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Solarsoft to acquire VantagePoint.(MORE CAPITAL TO GROW)
December 1, 2007... Solarsoft Business Systems, Toronto, is purchasing VantagePoint Systems, Vancouver, Canada, for $10.2 (U.S.) million in cash. VantagePoint is a leading supplier of business software solutions for the paperboard packaging industry. Solarsoft is...
Transacted containerboard prices.
December 1, 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...
New test identifies DIBP in food containers.
December 1, 2007... A new test can identify pizza boxes and other paper-based food containers that break phthalate safety rules. The phthalates, or plasticizers, are present because the containers were made from pulp that contained at least some recycled paper and...
Icahn boosts T-I stake.(NOW AT 9.8 PERCENT)
December 1, 2007... Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has raised his stake in containerboard and box producer Temple-Inland Inc. (T-I), Austin, Texas, to 9.8 percent, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
He reported ownership of 10.4...
WM has new environmental initiative.(WILL SPEND MILLIONS)(Waste Management Inc.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Waste Management's (WM) CEO David Steiner recently unveiled the Houston-headquartered company's new environmental initiative, committing the company to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to lessen its environmental impact, reports Resource...
MeadWestvaco completes successful rail trial.(TO EASE ROAD CONGESTION)
December 1, 2007... Richmond, Va.-based MeadWestvaco Corp. recently concluded a trial with CSX Transportation (CSXT), Lydall Distribution Services, a subsidiary of Lydall Inc., and the Virginia Port Authority to replace truck shipments from the company's...
Harmon Associates launches India affiliate.(IN MUMBAI)(Harmon Associates India Private Ltd.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Jericho, N.Y.-based Harmon Associates LLC, a subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific LLC, and Remizzo Inc., have jointly formed Harmon Associates India Private Ltd. Created to provide logistics services for Harmon Associates' recycled paper customers...
DLJ Merchant Banking partners to acquire Deffenbaugh.(TERMS NOT DISCLOSED)
December 1, 2007... DLJ Merchant Banking Partners ("DLJMB"), a private equity investment affiliate of Credit Suisse, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Deffenbaugh Industries. The purchase price was not disclosed, although the Kansas City Star estimates...
Simon honored by PSI.(PHIL ALPERT MEMORIAL AWARD)
December 1, 2007... At last month's annual convention in Scottsdale, Ariz., Paper Stock Industries (PSI), the association for the paper recycling industry, honored Ralph Simon, vice president, Materials Management Group, SP Newsprint, Atlanta, with its Phil Alpert...
Smurfit-stone workers' comp case becomes more complex.(NEW CHARGES FILED)
December 1, 2007... According to a report in The Herald, Monterey, Calif., three new insurance fraud charges were filed against managers at SmurfitStone Container's (SSC) box plant in Salinas, Calif. Charges allege that Plant Manager Douglas Tateoka and recently...
Diamond commits to wind energy, transitions to women-owned business.(6.7 MILLION+ KWHS)
December 1, 2007... Rochester, N.Y.-based carton converter Diamond Packaging is purchasing clean, renewable wind energy for 100 percent of its electrical energy requirements through RG&E and wind energy marketer and developer Community Energy.
It will...
Fife to present sensing e-seminar.(ONLINE PROGRAM)
December 1, 2007... Fife is offering a free one-hour "Tech-Tips" e-seminar rifled "Sensor Selection for Proper Material Alignment" on Dec. 6 starting at 2:00 p.m. EST.
The program is designed to enable participants to choose the appropriate sensing technology...
Obituary.(Obituary)
December 1, 2007... Alessandro Agnati, president, Agnati SpA, Vimercate, Italy, passed away on Nov. 7. He joined the family-run business, which is celebrating its 75th year in business, in 1955. By the early 1960s he was working with his father, Angelo, to develop...
SBS prices rise.(IN CERTAIN REGIONS)(solid bleached sulfate)(Statistical data)
December 1, 2007... A recent solid bleached sulfate (SBS) price survey of independent folding carton converters reveals that in certain regions (the Northeast, East Central and West) prices have risen anywhere from $10 per ton to $20 per ton. See the chart below...
SSCC cited for wastewater violations.(IN OKLAHOMA)
December 1, 2007... According to a recent article in the Muskogee (Okla.) Phoenix, Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) is one of three companies that "discharge industrial wastes into the Muskogee wastewater treatment system that has been cited for 'significant...
Inc. names Amtech to fast-grower list.(NO. 3,470)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Fort Washington, Pa.-based Amtech has climbed to No. 3,470 on Inc. magazine's "Inc. 5000" list of fastest-growing private U.S. companies.
According to the report, the 56-employee company has experienced 85.9 percent growth since 2003, with...
Sandvik becomes major supplier for display pack.(STEEL CUTTING RULES)(Sandvik Die Cutting Products' contract with Display Pack Inc. )(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Sandvik DieCutting Products has secured major supplier status, through main distributor Wagner Die Supply, to supply Display Pack Inc.
Display Pack provides a single source of supply for folded carton and plastic packaging from initial...
ADI/PDM Trade Group offers a four-panel folder/gluer that can slit score-corrugated sheets into packing pads.(Product Update)
December 1, 2007... ADI/PDM Trade Group offers a four-panel folder/gluer that can slit score-corrugated sheets into packing pads. The sheets are fed from a hopper, located at the front of the machine, into the folding section, where cold glue will be applied to...
Clemson offers printing symposium.(FEB. 12-13)(Clemson University)(Brief article)(Conference notes)
December 1, 2007... At its South Carolina campus from Feb. 12-13, Clemson University's Department of Graphic Communications will present Printing Foundations: A Decision Maker's Symposium. This latest offering in Clemson's industry training series is geared toward...
MeadWestvaco installs accelerate in Europe.(SOFTWARE MODULE)(MeadWestvaco Europe's contract with VantagePoint Group Inc.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... MeadWestvaco Europe has chosen to implement the estimating module of VantagePoint Accelerate[TM] core business software in its plant operations in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and France.
The software was implemented at the...
Equipment interest rate index.
December 1, 2007...
Current monthly payments for 100 percent financing for 84 months on
$1.0 million range from $14,840 to $15,750, depending on credit
strength and equipment being purchased
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Average sheet prices.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007...
Average Sheet Prices
Based upon a survey of sheet plants. Per 1000 sq. ft., 25,000
sq. ft. single item orders, including delivery charges.
Southeast/
East South North...
OCC prices continue to soften.(MARKET REPORT)(old corrugated container)
December 1, 2007... While board mills in some regions of the U.S. are still paying old corrugated container (OCC) prices currently being reported in the accompanying charts, the past four weeks have seen other mills successfully push prices down and still keep...
Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Statistical table)
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Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades
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Tidland completes expansion.(IN NEW HAMPSHIRE)
December 1, 2007... Tidland Corp., based in Camas, Wash., has completed an expansion of its Keene, N.H., facility to create a more customer-focused manufacturing process while reducing its delivery times for winding products. The expansion is a proactive move to...
Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Statistical table)
December 1, 2007...
Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades
For detailed chart explanation
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New DLK News Soft Wht.
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Caraustar has pruned and groomed, now ready to bloom: it's focusing only on producing uncoated recycled boxboard, tubes and cores, and folding cartons. What's next? The need for consistent profitability.(EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)(Interview)
December 1, 2007... When paperboard packaging industry veteran Mike Keough became ceo of Austell, Ga.-based Caraustar Industries, Inc. four years ago, he knew maintaining the status quo was simply not an option. Under his predecessor, Tom Brown, the company had...
Shorewood closes Connecticut plant.(MANUFACTURING CONSOLIDATION)(Brief article)
December 8, 2007... Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, has closed its Waterbury, Conn., plant. The company says it has enhanced its rigid box capabilities by transitioning its set-up box manufacturing from Waterbury to its Thorofare, N.J.,...
Packsize grows with investment.($4.6 MILLION)
December 8, 2007... Peterson Partners, a leading Intermountain West investment firm, has made a $4.6 million investment in Packsize Corp. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Packsize describes itself as the world's leading provider of lean packaging solutions for...
Transacted containerboard prices.
December 8, 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...
SSCC to achieve $525m in cost savings by 2008.(CEO SAYS)
December 8, 2007... Last week Patrick Moore, chairman and ceo of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) cited a balanced market, continued price improvement and the ongoing implementation of the company's strategic initiatives as key drivers in Smurfit-Stone's...
Greif reports net sales increase.(26 PERCENT)(Financial report)(Brief article)
December 8, 2007... Greif, Inc. Delaware, Ohio, reports a net sales increase of 26 percent to $3.3 billion in fiscal 2007 compared to $2.6 billion in fiscal 2006. Of this increase, $693.8 million is primarily due to higher sales of Industrial Packaging & Services...
U.S. OCC shipments to China are down.(YEAR-OVER-YEAR)(Statistical data)
December 8, 2007... U.S. OCC shipments to China down 12.3 percent year-over-year for January-September 2007. Of the 3.7 million metric tons of recovered paper exported from the U.S. in January-September 2007, shipments in each category were higher than last year,...
Wal-Mart Canada uses RFID in 20 stores.(SEES BENEFITS)
December 8, 2007... Wal-Mart Canada's deployment of radio frequency identification technology is up and running, with 20 stores and approximately a dozen participating suppliers. The news was announced by Nicole O'Connor, director of the organization's information...
MSU launches Packaging Executives Forum.(OUTREACH EDUCATION)
December 8, 2007... On Jan. 29, Michigan State University will host its first Packaging Executives Forum, bringing together senior-level packaging professionals from across the nation to foster connectivity between participants, the companies they represent, and...
Author Andrew Winston to address 'Green to Gold' at FBA meeting.(MARCH 2008)
December 8, 2007... Andrew Winston, founder of Winston Eco-Strategies and co-author of best-seller Green to Gold, will address how companies can turn green environment business strategies into fiscal gold at the 2008 Fibre Box Association (FBA) Annual Meeting in...
Smurfit-Stone mill earns OSHA honors.(IN UNCASVILLE, CONN.)
December 8, 2007... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s Uncasville, Conn., containerboard mill has earned a Safety and Health Recognition Program (SHARP) award, the highest certification given to small employers for workplace safety and health. The mill, which employs...
Graphic Technologies installs 2nd SPanthera.(DIECUTTING CAPABILITIES)
December 8, 2007... Graphic Technologies, Niles, Ill., has installed a second Bobst SPanthera 106-LER Autoplaten[R] diecutter to its metropolitan Chicago operation. It comes just three months after the installation of its first SPanthera unit.
The growing...
Michelman increases paper coating prices.(TO OFFSET COSTS)(Brief article)
December 8, 2007... On Dec. 21, Cincinnati-based Michelman will raise prices on its paper coating products an average of 4 percent to 6 percent in the Americas region. Affected products include Coating X300[TM], MaxWhite[R], Michem[R] Coat, Nomar[TM],...
FTS dedicates Harper Lab of Flexography.(IN SOUTH CAROLINA)
December 8, 2007... Last month approximately 50 industry professionals joined Art and Shae Fields, owners of the Flexographic Trade School (FTS), in Fort Mill, S.C., to honor Ron and Katherine Harper with the dedication of the school's new, state of the art Harper...
Shorewood installs Heidelberg press.(IN INDIANAPOLIS)
December 8, 2007... Shorewood Packaging recently installed an ultra-high-performance Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 with Image Control, Instant Gate and DryStar Advanced. The new press, which is the Indianapolis plant's first Heidelberg, replaces an older packaging...
Packaging Graphics licensed to market Natralock[R].(FROM MEADWESTVACO)
December 8, 2007... MeadWestvaco Corp. has entered into a licensing agreement for its Natralock[R] security packaging products with Packaging Graphics LLC, a division of The Matlet Group, Pawtucket, R.I. Under the agreement, Packaging Graphics will use Natralock...
arvato digital services adopts sustainable packaging for discs.(GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION)
December 8, 2007... arvato digital services, a Weaverville, N.C.-based integrated service package provider for the Video, Audio, Games and IT/Technology sectors, has launched the environmentally sustainable Disc Box Slider (DBS) packaging solution as an option for...
Sonoco.(People Update)
December 8, 2007... Effective Jan. 1, Vicki Arthur has been named Sonoco's division vice president and general manager, Global Corporate Accounts. In this new position, Arthur will have overall management responsibility for dedicated account teams that will...
AF&PA hails passage of U.S.-Peru Trade Agreement.(ELIMINATING TARIFFS AND DUTIES)
December 8, 2007... The American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) applauds the U.S. Senate's Dec. 4 passage of HR. 3688 by a vote of 77-18, implementing the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.
The Peru trade agreement benefits the U.S. forest...
Equipment interest rate index.
December 8, 2007...
Equipment Interest Rate Index
Current monthly payments for 100 percent financing for 84 months on
$1.0 million range from $14,610 to $15,515, depending on credit strength
and equipment being purchased.
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Chicago TAPPI releases meeting lineup.(FOR 2008)
December 8, 2007... The following dates are for upcoming Chicago TAPPI meetings. All meetings will occur at the Marriott in Oakbrook, Ill. unless otherwise noted:
* Feb. 5: "What's New in Corrugated." Moderators: Dave Mottram, Jose Rocha, Elaine Deak
*...
AICC unveils 2008 training schedule.(CATALOG AVAILABLE)(Brief article)
December 8, 2007... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) has mailed its 2008 education and training catalog to all its members. The catalog gives interested corrugated converting companies the opportunity to register employees for up to 18...
NYAD to host holiday celebration.(DEC. 17)
December 8, 2007... The New York Association of Dealers in Paper Mill Supply's (NYAD's) 2007 holiday party will be held at II Cortile restaurant on Dec. 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. II Cortile is located at 125 Mulberry St. in New York. All members and guests are...
Sunshine Paper commences global public offering.(ON HONG KONG'S STOCK EXCHANGE)
December 8, 2007... On Nov. 29, China Sunshine Paper Holdings Co. Ltd became listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. The global offering of Sunshine Paper comprises 100 million shares.
Ninety million shares will initially be offered to...
Clemson University to host 'Printed Electronics Day'.(JAN. 22-23)
December 8, 2007... Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., has released its series of printed electronic initiatives sponsored by the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics and Clemson faculty.
The Sonoco Institute aims to provide:
* A state of the...
Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Statistical table)
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Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades
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Paper Cuttings News News
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Capitol Container opts for Advantzware.(AUTOMATED OPERATIONS)
December 8, 2007... Montgomery, Ala.-based Capitol Container has purchased the Packaging Software Suite from Advanced Software. The program automates all plant and office aspects of a box or carton box plant, including many estimating methods, order processing,...
Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Statistical table)
December 8, 2007...
Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades
For detailed chart explanation, see page 11
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Shorewood Packaging launches FLIPtray.(MULTI-DVD PACKAGING)
December 8, 2007... Shorewood Packaging, a New York-based business of International Paper, has added FLIPtray, a multi-disc DVD packaging solution, to its portfolio of home entertainment packaging.
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The innovative disc tray system is...
Roland Press essential to start-up plant.(PLANT INSTALLATION)(Brief article)
December 8, 2007... McLean Packaging recently moved one of its manufacturing facilities from Philadelphia to a new 100,000 sq ft plant in Moorestown, N.J., to streamline workflow and run its new Roland 700 Ultima custom-built sheetfed press. The press is equipped...
FRIESE Corrugating Rolls.(People Update)
December 8, 2007... Sharp International and FRIESE GmbH have hired Scott Buckman as part of FRIESE Corrugating Rolls' expansion into North America. Buckman brings more than 13 years of experience in the corrugated industry. Sharp International is the North...
Adalis Corp.(People Update)(Eric Valderrama appointed as development manager)(Brief article)
December 8, 2007... Eric Valderrama has joined the packaging team of Adalis Corp. as business development manager. Valderrama has more than 23 years of packaging experience--most recently as a bulk packaging specialist for Union Camp/International Paper, where he...
International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking.(People Update)
December 8, 2007... Simon Lile, general manager of Sandvik DieCutting Products, has been elected to the board of the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD). He began his three-year term in October, joining 21 other industry professionals who...
Newsprint mill could convert to medium.(IN CANADA)
December 15, 2007... Paperboard industry veteran Jay Gurandiano, the prospective new owner of the closed AbitibiBowater Inc. Fort William newsprint mill in Thunder Bay, Ont., plans to convert the mill into a producer of recycled medium, reports Canada's Chronicle...
Caraustar opens fifth Protect-A-Board/Wrap facility.
December 15, 2007... Atlanta-based Caraustar Industries has opened its fifth manufacturing operation for Protect-A-Board and Protect-A-Wrap edge and strap protectors. The operation is located at Caraustar's existing Beardstown, Ill., facility, which currently...
Transacted containerboard prices.
December 15, 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...
Box making industry will stagnate in '08.(SAYS FITCH RATINGS)
December 15, 2007... At least through 2008 containerboard mills will enjoy full capacity runs to feed Europe, says Fitch Ratings, Chicago. But the market for corrugated boxes will be at best stagnant.
For the paper industry as a whole, modestly better results...
Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 list includes Amtech.(NO. 42)
December 15, 2007... Amtech Software has been named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, and life sciences companies in the Philadelphia region by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, one of...
China to end subsidies.(CHALLENGED BY U.S. AND MEXICO)
December 15, 2007... China has agreed to terminate subsidies that the U.S. alleged were illegal under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, says U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is designed to settle a WTO case...
Clemson breaks ground on Sonoco Institute.(THE HARRIS A. SMITH BUILDING)(Brief article)
December 15, 2007... Early last month, Clemson University unveiled plans for the new Harris A. Smith Building to house the planned Sonoco Institute for Packaging Design and Graphics. Named for the donor of a $10 million investment in the future of Clemson's...
Sonoco unveils five-year growth strategy.($6 BILLION BY 2012)(Financial report)
December 15, 2007... Sonoco Chairman, President and CEO Harris E. DeLoach Jr., and Charles J. Hupfer, senior vice president and chief financial officer, outlined a new five-year growth strategy and provided updated financial guidance for 2007 and 2008 at Sonoco's...
Building business relationships through globetrotting: industry veteran Bob Harris succeeds by going where no one else wants to go.(MARKETING CONTAINERBOARD)
December 15, 2007... For years, Bob Harris, president of Robert Harris & Associates, a containerboard brokerage firm based in Chicago, has been traveling the world, selling board and equipment in many of the 170 countries he has visited. He knows well the wisdom of...
Pinpointing trends with authority.
December 15, 2007... Having spent close to 50 years in the paper industry, Bob Harris can pinpoint noteworthy trends with authority. The first and foremost, he says, is the globalization of linerboard. North America is no longer the dominant player. While right now...
Heidelberg raises commitment.(TO ENVIRONMENT)
December 15, 2007... Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG made environmental protection one of its corporate objectives back in 1992. The company was the first to receive the industry's eco-certificate for its foundry in Aanstetten in 1996. Since then, environmental...
ICPF hosts inaugural holiday weekend event.(2008 EVENT PLANNED)
December 15, 2007... From Dec. 7-9, 50 supporters of the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) gathered in New York to socialize, network, and enjoy the best that the city had to offer for this holiday season--all while raising funds for ICPF...
AF&PA lines up speakers.(FOR PAPER WEEK)
December 15, 2007... The American Forest & Paper Association's (AF&PA) 131st annual Paper Wcck takes place March 30 through April 1 at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York. At the March 31 Pulp & Paper Gcneral Session, the keynote will be presented by Andrew...
Total containerboard inventories sink.(AF&PA REPORTS)
December 15, 2007... Total contalnerboard inventories (combining box plants and mills) fell 7.6 percent between the end of September and the end of October, the American Forest & Paper Association says. Specifically, they fell from 2,371,800 tons at the end of...
Truckers face many challenges.(HEARD AT PSI CONFERENCE)
December 15, 2007... Domestic truckers face numerous challenges in the months ahead, says Mark Martin of Swift Transportation, who spoke on the subject as part of a transportation panel discussion at the Paper Stock Industries (PSI) Fall Conference in Phoenix last...
Producer price indexes--1982=100.(Statistical table)
December 15, 2007...
Producer Price Indexes--1982=100
Annual
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Paperboard mill performance.
December 15, 2007...
Paperboard Mill Performance
U.S. paperboard production by furnish, current and cumulative totals
in 1000 short tons, as reported by the American Forest & Paper
Association.
Unbleached
...
Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Statistical table)
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EPG helps C&S refresh jiffy packaging.(COLOR-RICH PACKAGING)(Essex Products Group)(C and S Carton)
December 15, 2007... Chelsea Milling Co., Chelsea, Mich., which has been selling Jiffy prepared baking mixes since 1930, doesn't advertise to consumers. In fact, it has never advertised. Instead, the fourth-generation food manufacturer relies on its core principle...
Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
December 15, 2007...
Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades
For detailed chart explanation, see page 11
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Vacuum system for its sheeter.(Product Update)
December 15, 2007... Maxson Automatic Machinery Co., based in Westerly, R.I., has developed a vacuum system for its sheeter that removes dust at the slitters, ensuring the cleanliness of sheeted stock and minimizing "hickies" (dust-related defects) at the printing...
Tom Landaal nomination fund established.(FOR ICPF INDUCTION)
December 15, 2007... Thomas G. Landaal, 53, president of Landaal Packaging Systems, Flint, Mich., passed away Dec. 5 after a year-long struggle with pancreatic cancer. Landaal was a longtime member and board member of both the Association of Independent Corrugated...
International Corrugated Case Associations (ICCA).(People Updates)
December 15, 2007... International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA) President Heather Marshall will resign her presidency as of Jan. 1. She will remain on as staff of the Fibre Box Association (which manages ICCA) through her maternity leave, but will then leave...
Sonoco Products Co.(People Updates)
December 15, 2007... Sonoco Products Co., Hartsville, S.C., names James Morris division vice president-paper North America sales and marketing. He will be responsible for continuing to drive external sales of Sonoco's uncoated recycled paperboard throughout North...
St. Jude Packaging.(People Updates)
December 15, 2007... Steve Main joins St. Jude Packaging's Dallas office as its Southwest packaging consultant. Main has been a frequent contributor to OBM's sister publication, Paperboard Packaging magazine, and has served as an Association of Independent...