Official Board Markets articles from February 2004

Official Board Markets archives from February 2004

How GP handles customer needs: mastering supply chain intricacies is just one of the many ways this integrated company is getting closer to box buyers.(One-On-One Interview)(Interview)
February 7, 2004... Earlier this year I met with Steve Klinger, Georgia-Pacific's (GP) executive vice president, packaging, to get a better understanding of where he sees the paperboard packaging industry heading and how GP is positioning itself to take advantage...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Illustration)
February 7, 2004... 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...

MeadWestvaco, Graphic Pkg resolve dispute.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... MeadWestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC, a unit of MeadWestvaco Corp., Atlanta, reaches a settlement of the U.S. patent dispute with Graphic Packaging Corp. (formerly Riverwood International Corp,) regarding its FridgeMaster[R] refrigerator...

GP acquires box plant from Weyco.(Deal To Close In March)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... Last month Weyerhaeuser Co. sold its corrugated box plant in San Leandro, Calif., to Georgia-Pacific Corp. (G-P), reports Forestweb. Terms weren't disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close on March 15. The plant makes both corrugated...

RAA buys ABC and Fairfax.(Keeps Growing)(Fairfax Recycling)(ABC Recycling Services )(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... Recycle America Alliance (RAA), Houston, has purchased two paper recycling operations in the Metro D.C. area. On January 7 it completed its purchase of Fairfax Recycling, Burke, Va. On January 30 it completed its acquisition of ABC Recycling...

Operating rates retreat.(Sluggish Price Movement)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... The advance in overall paper industry prices that began in 2002 came to a halt in the closing months of last year; demand wasn't strong enough to pressure supply. Prices moved in a flat trend in the second half of 2003. Prices of corrugated...

Bobst completes Metso purchase.($94 Million)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... Metso Corp. finalizes the divestment of its converting group to Bobst Group, Lausanne, Switzerland. Both companies reached an agreement of the sale in October 2003; the converting group transferred to Bobst on Jan. 30. Final price was...

Testing Machines Inc.(Noteworthy News)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) has accredited Testing Machines Inc.'s (TMI) Field Service Department to ISO 17025-1999. A2LA was chosen as the assessment authority because its mutual recognition agreements with...

Last year's shipments stagnate.(But December Was Great)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... On an actual basis, December 2003 shipments of corrugated products rose a surprising 7.5 percent over December 2002 shipments, reports the Fibre Box Association. Even on an average week basis (December 2003 had one more shipping day than...

Download, display ICC logos.(Color Management)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... The International Color Consortium (ICC) encourages vendors that comply with its color management specifications to emphasize this compliance by displaying the ICC logo on their packaging, Web sites, and literature. Electronic files of ICC...

Fibre box shipments.(Illustration)
February 7, 2004... Fibre Box Shipments United States corrugated/solid fibre product shipments, in billion square feet, as reported by the Fibre Box Association. Corrugated/Solid Fibre Cumulative ...

Average sheet prices.(Illustration)
February 7, 2004... 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 ...

Amtech plans software seminar.(Feb. 18 In Chicago)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... Amtech will be hosting a software upgrade seminar on Feb. 18 at the Ramada Inn in Rosemont, Ill. The seminar will showcase Amtech's advanced Imaginera system, a highly integrated, Windows-based software solution for the box industry. Emphasis...

Seminars cover ARclad[R] products.(On-Site Training)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... Adhesives Research, Inc. offer's technical training and splicing seminars to U.S. pulp and paper mills through the company's ServicePLUS program. The training provides customers with necessary knowledge to achieve optimal performance from the...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Illustration)
February 7, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $50-55 (+5) 50-55...

OCC prices explode.(OCC Market Report)(Old Corrugated Cartons )(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... For all of 2003 most mill buyers needing OCC could make a few calls and get all the tons they needed. Now they're making a lot more calls. They find themselves talking to suppliers that they haven't talked to in months. Some will even admit to...

'03 carton, rigid box sales up.(NPA Reports)(National Paperbox Association)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... January through December 2003 sales were up 1.25 percent for folding carton converters and 1.62 percent for rigid box plants compared with the some period in 2002, according to the National Paperbox Association's (NPA) monthly billed sales...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Illustration)
February 7, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings...

Quebecor installs jogger aerator.(Eliminates Manual Operations)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... Quebecor World, Effingham, Ill., installs an Automatan jogger aerator for its print facility. The machinery aerates, jogs and turns pallet loads of sheets. It is designed to eliminate manual turning, aligning and aerating. According to...

Checkpoint expands RFID investment.(Goliath Solutions)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... Checkpoint Systems, Inc. makes an initial minority investment of $2.5 million in Goliath Solutions, a start-up developer of radio frequency iden6fication (RFID)-based technology for point-of-purchase advertising and display compliance for...

The art of hat-switching: how do you 'sell' top candidates on coming to work for you?(Change In Dynamics)
February 7, 2004... Those of us in management tend to expect interviews with job applicants to take on the tone of a sales presentation--with the selling role played by the candidate. Certainly this is almost always the case in the early stages of the interview...

Transacted boxboard prices.(Illustration)
February 7, 2004... 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 any agreement or commitment by any...

What's new in corrugated?(At Chicago Tappi)
February 7, 2004... At last week's Chicago TAPPI meeting in Rosemont, Ill., 160 box making executives heard from 10 suppliers about new machinery that will help them produce boxes more quickly and efficiently while reducing costs. The featured companies are: ...

Bobst to host Drupa Preview.(Introducing Alpina II)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... On Feb. 24, Bobst Group, USA, Roseland, N.J., will take part in the simultaneous global launch of the company's Alpina II high speed folder-gluer for both folding carton and corrugated. The four hour event, which begins at 11 a.m., will include...

Box USA.(People Update)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... Fred Berg, regional vice president, Box USA retired last December. He spent 40 years with St. Joe Container and Box USA, its successor company. He was appointed regional vice president in December 1996 and was very instrumental in the smooth...

N.J. Paper Recycling Assn. meeting set.(Feb. 24 In Clifton)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... The New Jersey Paper Recycling Association will hold its next meeting February 24 at the Bel Vedere Restaurant in Clifton, N.J. Guy Watson, bureau chief of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Recycling & Planning Division,...

Weyerhaeuser Co.(Noteworthy News)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... Weyerhaeuser Co.'s Fort Smith, Ark., packaging plant achieved a safety milestone last year. The 155 men and women at the facility worked the entire year with only one on the-job injury that had to be recorded with OSHA, the Occupational Safety...

Vision Packaging & Graphics.(People Update)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2004... Mike Boedeker joins Vision Packaging & Graphics, Kalamazoo, Mich., as a senior account manager and liaison between Vision Packaging and Kellogg's. Boedeker will work on-site at Kellogg's in Battle Creek, Mich., to coordinate ongoing projects...

Converters lobby for changes.(Saving Manufacturing)
February 14, 2004... In a show of three, about 200 manufacturers from across the country, including 11 corrugated converters, gathered last week in Washington D.C. to lobby Congress for changes that would make it easier to compete in a global economy. The...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Illustration)
February 14, 2004... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid 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...

GP moving litho out of Iowa plant.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Georgia-Pacific Corp. is moving the Color Box litho-laminated segment of its Dubuque, Iowa, plant to another GP facility, the company says. With the redirection, the Dubuque facility, which makes corrugated boxes and containers for food...

OSHA cites GP for worker's death.(22 Citations)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued 22 citations and proposed $102,000 in penalties against Georgia Pacific Corp., Atlanta, for hazards OSHA links to an employee's death last summer. According to OSHA, a worker at...

AF&PA asks gov't to level field.(Tax Rate Reduction)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... The board of directors of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) passes a resolution calling for government action to address the ongoing crisis in the manufacturing sector. In a statement issued by W. Henson Moore, president and ceo,...

Why U.S. manufacturing is important.(Congress: pay attention)
February 14, 2004... About four years ago, Edward "Ned" Hill started learning more about manufacturing in the United States. The Cleveland State University, professor says the productivity, numbers were fascinating. From 1990 to 1998 100 percent of the productivity...

Congressman champions U.S. manufacturing.(Mike Rogers )(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers says he knows all about manufacturing because he represents Michigan, a leading manufacturing state. Rogers pledged his support to U.S. manufacturers in a speech last week to members of the National Association of...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Illustration)
February 14, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings (1) (4) Chicago $50-55 (+5) 50-55 (0) New...

Recovered paper shines.(In New York City)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... A recent fiscal report on New York City's recycling programs concludes that on average the cost of recycling paper was less than the cost of recycling garbage. Metal, glass and plastic continue to be more costly to recycle. The report also...

PSI board meeting planned for paper week.(March 22)(Paper Stock Industries (PSI))(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... The Paper Stock Industries (PSI) chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) will hold its board meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 22, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York in conjunction with Paper Week. The PSI board...

SCA seeks recovered fiber.(OCC and SOP)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... SCA North America will soon start a new tissue mill in Barton, Ala., causing the company to search for local and regional suppliers to provide the facility with recovered paper, reports Waste News. The mill could start as soon as next month....

AICC accepts safe shop applications.(Corrugator And Sheet Plants)
February 14, 2004... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) is now taking applications for the 2004 Operation Safe Shop Competition. Conducted every two years, the competition draws entries from independent corrugator and sheet plants in a...

Corrugated shipments to Canada rise.(2 Percent)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Fourth quarter 2003 corrugated box and wrapper shipments to Canadian destination increased 2 percent from the same quarter in 2002, according to the Canadian Corrugated Case Association (CCCA). Annual shipments rose 0.9 percent from 2002.

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Illustration)
February 14, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White New DLK News Cuttings ...

Midlands installs compact folder-gluer.(From A.I.M)(Midlands Packaging)(American International Machinery)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Midlands Packaging, Lincoln, Neb., installs a Signature Compact 70 folder-gluer from American International Machinery, Oak Creek, Wis. This is Midlands' second Signature folder-gluer purchase. The company will use it to fold carton blanks as...

Chicago TAPPI goes lean.(March 2)
February 14, 2004... Chicago TAPPI's next evening program, to be held Tues., March 2, will cover lean manufacturing and accounting and will be moderated by Michael Akey II of Akers Packaging Service, Inc. The program features Scott Ellis, co-leader of P2, and Jerry...

N.C. students take home Flexo awards.(Harper Corp.: printing)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Students from Central Piedmont Community College's Harper National Center for the Study of Flexography won 19 print awards, the highest number given to any single school, in the Printing Industries of the Carolinas Student Achievement Awards....

Amtech plans cost seminar.(March 29-31)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Amtech holds its first industry wide cost seminar March 29-31 for all costing software system users. The seminar, conducted by Amtech management consultant Jan Rohde, covers general understanding of cost concepts, the steps involved in creating...

Costa Rica joins CAFTA.(AF & PA Supports)(Central America Free Trade Agreement)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Costa Rica joins the U.S. Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which first concluded in December 2003 and opens new market access for U.S. consumer and industrial products. The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) supports the...

Register for PPC Spring Meeting.(75th Anniversary)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) will celebrate its 75th anniversary at this year's Annual Spring Meeting to be held March 14-16 at The Drake Hotel in Chicago. To commemorate the anniversary, PPC Chairman Newth Morris will host a tribute...

Tekgraf named DuPont distributor.(Analog Proofing)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Tekgraf Corp., Greenville, S.C., is the new North American master distributor for DuPont Imaging Technologies analog proofing products. As master distributor for DuPont Cromalin[R], WaterProof[R], Dylmx[R] and Cromacheck analog proofing...

Whiskey carton wins Irish Print Award.(Field Boxmore)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Knappogue Castle Irish Whiskey won the award for best printed carton packaging design at the 2002 annual Irish Print Awards. Converter Field Boxmore Belfast used a silverfoil laminated board printed in 11 colors with two varnishes on Frovi...

Weyco acquires Manchester Recycling assets.(In Richmond)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Weyerhaeuser Recycling purchased selected assets of Manchester Recycling, Richmond, Va., at the end of last year. The acquisition does not include several of Manchester Recycling's non-recycling related assets, including a converting operation....

The Specialized Packaging Group.(Noteworthy News)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... The Specialized Packaging Group's London, Ont., facility was recognized as London's "Featured Company" for the month of January by the London Economic Development Corp. (LEDC). The LEDC recognizes two companies every month that contribute to...

Register early and save.(AICC Training)(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Calendar)
February 14, 2004... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) encourages participants to register early for upcoming AICC training courses to save up to $125 per course. Early registration deadlines are: * Feb. 18 for Production Managers'...

Capital City chooses Advantzware.(Box Software)
February 14, 2004... Capital City Container, Indianapolis, installs Advantzware box software from Advanced Software, Yardley, Pa. The Windows-based software suite automates all plant and office operations of corrugated and folding carton plants. Modules include...

Paper Tech center planned.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Until a few, years ago, the Institute of Paper Chemistry was located in Appleton, Wis. Now, U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Green Bay, and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are working to make Green Bay, Wis., the "Silicon Valley" of paper making,...

Kruger Inc.(People Update)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Montreal-based Kruger Inc. promotes Bernard Routhier from executive vice president, operations, to executive vice president and coo of the company. Routhier joined Kruger as vice president of manufacturing in 1991. Kruger also appoints Mario...

Crown Packaging.(People Update)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Gary Nason, a veteran of more than 30 years in the corrugated packaging industry, is appointed business development manager in Alberta for Crown Packaging, Richmond, British Columbia. Nason has had several senior management positions with both...

Unisource.(People Update)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Unisource, Indianapolis, appoints Ken Flajs Indianapolis Division manager. Flajs will be overseeing the sales, marketing and operational functions of the division, which supplies Unisource's full line of packaging, paper, and facility supplies...

Stora Enso Packaging Oy.(People Update)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Hannu Alalatin is appointed managing director of Stora Enso Packaging Oy, effective April 1. He will be based in Lahti, Finland. He succeeds Veli-Jussi Potka who is appointed senior vice president, business development, Stora Enso Packaging...

Linerboard inventories fall dramatically.(AF&PA Reports)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Linerboard inventories at mills fell 14.3 percent between the end of November and the end of December 2003, a clear sign that board mills are determined to push a price increase through this spring. Specifically, they dropped from 221,700 tons...

North American board shipments drop.(For 2003)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... In December, North American containerboard demand showed improvement, increasing 1.6 percent over the corresponding month in 2002, states Canada's Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC). However, for the year total North American containerboard...

Paper mill performance.(Illustration)
February 14, 2004... 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 ...

Producer price indexes--1982 = 100.(Illustration)
February 14, 2004... Producer Price Indexes - 1982 = 100 Year Oct Nov 2001/2002 2003 2003 Total Paperboard 172.1/164.3 160.0 159.7...

Shipments in most regions suffer.(Fibre Box Association Reports)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... While last December was a very good shipment month for all the regions die Fibre Box Association (FBA) tracks except one (the Southeast, down 0.2 percent on an average week basis), last year was tough for all regions except two. First...

PPC to celebrate 75th in Chicago.(Register by Feb. 24; Paperboard Packaging Council )(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... The Paperboard Packaging Council celebrates its 75th anniversary at its annual spring meeting, to be held March 14-16 at The Drake Hotel in Chicago. To commemorate the anniversary, PPC will display old photos and memorabilia and honor...

Pratt plans finished goods increase.(March 15)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... On March 15 Pratt Industries USA plans to increase selling prices for its corrugated products (including displays and sheets). The price increase for corrugated boxes, displays, and specialty products will be 8 percent while the increase on...

Blue Ridge Paper to cut 100 jobs.(In North Carolina)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Blue Ridge Paper Products, Canton, N.C., will cut 100 jobs because of $30 million in net losses during the past three years, reports the Smoky Mountain News. The Blue Ridge Paper downsizing will save the mill $10 million a year in wages...

Sonoco sets price increase.(Eyebrow)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., says it will raise prices on uncoated recycled paperboard by $50/ton effective March 1. "Market conditions over the past few years have not allowed us to recover mounting energy, insurance, healthcare, and pension...

MOD-PAC ends quarter, year up from 2002.(Record Sales)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... MOD-PAC Corp., Buffalo, N.Y., reports record sales and earn hags for both the fourth quarter and full year of 2003. Net in come for the fourth quarter was $818,000, up from $719,000 for the same quarter in 2002. Net income for the year 2003 was...

TAPPI.(People Update)(Clare Reagan )(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Kathy Betts, corrugated packaging division manager for TAPPI, joins Clare Reagan in exhibit sales for SuperCorrExpo[R], effective Feb. 17. She remains part of the corrugated packaging division with accountability in the technical program area....

Model PLT-5000 pocket laser tachometer.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Kernco Instruments Co., Inc.'s Model PLT-5000 pocket laser tachometer is designed for contact and non-contact measurements. zThe laser beam provides targeted aiming designed to measure RPM from distances up to 60 inches from the target....

Data sheet.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... National Adhesives' new data sheet describes the properties of its Ultra-Set[R] adhesives for glued lap in the case and carton forming and single face laminating industries. Ultra Set adhesives meet the composition requirements of Indirect Food...

MeadWestvaco Corp.(People Update)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... MeadWestvaco Corp., Stamford, Conn., elects Linda Sheffield to vice president, financial operations and analysis. Sheffield over sees the company's business analysis, accounting, corporate control, and controller activities. Previously, she was...

Green Bay Packaging.(People Update)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Matthew Szymanski, general manager of Green Bay Packaging's Green Bay Mill Division, is named vice president and general manager of the company's Arkansas Kraft Division, Morrilton, Ark. He succeeds H. Marion Swindell, who recently retired....

American Forest & Paper Association.(People Update)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... American Forest & Paper Association elects its officers for 2004. George Harad, chairman and chief executive officer of the Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Idaho, is elected chairman of the board. The first vice chairman is Mark Suwyn, chairman and...

CMM Events.(People Update)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... CMM Events appoints Erich Herbert sales director while Paperfloop CEO Ian Johnston assumes the presidency. Herbert comes to CMM Events from Reed Exhibition Companies where he held a series of sales management positions during the last five...

Corrugated Replacements Inc.(People Update)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2004... Corrugated Replacements Inc., Blairsville, Ga., hires Bert Bugalio as Central and South America sales manager. Bugallo has 35 years of experience in international sales. He will begin working with companies in Central America and move into...

Sun Chemical.(Obituary)(Obituary)
February 14, 2004... Ursula Stevens, a leader in building Sun Chemical's Latin American business, died Jan. 17 at age 65. Stevens had retired in 2002 after 36 years of service with the company, most recently serving as corporate vice president and general manager...

Business recovery on track: slow but steady.
February 21, 2004... Economic indicators remain favorable, and business improvement is spreading to intermediate materials, including packaging. Consumer confidence is still high, although continuing concern over the job market remains. Real GDP in the fourth...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2004... 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...

Last month's shipments boom.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2004... Although last month's actual shipments of corrugated products only increased 0.5 percent when compared to January 2003 shipments, two less shipping days (20) in January 2004 results in average week shipments increasing 10.5 percent, reports the...

Meyer packaging closes plant.(Meyer Packaging Co.)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2004... Meyer Packaging Co., a family-owned folding carton converter that has operated in Palmyra, Pa., for nearly 100 years will be closing its doors at the end of the month, reports the Lebanon Daily News. Seventy employees work at the 120,000-sq ft...

PCA acquires Acorn Corrugated: with annual sales of $45 million.(Packaging Corp. of America)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2004... Packaging Corp. of America (PCA), lake Forest, Ill., acquires Acorn Corrugated Box Co., a producer of high quality, graphics packaging and displays. Terms were not disclosed. Acorn is located in Bedford Park, Ill, a suburb of Chicago, and...

Norampac sells its Mexican box plant: based in Monterrey.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2004... Norampac Inc., Montreal, is selling its box making plant in Mexico to its current management team. Terms weren't disclosed, reports Canadian Press. The plant, based in Monterrey; Mexico, represents 0.5 percent of the company's total net sales...