Official Board Markets articles from January 2004

Official Board Markets archives from January 2004

Business conditions looking up: AICC members report.(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)
January 3, 2004... The "three-year slog" in the corrugated manufacturing industry may be turning around, says Steve Young, president of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC). Several weeks ago Young surveyed AICC members about the state of...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)
January 3, 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...

SSCC's medium mill must compete.(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.)(Brief article)
January 3, 2004... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s (SSCC) medium mill in Ontonagon, Mich., is working hard to improve its position within the company and in the industry, reports the Ironwood Daily Globe. Both management and labor decided they had to better...

Chesapeake redesigns Web site: at www.cskcorp.com.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, Va., has launched a redesigned Web site at www.cskcorp.com. The new site includes an expanded corporate overview containing executive profiles, a historical summary, and career information. Another new section...

Mayr-Melnhof plans cigarette packaging plant: $12.5 million investment.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... MM Graphia, a division of Mayr-Melnhof Group, forms a new subsidiary, MM Graphia Turkey, to establish a cigarette packaging business in Turkey. The company will set up a plant in the Izmir region, and plans to have two printing lines in...

VantagePoint reports year-end results: revenue down 27 percent.(VantagePoint Systems, Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... VantagePoint Systems, Inc., Vancouver, realized $1.4 million (Canadian) in revenue during the fourth quarter, resulting in $5.9 million in total revenue for the 12 months ended Sept. 30. A challenging North American economy and a temporary...

Are you sensitive to Hispanic culture? They identify people by class and role and expect them to act in accordance with those roles: enhancing productivity.
January 3, 2004... The statistics are in: the growing wave of Hispanic immigrants is having a marked effect on American society in general and on the paperboard packaging industry in particular. Plant supervisors must be sensitive to how Hispanic employees view...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
January 3, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago ...

ORBID and CCL battle counterfeit drugs: etched marks.(Orbid Corp., CCL Label)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... ORBID Corp., Tavernier, Fla., a developer of secure track and trace systems used in the identification and protection of products, is partnering with CCL Label, the company responsible for packaging and labeling many of the world's best known...

Which way will OCC prices go? Market report.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... Around this time of year a handful of readers "call or e-mail OBM, asking what this grade or that grade (most often OCC) is going to do in the next year. We will provide educated opinions but always stress that's all they are. We're definitely...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White ...

Average sheet prices.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... Average Sheet Prices Based upon a survey of sheet plants. Per 1000 sq. ft., 50,000 sq. ft. single item orders, incl. delivery charges. East SE/South North Sheets Northeast Central Central...

Hycorr honors employees: at Christmas lunch.(Hycorr Machine Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... Hycorr Machine Corp., Kalamazoo, Mich., recently recognized 14 long-term employees. Fred Harrison, president, congratulated each for his (or her) longevity. Among those receiving certificates were Lance Head, general manager, seven years; David...

Inter Pack buys advanced suite: order status.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... Inter Pack Industries, Phoenix, purchases the Advantzware Internet-based E-Advantzware e-Business Customer Service software suite from Advanced Software, Inc. (ASI), Yardley, Pa. Tiffs software lets customers, sales, and customer service...

Register early to save money: 2004 AICC courses.( Association of Independent Corrugated Converters )(Brief Article)
January 3, 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: * Jan. 5 for Overview of Post Printing...

Obituary.(Stanley H. Litman)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
January 3, 2004... Stanley H. Litman, 75, co-founder of Texas Recycling/Surplus, Inc., Dallas, and a recycling industry leader for nearly 20 years, passed away on December 28. He was president of the Paper Stock Industries chapter of the Institute of Scrap...

Transacted boxboard prices.(Brief Article)
January 3, 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...

BCM Inks USA, Inc.(Noteworthy News)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... BCM Inks USA, Inc., Cincinnati, upgrades to ISO: 9001:2000 quality management system standards. According to the company, this upgrade has been a priority, and will allow BCM Inks to continue to provide consistent products.

Longview Fibre Co.(People Update)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... Douglas Larsen joins Longview Fibre Co. as manager of the company's Yakima, Wash., Container Sales District. Larsen manages sales of corrugated containers manufactured at the company's Yakima plant to customers in eastern Washington, eastern...

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries.(People Update)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) President Robin Wiener has signed a new four-year contract. She joined ISRI in 1989 as its director of environmental compliance. She was named executive director in 1997 and given the title of...

Harris Waste Management Group, Inc.(People Update)(Brief Article)
January 3, 2004... Harris Waste Management Group, Inc., Peachtree City, Georgia, realigns its engineering department along two major groups. Kenneth Booth, project manager/hydraulic shear & balers, has added responsibility as group administrator for the ferrous...

Jamestown acquires 2nd Ohio Co.: growth plan.(Jamestown Container Cleveland Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Jamestown Container Cleveland Inc., has acquired the principal business assets of North Coast Box & Container Corp., a corrugated sheet plant in Cleveland. Jamestown Container will service former North Coast Box customers primarily from...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 10, 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...

SSCC and St. Joe form joint venture.(St. Joe Co., Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. )(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... The St. Joe Co., Port St. Joe, Fla., and Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) have formed a joint venture to explore development options for the former Port St. Joe paper mill site in Gulf County, Fla. The venture has acquired the 126-acre mill...

DLJ buys Argentina's Zucamor: letter signed.(DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, Zucamor SA)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, the New York private equity unit of Credit Suisse First Boston, is acquiring control of the privately-held Argentine corrugated box maker Zucamor SA, according to a Zucamor official who was quoted in The Deal. ...

AICC salary survey has new features: better participation.(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters' (AICC) 2003 Sales Compensation Survey witnessed increased participation compared to the 2001 survey. A total of 173 sheet plants submitted data, as opposed to 162 in 2001. The report...

Northeast box has new owners: management change.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Northeast Box Co., a corrugated sheet plant in Ashtabula, Ohio, has changed ownership, effective Jan. 1. President Ronald Marchewka now heads the company, which was sold. Billy Powers will continue as general manager and Bruce Hannibal and Paul...

Nov. carton, rigid box sales drop: NPA reports.(National Paperbox Association)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Folding cartons sales for the month of November decreased 8.51 percent, from $30.9 million in November 2002 to $28.2 million in November 2003, according to the National Paperbox Association's (NPA) monthly-billed sales report. This report...

Diamond Pkg wins int'l advertising honor: L'Oreal trix remix.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Diamond Packaging, Rochester, N.Y., receives recognition in the annual International Mobius Advertising Awards competition, a prestigious international competition honoring achievements in commercials, advertising and package design. Diamond...

Hazmat and first aid training online: webnettraining.com.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Dept. of Transportation (DOT) hazmat awareness training and basic first aid training are now available online at www.webnettraining.com. Online safety training from Webnettraining, LLC, is available 24 hours a day on an individual basis at any...

PPC sets meeting schedule: 2004 events.(Paperboard Packaging Council)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
January 10, 2004... The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) has set its 2004 meeting schedule. The events are: * Feb. 26-27: "Performance Management" Human Resources Seminar and Safety Roundtable, Radisson Barcelo Hotel, Orlando, Fla. * March 14-16: 75th...

Amtech to upgrade Jamestown's server: SQL version.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Jamestown Container, Jamestown, N.Y., signed an agreement with Amtech, Bensalem, Pa., to upgrade to the SQL Server version of Imaginera, Amtech's core system, which does estimating, scheduling, job costing, and accounting. The Microsoft...

Plastic modular belt system.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... The full-surface plastic modular belt system from Fleetwood, Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.'s conveyance company, offers improved materials handling compared to other OEM models, the company says. The belt allows direct contact with the paper...

25th anniversary catalog.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... UV Process Supply's 25th anniversary catalog represents the largest and most complete product offering in the company's history. The 240-page catalog features UV curing products and other lines of UV-related items. New products include the UV...

Ultramax Plate Cleaner.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Ultramax Plate Cleaner, new from HarperScientific.com, is designed to clean water and UV-based inks from photopolymer and rubber plates. HarperScientific.com is the printing and supplies division of Harper Corp. of America. For more...

Series 1400 square friction top belt.(Product Update: Intralox's new Series 1400 square friction top belt)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Intralox's new Series 1400 square friction top belt provides a strong grip to convey heavy cases and more on inclines and declines, the company says. The square friction top pattern produces a stronger grip than flat rubber surfaces, permits...

A series of monitoring tools, data management programs, and chemistries.(Product Update: Nalco Co.)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Nalco Co. has a new approach to working with mills to meet grade-specific requirements while optimizing key variables. The company's structured board offering is a series of monitoring tools, data management programs, and chemistries that allow...

SSCC to close Indiana plant: corrugated facility.(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. )(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Chicago-based Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) says it plans to close its plant in Anderson, Ind., in March, idling 143 workers, reports the Indy Star newspaper. SSCC spokeswoman Lisa Esneault says the decision to close the plant was...

AICC accepts online mtg. registration: going the distance.(The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)
January 10, 2004... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) is accepting online meeting registrations for the 2004 Spring Meeting "Lean Operations--Get Your Crew To Go The Distance." The meeting is April 21-24 at the Marriott Desert Springs...

Menasha sells laminating division: Dunsirn buys.(Dunsirn Partners L.L.C., Menasha Packaging L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Dunsirn Partners L.L.C., a private equity, firm based in Appleton, Wis., acquires the laminating division of Menasha Packaging L.L.C. for an undisclosed amount. Dunsirn has hired all 70 workers employed at the division. The business, which...

Gulf States plant buys Advantzware: box software suite.(Gulf States Paper Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Gulf States Paper Corp.'s Livingston, Ala., facility has installed the Advantzware box software suite from Advanced Software, Inc., Yardley, Pa. The Windows-based software automates all plant and office aspects of a corrugated box and folding...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Illustration)
January 10, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $45-50 (0)...

OCC prices remain stable: market report.(old corrugated cartons )(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... The past few days has witnessed a lot of talk about OCC prices rising before the end of this month. But right now that's all it is: talk. OCC continues to move briskly throughout the country. The recent cold weather in many regions has...

FPPA offers meeting highlights: 7th annual convention.(Flexographic Prepress Platemakers Association )(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Flexographic Prepress Platemakers Association (FPPA) 7th Annual Convention attendees who register by Jan. 30 can save $50. The convention will occur March 14-16 at the Westin Regina Resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Highlights of the...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 10, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White ...

Gulf States plant buys Advantzware: box software suite.(Gulf States Paper Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Gulf States Paper Corp.'s Livingston, Ala., carton plant has installed the Advantzware box software suite from Advanced Software, Inc., Yardley, Pa. The Windows-based software automates all plant and office aspects of a corrugated box and...

Sheboygan installs window machine: adding versatility.(Sheboygan Paper Box)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Sheboygan Paper Box, Sheboygan, Wis., purchased a Heiber & Schroder WP1100 Matic computerized window machine with scored window applicator from Independent Machinery, Inc. (LMI). The machine was purchased to better serve customer demands, add...

KBA North America.(People Update)(named Harold Leete its new sales representative to cover the Northwest U.S. and Southwest Canada)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... KBA North America, Williston, Vt., names Harold Leete its new sales representative to cover the Northwest U.S. and Southwest Canada. Leete joins KBA with four years of printing press sales experience for another printing press manufacturer and...

Belkorp may sell newsprint mill: retains banker.(Belkorp Industries Inc., Garden State Paper recycled newsprint mill in Garfield, N.J.)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Belkorp Industries Inc. retained National Bank Financial (NBF) to explore the possibility of selling its 225,000 metric tons per year Garden State Paper recycled newsprint mill in Garfield, N.J., reports Paperloop. NBF will investigate...

Register for FBA annual meeting: RFID and China.(Fibre Box Association)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Industry trends and changes are on the agenda for the 2004 Fibre Box Association (FBA) annual meeting, to be held May 2-4 at the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Fla. Ron Moser, part of Wal-Mart's RFID strategy team, and Bud Babcock, logistics...

RISI updates industry reports: capacity, historical data.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... RISI, Bedford, Mass., is releasing its 2003 editions of the Capacity Reports and Annual Historical Data. Capacity Reports feature 13 years of current and presumed mill capacity data covering graphic paper, paper packaging, market pulp, wood...

Longview Fibre Co.(People Update)(promoted John Brandt to paper mill superintendent)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... John Brandt is promoted to paper mill superintendent for Longview Fibre Co.'s Longview, Wash., pulp-paper operations. Brandt replaces Roger Mendenhall, who retires after 41 years with Longview Fibre. Brandt oversees all paper machine production...

Great Northern Corp.(People Update)(hired Brian Draheim and John Shelbourne)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... Great Northern Corp., Racine, Wis., adds Brian Draheim as technical sales representative to its Custom Packaging Division in its Container Group. Draheim most recently worked for Menasha Corp. The company also hires John Shelbourne as a...

OEC Graphics Inc.(People Update)(hired Jeff Dominick as a technical associate)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2004... OEC Graphics Inc., Appleton, Wis., hires Jeff Dominick as a technical associate. Dominick spent nearly 25 years working in various capacities of the corrugated prepress industry. Most recently, he was employed by Banta Digital as a customer...

Obituary.(Robert G. Smith, 76, a 50-year corrugated industry veteran)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
January 10, 2004... Robert G. Smith, 76, a 50-year corrugated industry veteran, died Jan. 5. He started his career in the corrugated industry with Wabash Fibre Box, Terre Haute, Ind., in 1954. He later founded Decatur Container Corp., Decatur, Ill., in 1968 and...

Recovered paper goes global: new analysis.(Globalizing Recovered Fiber Markets--2004 Edition)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Moore & Associates, Atlanta, in conjunction with EU Consulting, has just come out with Globalizing Recovered Fiber Markets--2004 Edition. This strategic business analysis focuses on future trends and developments in the use and supply of...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)
January 17, 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...

MOD-PAC starts buyback program.(MOD-PAC Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... MOD-PAC Corp., Buffalo, N.Y., a specialized printer and a designer and manufacturer of paperboard packaging, has begun a voluntary odd lot buyback program. It provides shareholders owning less than 100 shares of the company's common stock an...

SSCC to close four plants: cutting costs.(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. )(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC), Chicago, will close three more plants in addition to its Anderson, Ind., corrugated plant that Official Board Markets reported on last week. The company will shut its San Jose, Calif., corrugated plant and...

Caraustar to close Ga. paperboard mill: annual capacity of 28,000 tons.(Caraustar Industries, Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Caraustar Industries, Inc. is closing its Cedartown, Ga., recycled uncoated paperboard manufacturing facility. The facility has an annual capacity of 28,000 tons. All of the paperboard produced at this facility had been consumed internally by...

GPC to close folding carton plant: in Garden Grove, Calif.(Graphic Packaging Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Graphic Packaging Corp., Marietta, Ga., plans to close its Garden Grove, Calif., folding carton plant by the end of the second quarter. Production and equipment will be moved to more cost-effective facilities among the company's remaining...

Register for joint NPA, AICC meeting: April 21-24.(National Paperbox Association, Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... The National Paperbox Association (NPA) and the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) co-sponsor their 86th annual meeting, to be held April 21-24 at the Desert Springs Marriott Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, Calif. The meeting,...

Checkpoint offers RFID/EPC solutions: addresses Wal-Mart mandate.(radio frequency identification, electronic product code)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Checkpoint Systems, Inc., integrator of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology into consumer product packaging, expands its RF Source Tagging Design Center. The global network of centers, open since 1993, now offers Electronic Product...

Market report: new year looks bright in Canada.
January 17, 2004... There is nothing like a new year to bring new hope to industry. In Eastern Canada, box makers are downright ebullient about prospects for the next 12 months. "I'm very optimistic about 2004," says Ross MacDowell, president of Harwell...

Chesapeake develops whiskey carton: distinctive packaging.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, Va., recently developed a stylish new gift pack carton for Glenfiddich, one of the world's leading brands of malt whiskey. According to Chesapeake, the distinctive package creates a cocooning effect with a...

Paperboard mill performance.(Brief Article)
January 17, 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.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Producer Price Indexes--1982=100 Year Sept Oct 2001/2002 2003 2003 Total Paperboard 172.1/164.3 160.1 160.0 Total Paper & Paperboard...

Canada's recovered paper consumption (metric tons) November 2003.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Canada's Recovered Paper Consumption (metric tons) November 2003 All PAPER AND BOARD Producers (including estimates for non-reporting companies) RECEIPTS ...

Linerboard inventories still rising: AF&PA reports.(American Forest & Paper Association )(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Last November linerboard inventories at U.S. mills jumped 9.9 percent between the end of October and the end of November, reports the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). Specifically, at the end of October linerboard inventories stood...

Canada's paper and board output falls: in November.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Canada's paper and paperboard production in November was lower yet, again from a year earlier, reports the Pulp and Paper Products Council in Montreal. All major grades showed declines, as total production was down 2.6 percent to 1.656...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
January 17, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $45-50 (0)...

What's new in corrugated? Chicago TAPPI Program.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... On Tues., Feb. 3, Chicago TAPPI presents an evening program, "What's New in Corrugated," moderated by Keith Carman, Stand Fast Packaging, Addison, Ill. Representatives from KBA North America, Alliance Machine Systems International, The Haire...

Safety Award forms now available: deadline is March 1.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... The forms to participate in the 2003 Corrugated Container Industry Annual Report of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses are available and have been sent to eligible members of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) and the...

Temple-Inland Inc.(People Update)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Temple-Inland Inc., Austin, Texas, names Terry Sueltman vice president--supply chain. In this role, he is responsible for all supply chain activities, including sourcing and logistics. Sueltman has more than 30 years of experience in supply...

Agfa-Gavaert acquires dotrix: digital printing solutions.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Agfa Gevaert, Mortsel, Belgium, has reached an agreement with Barco to acquire the assets and all staff of dotrix NV, a Belgian-based company that develops, manufactures and sells digital color printing solutions for industrial applications....

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White ...

Print[R] 05 expands converting element: Sept. 9-15, 2005.
January 17, 2004... Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC), Reston, Va., will add a major converting element to the already sizable international PRINT 05[R] exhibition. This would enlarge the event overall, and expand its focus in the converting equipment manufacturing...

ICPF hosts Fox Valley Career Night: on Jan. 27.(International Corrugated Packaging Foundation )(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) has organized a group of corrugated container industry companies to participate in the Fox Valley Technical College's 4th Graphic Arts/Printing Career Night and Open House on January 27....

Harris Waste Management Group, Inc.(People Update)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Harris Waste Management Group, Inc., Peachtree City, Ga., hires George Elkins as general manager for its Baxley, Ga., manufacturing facility. Elkins has 31 years of industry experience. He previously served as group purchasing manager for...

Roman Corp. Ltd.(People Update)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Philip Taylor, a director of the Roman Corp. Ltd., Toronto, resigns for personal reasons. He was originally elected to the board in June 2000.

Obituary.(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Ray Miller, 75, founder of Atlas Steel Rule Die, Elkhart, Ind., passed away on August 11.

RustBan[TM] 105.(Product Update: Michelman, Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... New literature from Michelman, Inc. gives details of the company's RustBan[TM] 105, a vapor corrosion inhibitor (VCI) treatment for primary packaging of ferrous parts. The information sheet describes properties of the RustBan treatment,...

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.(Noteworthy News)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Coca-Cola North America has named Graphic Packaging International, Inc. 2003 packaging Integration Supplier of the Year. The award was presented at a supplier dinner last month. Graham Hand, director of marketing, and Rico Francis, marketing...

Longview Fibre.(People Update)(Brief Article)
January 17, 2004... Kevin Stibich is promoted to manager of Longview Fibre's Oakland, Calif., container plant, replacing Donald Armstrong, who is retiring after 28 years in packaging production management with the company. Stibich has been plant superintendent at...