

HRMS starts webinar series.(BEGAN NOV. 15)
December 2, 2006... HRMS, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of VantagePoint Systems, Inc., Vancouver, B.C., has begun a series of online webinars to inform customers of new developments and technologies. The series started on Nov. 15 with a VantagePoint/HRMS CEO...

Weyerhaeuser Co.(Noteworthy News)
December 2, 2006... Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash., received recognition from Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher for an extraordinary employee safety and health program at its corrugated packaging plant in Bowling Green. The Kentucky Office of Occupational...

GX-1200.(Product Update)
December 2, 2006... Glacier Computer, Amherst, N.H., issues the GX-1200 series computer for the corrugated container industry. The GX-1200 is ideal for corrugated sheet and box manufacturers because of its industry-leading horsepower and reliability, which can...

Verso Paper Holdings, LLC, Memphis, Tenn., appoints Mike Jackson to president and chief executive officer.(People Update)
December 2, 2006... Verso Paper Holdings, LLC, Memphis, Tenn., appoints Mike Jackson to president and chief executive officer. He succeeds L.H. Puckett, who retired but remains on the board of directors. Before joining Verso Paper, Jackson served as senior...

Panel highlights ICCA/WCO Summit.(IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA)
December 2, 2006... The International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA)/World Containerboard Organization (WCO) Global Corrugated/ Containerboard Summit will take place in Sydney, Australia, March 14-18. A distinguished panel discussing "How the Corrugated...

PAN adds new member.(FROM MEXICO)
December 2, 2006... Papal, Carton y Derivados (PCD), Celaya, Mexico, became the 11th member of The Packaging Alliance Network (PAN), Newman, Ga., allowing PAN to expand its coverage along the western border and into central and eastern Mexico. PCD has four...

GRAPH EXPO & PackPrint combine 2007 events.(IN SEPTEMBER)
December 2, 2006... The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC), Reston, Va., and the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), Ronkonkoma, N.Y., will combine events in 2007 and launch the GRAPH EXPO[R]/PackPrint[sm] event. The combined event is scheduled for Sept....

Amtech installs Imaginera at Leaman Container.(IN TEXAS)(Brief article)
December 2, 2006... Amtech, Bensalem, Pa., will install its advanced Imaginera system at Leaman Container, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas. Imaginera is a highly integrated, Windows-based software solution for the box industry. Included modules cover all aspects of...

USG enlists services for machine rebuild.(AT OTSEGO MILL)
December 2, 2006... USG Corp., Chicago, has enlisted Poyry's Forest Industry business group, Vantaa, Finland, to provide engineering and project management services for a major board machine rebuild at its Otsego, Mich. mill. The services will be provided...

MeadWestvaco contracts DCS Logistics.(FOR LOGISTICS CENTER)(Brief article)
December 2, 2006... DCS Logistics, Chicago, has entered a five-year contract to provide logistics center management services for MeadWestvaco, Glen Allen, Va. DSC is managing all warehousing services for MeadWestvaco's Packaging Resources Group at the Florence,...

ASTM's technical information gets digitized.(WWW.ASTM.ORG)(Brief article)
December 2, 2006... ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa., launches a digital version of its entire library of technical information. The new information repository enables users to access nearly all of the ASTM literature spanning more than 140 technical...

SimulChanger.(Product Update)
December 2, 2006... Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses, Lincolnshire, Ill., now offers the SimulChanger, a product designed to change printing plates faster, allowing for better makeready times. The SimulChanger has a simultaneous plate cylinder phasing system...

Cascades buys out the rest of Norampac.(FROM DOMTAR)
December 9, 2006... Cascades Inc. has agreed to purchase Domtar Inc.'s 50 percent interest in Norampac Inc., for a cash consideration of $487.68 million ($560 million Canadian). Cascades had long coveted the half of Norampac it did not already own. But Domtar...

Transacted containerboard prices.
December 9, 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 may...

Port Townsend to increase board prices.
December 9, 2006... PT Holdings Co. Inc., parent company of Port Townsend Paper Corp., informed customers of a $40/ton increase in containerboard for all orders produced after Jan. 10. This increase reflects the continued pressure on chip supplies in the Pacific...

Longview shuts down containerboard line.(INDEFINITE PERIOD)
December 9, 2006... A Pacific Northwest woodchip shortage has caused Longview Fibre to temporarily shut down production on its No. 6 containerboard machine at its Longview, Wash., mill. The No. 6 machine, which has capacity for producing 164,000 tons per year...

Sonoco acquires interest in Demolli.(IN ITALY)(Sonoco-Alcore, S.a.r.l., acquired with Demolli Industria Cartaria S.p.A., )(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... Sonoco-Alcore, S.a.r.l., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., has acquired the remaining 75 percent interest in Demolli Industria Cartaria S.p.A., Via Urago, Italy. The acquisition is expected to be slightly accretive to...

Greif reports record sales.(FOR FISCAL 2006)
December 9, 2006... Greif, Inc., Delaware, Ohio, reported that its net sales for fiscal 2006, ending Oct. 31, were up 8 percent over last year to $2.6 billion. The $204.2 million increase was attributable to positive contributions from Industrial Packaging and...

Connemara converting expands and installs.(IN BOLINGBROOK, ILL.)(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... Connemara Converting, Bolingbrook, Ill., is expanding its converting facility by 90,000 sq ft and is installing a new Marquip Sheet Wizard[TM] board/paper precision sheeter. The new dual rotary knife sheeter provides Connemara with the...

TMG hosts profit planning workshop.(JAN. 29-30)
December 9, 2006... The Markens Group (TMG), Westfield, Mass., is having a Machine Hour Rate and Profit Planning Fundamentals Workshop for the converting industry, Jan. 29-30 in Irvine, Calif. "Our class is designed to work for any converting company," says...

MeadWestvaco mill workers authorize strike.(COVINGTON, VA.)
December 9, 2006... Union leaders at MeadWestvaco Corp.'s Covington, Va., paper mill continued bargaining with company officials for a new contract yesterday after workers voted last week to authorize a strike. Of the 887 votes cast, 96 percent were in favor...

Messe Dusseldorf and Pro Carton team up.(FOR INTERPACK 2008)(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... Messe Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany, and Pro Carton, the European Association of Carton Manufacturers and Carton-board Mills, Brussels, Belgium, will organize an Innovationparc Packaging at interpack 2008. interpack will take place April...

GP to close converting plant.(IN GREEN BAY, WIS.)
December 9, 2006... Georgia-Pacific Corp. (GP), Atlanta, will close its Mason St. converting plant in Green Bay, Wis. on Jan. 29, eliminating 73 jobs. GP is replacing the Mason St. operation with five new production lines at is Broadway mill. The closure is...

J&J builds warehouse for full-service packaging.(IN SUNMAN, IND.)
December 9, 2006... J&J Packaging, Sunman, Ind., is expanding its Sunman facility by 30 percent, adding an additional 100,000 sq ft. The expansion is part of a strategic initiative to help J&J meet the needs of its clients. "SKUlutions," as the strategic...

Hycorr is appointed new latitude rep.(FOR NORTH AMERICA)
December 9, 2006... Latitude Machinery Corp. appoints Hycorr/Machine Corp. as its North American sales representative. The territory includes the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Hycorr will provide installation, training, and technical support for...

Paper-based cartons are the most popular packaging.(IN THE U.S.)
December 9, 2006... According to Food Packaging in the United States, a report by Research and Markets, Dublin, Ireland, paper-based cartons were the most widely used packaging type in the U.S. packaged food market because of the overwhelming popularity of folding...

TAPPI schedules annual Corrugated Confab, CorrExpo.(IN INDIANAPOLIS)
December 9, 2006... TAPPI, Norcross, Ga., will host the 2007 Corrugated Packaging Conference and CorrExpo at the Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis, Oct. 31 through Nov. 1. Nearly 400 corrugated packaging professionals from box plants and corrugated...

Bird Pkg installs Curioni machine.(IN ONTARIO)(Bird Packaging contracts)(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... Bird Packaging, Guelph, Ontario, recently installed the new flexo printer-slotter 4500 Plus from Curioni, Galgagnano, Italy. With five production facilities in Ontario, Bird Packaging needed to increase its capacity on large boxes and found...

Amtech Installs at Willard Packaging.(IN MARYLAND)(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... Amtech, Bensalem, Pa., recently sold its advanced Imaginera system to Willard Packaging in Gaithersburg, Md. Imaginera is a highly integrated, Windows-based software solution for the box industry. Included modules cover all aspects of...

New Jogger Aerator installed.(AT ABC DIE CUTTING)(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... ABC Die Cutting and Embossing, Denver, Colo., has purchased a new Argo M Series Jogger Aerator. The Argo is manufactured in Italy and distributed exclusively in North America by Jogger Aerator Sales and Service, LLC, Brick, N.J. The...

A-Team buys Jogger Aerator.(IN NEW YORK)(All-Team Die Cutting acquired with Woodward Jogger Aerator)(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... All-Team Die Cutting, Brooklyn, N.Y., purchased a FL284-H model from Woodward Jogger Aerator, East Rutherford, N.J. The machine was featured at Woodward's booth at Bobst Direction '06 and delivered to All-Team after the show. The...

Colonial carton meets strict quality control standards.(WITH HELP FROM KBA)
December 9, 2006... Colonial Carton Co., Clayton, N.C., is the first folding carton manufacturer in North America to use two KBA Qualitronic II inline sheet inspection quality-control systems from KBA North America, Williston, Vt. The printer has both of its...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Table)
December 9, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $45-50 (0) 40-45 (0) ...

Smurfit-Stone plans plant closure.(IN LOUISVILLE)
December 9, 2006... In January, Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC), Chicago, will close one of its plants in Louisville, Ky. The closure will cost 95 plant workers their jobs. The plant, which manufactures corrugated cardboard shipping containers, pallets,...

Sun Chemical to hike packaging ink prices.(4-6 PERCENT)
December 9, 2006... Despite efforts to curb the impact of rising costs, Sun Chemical, Parsippany, N.J., will raise the price on all packaging inks in North America, effective Jan. 1. The price increase will be for 4-6 percent. Rising costs of raw materials and...

October rigid box sales increase.(4.95 PERCENT)(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... October rigid box sales increased 4.95 percent compared to October 2005, according to the National Paperbox Association's (NPA) billed sales statistical program. Year-to-date numbers are down 1.02 percent with totals through October of...

VantagePoint installs in Italy.(SCHEDULING SOFTWARE)(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... VantagePoint System Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, and B&B Informatica, Montebelluna, Italy, have signed a contract to implement the VantagePoint Accelerate[TM] advanced scheduling module at two Italian converting operations, Cartotecnica...

Lamina System moves to larger factory.(IN SWEDEN)
December 9, 2006... Lamina System AB has moved into a new factory. Its base is now Vevgatan 21,504 94 Boras, Sweden. The company has experienced such positive growth over the past five years that it outgrew its previous facility and built a new factory with a...

The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC).(People Updates)
December 9, 2006... John Morgan joins the staff of The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), Alexandria, Va., as the director of education and training. He has more than 20 years of experience in developing and marketing leading-edge educational...

Koenig & Bauer (KBA).(People Updates)
December 9, 2006... Effective on July 31, Andreas Mossner will step down from the board of directors of Koenig & Bauer (KBA), Wurzburg, Germany, resigning the position of executive vice president for sales of KBA's sheetfed division in Radebeul, Germany. He has...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Table)(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings ...

Improvements immediate with JB installation.(JB Machinery Inc.)(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... Cajas Y Empaques Modernos, Mexico City, recently installed a SUN dwell section with integrated Final flexo dryer from JB Machinery Inc., Weston, Conn., on its existing Hycorr 66- by 85-inch, three-color flexo rotary diecutter. The box maker...

PCA's total corrugated shipments up.(INDUSTRY SHIPMENTS DOWN)
December 9, 2006... The Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), Lake Forest, Ill., reported that PCA's total shipments of corrugated products were up 2.9 percent, and shipments, on a per workday basis with one more shipping day in October 2006, were down 1.8...

M-real Corp.(People Update)
December 9, 2006... M-real Corp., Espoo, Finland has promoted Mika Joukio to executive vice president of consumer packaging business from vice president and mill manager for two consumer packaging mills. He will also serve on the corporate executive board.

Potlatch Corp.(People Updates)
December 9, 2006... Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wash., elects Michael Covey, current president and ceo, to chairman of the board, effective Jan. 1. Covey will succeed L. Pendleton Siegel, who will retire as chairman and from the board of directors. Siegel also served...

Sonoco.(promoted Roger Schrum and Javier Garcia )(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., has promoted Roger Schrum to staff vice president, investor relations and corporate affairs. The promotion goes into effect on Jan. 1. He is currently working as Sonoco's director of corporate communications. Schrum...

Huston Patterson Corp.(appointed Tonya Kowa )(Brief article)
December 9, 2006... Tonya Kowa was promoted to director of sales, special products division, for Huston Patterson Corp., Decatur, Ill. In her new roll, Kowa will be responsible for sales at Sigma Graphics, Huston Patterson's special products division based in...

Recycling's vital role.(PREVENTING GLOBAL WARMING)
December 16, 2006... "Global warming is now beyond scientific doubt and the will to do something about it is gaining political momentum," says Anthony Pratt, ceo, Pratt Industries USA, Conyers, Ga. "Environmental concerns will soon dwarf other public health issues...

Transacted containerboard prices.
December 16, 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 price...

AICC calls board increase attempt 'ill-advised'.(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Brief article)
December 16, 2006... Over the pest couple of weeks all of the major integrated board producers have come out with price increase announcements of either $40 or $50 per ton, effective with shipments of Jan. 1. Last week the Association of Independent Corrugated...

Cascades to close folding carton plant.(IN MONTREAL)
December 16, 2006... Cascades Boxboard Group, Kingsey Falls, Quebec, will permanently shut down production at its folding carton converting plant in Montreal by the end of the first quarter in 2007. The company is planning to gradually transfer its customers...

Keystone Paper purchases building.(IN MONTREAL)
December 16, 2006... Keystone Paper & Box Co. Inc., Warehouse Point, Conn., bought the former Quebecor World Printing industrial building in South Windsor for $978,000, or approximately $19.50 per square foot. Quebecor Inc., Montreal, was the seller. The...

Model MCP-4P.(Product Update)
December 16, 2006... Shure-Glue/Melton Systems, Inc., A Valco Cincinnati Co., Cincinnati, offers the new Model MCP-4P. The low-cost, full-featured adhesive system offers four-channel outputs, each capable of multiple glue patterns. Features of the MCP-4P...

Visy heads to court.(IN OCTOBER)
December 16, 2006... The Australian federal court will hear the price-fixing case brought against Visy Industries, Melbourne, Australia, by The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in October. The ACCC is suing Visy, its founder, Richard Pratt,...

Oracle Packaging acquires TOLAS.(HEALTHCARE PACKAGING)
December 16, 2006... Oracle Packaging, Winston-Salem, N.C., has acquired TOLAS Healthcare Packaging, Feasterville, Pa., in an effort to grow its healthcare packaging operations. Terms weren't disclosed. TOLAS converts medical grade DuPont Tyvek[R], reinforced...