Official Board Markets articles from January 2008

Official Board Markets archives from January 2008

Temple-inland completes spin-off.(MORE FOCUSED NOW)
January 5, 2008... Temple-Inland's spin-offs of Guaranty Financial Group Inc. and Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. were completed as of the close of business on December 28 through tax-flee distributions of Guaranty and Forestar common stock to Temple-Inland...

Transacted containerboard prices.
January 5, 2008... 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...

S&P puts chesapeake on credit watch.
January 5, 2008... Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) has placed its ratings of Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, Va., including its 'BB' corporate credit rating, on CreditWatch with negative implications. This follows Chesapeake's announcement last week that...

U.S. manufacturing sector contracts.(WEAKENING ECONOMY)
January 5, 2008... The U.S. manufacturing economy unexpectedly contracted last month, ending a streak of 10 consecutive months of growth and sinking to its lowest point in almost five years, reports the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), Tempe, Ariz. The...

Amcor pleads guilty to polluting.(IN AUSTRALIA)
January 5, 2008... Last month Amcor Packaging, Victoria, Australia, pleaded guilty to a water pollution charge brought by the Environment Protection Authority in relation to a discharge of lubricating oil from its Fairfield recycled containerboard mill into the...

Research and markets offers Canada market report.(DATA SNAPSHOT)
January 5, 2008... Research and Markets, Dublin, Ireland, now offers Snapdata's "Snapshots Canada Paper & Board Packaging 2007," which provides 2005 year-end market size data, 2006 estimates, four years of historical data, and five-year forecasts. The Snapshots...

TMG offers budgeting workshop.(PROFIT PLANNING)(Brief article)
January 5, 2008... On Feb. 11-12, The Markens Group (TMG) will present the "Machine Hour Rate and Profit Planning Fundamentals Workshop" in Springfield, Mass. Continental breakfast and lunches are provided both days, as well as a Monday evening reception with...

Weyco's chief economist sheds light on job.(WHAT ARE KEY INDICATORS?)
January 5, 2008... Last month, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., had Lynn Michaelis, Weyerhaeuser's chief economist, participate in a panel discussion on the real estate market. He talked about his company's concern with the national drop in housing starts. After...

Can you motivate your workers? A well-designed gainsharing plan will produce improvements in productivity and costs-of-quality of 17 percent to 22 percent annually.(ECONOMIC VERSUS NONECONOMIC OPTIONS)
January 5, 2008... Six years ago, Official Board Markets published our survey ("Are Low Profits Boxing You In?") of 427 Midwestern manufacturers (including 39 corrugated box makers) in the five Great Lakes states of Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and...

Drupa will have plenty to offer.(PACKAGE PRINTERS DELIGHT)
January 5, 2008... In the run-up to drupa 2008, the world's printing and finishing experts agree that there are two major trends at work--highly finished packaging materials and packaging as well as security printing. The print media fair (May 29 to June 11)...

ICPF names student winners.(LOGO DESIGN CONTEST)(International Corrugated Packaging Foundation)
January 5, 2008... The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) has released its list of the top placing entries in its National Logo Design Competition for graphic design and related students and classes. The purpose of the Fall 2007 national...

Transacted boxboard prices.(LOGO DESIGN CONTEST)
January 5, 2008... Transacted Boxboard Prices The prices tabulated here are intended only as a reference standard to the current levels commonly prevailing in a representative proportion of the U.S. contract transactions. The prices listed do not connote...

Maxson expands facility, training.(MORE CNC TECHNOLOGIES)(Maxson Automatic Machinery Co.)(Brief article)
January 5, 2008... Maxson Automatic Machinery Co., Westerly, R.I., will undergo a multi-million-dollar expansion that will include additional office and production facilities for greater capacity and computer numeric control (CNC) machine tools to enhance...

Equipment interest rate index.(MORE CNC TECHNOLOGIES)
January 5, 2008... 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 [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

Average Sheet Prices.(MORE CNC TECHNOLOGIES)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
January 5, 2008... 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...

OM partners France moves to Paris.(NEW YEAR, NEW DIGS)
January 5, 2008... On Jan. 1, supply chain software and consulting firm OM Partners moved its French operations from Lille to Paris. OM Partners France was created in 1998, and its steady growth dictated the need to be closer to the headquarters of many of its...

Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades.(NEW YEAR, NEW DIGS)(Statistical table)
January 5, 2008... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $85-90 (+5) ...

OCC prices stabilize.(MARKET REPORT)(Old Corrugated Cartons)(Brief article)
January 5, 2008... The past four weeks have seen OCC prices remain quite stable. This holds true even though a number of board mills have been taking downtime, some of them for a few weeks. The only adjustments made were in New York (an internal adjustment to...

AICC presents hands-on training programs at Clemson.(3 IN 2008)
January 5, 2008... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), Alexandria, Va., has partnered with the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) to offer three unique training programs at Clemson University's Jack D. Grollman...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(3 IN 2008)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
January 5, 2008... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings ...

SSCC publishes environmental/social responsibility report.(AVAILABLE ONLINE)
January 5, 2008... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) has published its 2007 Environmental and Social Responsibility report, "A Sustainable Commitment." The report, available online at www.smurfit-stone.com, highlights some of the company's achievements in the...

M-real presents award to VCP, Seyfert Champagne.(KEMIART FORERUNNER 2007)
January 5, 2008... The seventh annual Kemiart Forerunner 2007 award has been presented by M-real Consumer Packaging to the French champagne producer, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin (VCP) and its corrugated packaging supplier, Seyfert Packaging Champagne. The prize was...

Stora Enso delists ADRs from NYSE.(AS OF DEC. 28)
January 5, 2008... Helsinki, Finland-based Stora Enso delisted its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The last day of trading was Dec. 28. As of Dec. 31, the company is maintaining a sponsored Level I ADR facility...

Maxcess International.(People Update)
January 5, 2008... Maxcess International hires Craig Cooper to provide local service and support for Fife, MAGPOWR, and Tidland products in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Cooper, who has extensive...

Keller named president of ICCA.(JAN. 1, 2008)
January 5, 2008... On Jan. 1, Jim Keller became president of the International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA), Elk Grove Village, Ill. He succeeds Heather Marshall, who resigned prior to her maternity leave. Keller's industry experience includes leading the...

Wynalda installs Roland 900 XXL.(FOR DVD PACKAGING)(Wynalda Litho )(Brief article)
January 5, 2008... How do you package larger-than-life hit movies for distribution as DVDs? The answer at Wynalda Litho is to invest in a larger-than-life sheetfed press--the 64-in version of the Roland 900 XXL. The six-color plus coater system is helping the...

RecycleBank keeps growing.(SERVICING MORE THAN 125,000 HOUSEHOLDS)(Brief article)
January 5, 2008... RecycleBank has expanded from six municipalities in 2006 to 35 today, reports Recycling Today. The company now services more than 125,000 households and has collected dose to 40 million pounds of recyclables. It offers incentives for citizens...

Sun Chemical.(People Update)
January 5, 2008... On Jan. 1, Sun Chemical appointed Rudi Lenz as ceo and president. Dr. Koji Oe, president of Dainippon Ink and Chemicals of Japan, Sun Chemical's parent company, made the announcement on behalf of the Sun Chemical Board of Directors. Lenz...

Maxcess International expands conference week.(APRIL 21-25)(Conference news)
January 5, 2008... Maxcess International, an Oklahoma City-based supplier of engineered components for the web-handling industry, has added lay-on roll technology, more hands-on sessions, and a plant tour to the agenda for Conference Week 2008, to be held April...

Quebecor World.(People Update)
January 5, 2008... Jacques Mallette, currently chief financial officer of commercial printer Quebecor World, Montreal, and a former head of Cascades Boxboard Group, Inc., is Quebecor's new ceo. Current CEO Wes Lucas left to pursue other opportunities in the U.S....

Former Halltown paperboard faces lawsuits: spokespersons from the company were unavailable for comment.(OWING SUPPLIERS)
January 12, 2008... Charles Town, W.V.-based former Halltown Paperboard Co., now known as the Ox Paperboard Co., allegedly owes three separate companies thousands of dollars in unpaid bills for purchased paper products and other services, reports The Journal. ...

Transacted containerboard prices.(OWING SUPPLIERS)
January 12, 2008... 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...

Metso to supply nine dragons.(OWING SUPPLIERS)
January 12, 2008... Metso Paper, Jyvaskyla, Finland, will deliver two board machines to China's Nine Dragons Paper. The delivery includes a lightweight fluting machine and a linerboard machine. Startup of the lines is scheduled for early 2009. Value of the order...

SSCC could dump three plants.(MODERNIZATION STRATEGY)
January 12, 2008... Purchasing.com reports that Smurfit-Stone Container CEO Patrick Moore told attendees at the recent Citigroup Basic Materials Symposium in New York that his company plans to reduce its six plants to three as part of a strategic review. ...

FiberMark holdings acquired by American Securities.(EIGHT FACILITIES)(Brief article)
January 12, 2008... American Securities Capital Partners LLC has completed the acquisition of FiberMark. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. FiberMark has seven manufacturing facilities in the U.S., as well as an operation in the U.K. Its management...

Paper distributor sues recycler.(CHINESE REJECTION)
January 12, 2008... East Bay Resources, Oakland, Calif., has sued Waste Control Recycling, Longview, Wash., for almost $50,000 after buying recovered paper that Chinese paper mills turned away for failing to meet industry standards, reports The Daily News. The...

AICC spring meeting registration is open.(MARCH 26-29)
January 12, 2008... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) has started to accept online meeting registrations for its 2008 Spring Meeting. The 2008 Spring Meeting is being held March 26-29 at the J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in...

Graphic pkg turns to mobile marketing.(USING CELL PHONES)
January 12, 2008... Graphic Packaging Corp., Marietta, Ga., is now offering its Snap2C[TM] portfolio of paperboard package enhancements that integrate the promotional effectiveness of package billboards with mobile technology. Real time marketing and communication...

SSCC fraud hearing under way.(NEW CHARGES FILED)
January 12, 2008... The Monterey County Herald reports that a preliminary hearing began last week in Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s (SSCC) worker's compensation case, which involves managers from its Salinas, Calif., box plant and a physician's assistant from its...

Tom Reilly presents value-added selling seminar.(FEB. 5-6)
January 12, 2008... Professional sales consultant Tom Reilly offers a public seminar on value-added selling Feb. 5-6 in St. Louis. The cost is $1,000 per attendee. For experienced sales veterans, this seminar is a motivational shot-in-the-arm and a refresher...

Chicago TAPPI to host 'what's new in corrugated'.(FEB. 5 PROGRAM)
January 12, 2008... On Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the Marriott Oak Book (Ill.), Chicago TAPPI will host an evening presentation rifled "What's New in Corrugated." The program begins at 5 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner at 6:15 p.m. and the moderated...

Sacramento container benefits from HRMS SmarTrak.(IN MCCLELLAN, CALIF.)
January 12, 2008... Sacramento Container Corp., McClellan, Calif., has installed the HRMS SmarTrak[TM] barcoded inventory system, which enables the tracking of received sheets, roll stock, raw materials and finished goods inventory through radio frequency (RF)...

Industry leaders panel set.(FOR MARCH FBA MEETING)(Discussion)
January 12, 2008... Leaders from across the corrugated container industry will join together at the FBA Annual Meeting in Palm Desert, Calif., for an Industry Leaders Panel discussion. The panel, which will occur on Wednesday, March 26, from 8 to 9:30 a.m., will...

GLT packaging to move operation.(FROM DETROIT)
January 12, 2008... GLT Packaging will move its Detroit operation to Grand Rapids, Mich., in the next couple of months as part of a company-wide relocation. The planned move comes after the box maker, which employs 80, left its long-time downtown Grand Rapids...

Maxcess presents "The Art of the Slit".(FREE WEBINAR)
January 12, 2008... Maxcess University will host a free, one-hour online seminar Thursday, Jan. 17, at 11 a.m. Eastern. "The Art of the Silt," presented by Peter Wood of Tidland Corp., will define the six critical factors to a perfect cut that can compliment...

The Drake Co. launches Lite-Pak[TM] for club stores.(SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING)
January 12, 2008... The Drake Co. now offers Lite-Pak[TM], a new sustainable primary packaging solution developed specifically for products merchandised through the club store retail channel. The new packaging system was created to meet the strict environmental...

Shorewood offers packaging options.(ECO-FRIENDLY)(Shorewood Packaging Corp. )
January 12, 2008... Shorewood Packaging, New York City, a business of International Paper, has developed two new additions to its green packaging Portfolio: REPAK[R] and Flip-Pak. These new packaging solutions for CDs and DVDs were developed under Shorewood's...

Valco's CartonPRO software and 0T120/VCX touch screen control package.(Product Update)
January 12, 2008... Valco's CartonPRO software and OT120/VCX touch screen control package offers high-speed gluing and quality assurance inspection for folding carton production. Featuring software specifically developed for folding carton production, the controls...

Why is SOP demand rising?(RECOVERED PAPER)
January 12, 2008... The past few months have seen mills throughout North America pay more and more for sorted office paper (SOP). Why? The quick answer to rising recovered paper prices nowadays is strong export demand. And, no surprise, in this case this is true....

Romiley Board Mill invests in digital technologies.(EFFICIENT AND ECO-FRIENDLY)(Brief article)
January 12, 2008... Exec UK magazine reports that Romiley Board Mill in Romiley, England, is investing in a variety of digital technologies to improve both efficiencies and sustainability. Owned by Preston Board and Packaging, the 100-employee mill products 40,000...

Seapac plant becomes Bordelon.(IN LOUISIANA)(Bordelon Paperboard Converting LLC.)(Seapac Paper Converting Company.)(Brief article)
January 12, 2008... On Dec. 28, Bastrop, La.-based Seapac Paper Converting was purchased by members of its management, who have been with the plant since 1994. Terms weren't disclosed. While its phone number and address remains the same, the company has...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Statistical table)
January 12, 2008... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Prices are per short ton. They change the first issue of each month. Unless otherwise noted, they're effective for the calendar month. Grades and preparation requirements are as defined in...

SCA tissue to upgrade Menasha plant.(BY $23 MILLION)(Brief article)
January 12, 2008... The Appleton (Wis.) Post-Crescent reports that SCA Tissue "plans to invest $23 million at its Menasha (Wis.) mill during the next 18 months as part of a project aimed at meeting competition from China for [recovered] paper head on." The...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Statistical table)
January 12, 2008... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades Prices are per short ton. They change the first issue of each month. Unless otherwise noted, they're effective for the calendar month. Grades and preparation requirements are as defined in...

Desjardins says cascades will do well.(THIS YEAR)
January 12, 2008... Stocks of several Canadian forest and paper product makers, including Cascades, are expected to do well this year, says Pierre Lacroix of Montreal-based Desjardins Securities Inc. He believes that Canadian and U.S. currencies will remain...

Dopaco to close Bakersfield plant.(IN MARCH)
January 12, 2008... Local ABC affiliate KERO-23 reports that Dopaco's Bakersfield, Calif., paperboard packaging plant will close in early March. The Exton, Pa.-based company has six other branches throughout the U.S., according to the report. KERO-23 says...

Clemson to offer new seminar in brand color management.(FEB. 20-21)
January 12, 2008... "Brand Color Management" is a new seminar developed and presented by selected collaborators from consumer product groups, prepress vendors, package printers, and Clemson University. The goal of the program, which takes place at the Clemson,...

TAPPI SuperCorrExpo.(People Updates)(Brief article)
January 12, 2008... Exhibition industry veteran Linda Cohen joins the TAPPI SuperCorrExpo staff as exhibit sales director. Working together with Tammi Campbell, Cohen is responsible for SuperCorrExpo exhibit space and sponsorship sales, and is directly assisting...

The Montalvo Corp.(Product Updates)
January 12, 2008... Michael True rejoins The Montalvo Corp., Gorham, Maine, as production manager. He had left the company to become a sales representative but after six months decided to return to his old job. He originally joined the company in 1981.

Obituary.(death of Meredith Emerson)(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 12, 2008... Meredith Emerson, 24, of Buford, Ga., died Jan. 4. While her death made national news as the missing hiker who disappeared New Year's Day, Emerson was a sales trainee at Progress Container & Display in Winder, Ga. "In the beginning, she...

Fire hits innovative folding carton.(IN NEW JERSEY)(Brief article)
January 12, 2008... A printing press caught fire early Jan. 2, forcing the evacuation of 150 employees from the Innovative Folding Carton company in South Plainfield, N.J. The fire was reported at 9:39 a.m. By the time firefighters arrived, the blaze had been...

Chesapeake uses own brand name for all operations.(FOR EUROPEAN OPERATIONS)
January 12, 2008... Beginning at the start of this year, Chesapeake Corp. will use its brand name across all its operations, including an acquired European business, website packagingnews.co.uk reports. Acquired in 1999 by Richmond, Va.-based Chesapeake, the...

Caraustar, Rock-Tenn plains price hike.($40 PER TON ON URB)
January 12, 2008... Atlanta-based Caraustar Industries Inc. reports that it will increase prices for all grades of uncoated recycled boxboard (URB) by $40 per ton, effective with shipments on and after Jan. 28. "We continue to be faced with historically high...

Amtech to install top gun at Pflug Packaging.(BAR-CODING EFFICIENCY)
January 12, 2008... Pflug Packaging has purchased Top Gun, which is part of Amtech's comprehensive Imaginera system. It will allow the Lathrop, Calif.-based company to manage warehouse functions such as materials receiving, movements, truck loading and...

Green marketing introduces sustainability audit.(RESPONSIBLE BRANDING)
January 12, 2008... Green Marketing, a Nederland, Colo.-based marketing strategy and consulting firm, offers a thorough approach to strategic marketing that now includes a sustainability and corporate social responsibility audit. Founded in 2000 by Darrin...

Weyerhaeuser Co.(People Update)
January 12, 2008... Claire Grace is named vice president at Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash. This promotion is in addition in addition to her existing roles as corporate secretary and assistant general counsel. She reports to Sandy McDade, senior vice...

Southern container joins Rock-Tenn.(FOR $851 MILLION)
January 19, 2008... Rock-Tenn Co., Norcross, Ga., has purchased Southern Container Corp. (SCC), a privately held containerboard producer and box maker, for $851 million in cash. Rock-Tenn expects that SCC will have about $142 million in debt outstanding...

Transacted containerboard prices.
January 19, 2008... 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...

PCA's interest in Weyco board business fades.
January 19, 2008... Weyerhaeuser Co.'s sale offering of its containerboard business seems to have lost two key bidders, reports dealReporter.com. Packaging Corp. of America (PCA) and Georgia-Pacific (owned by Koch Industries) were initially interested. Not...

Sonoco recycling relocates plant.(IN NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.)
January 19, 2008... Hartsville, S.C.-based Sonoco relocates its Charleston, S.C., recycling operation from 20 Braswell St. to a new, state of the art materials recycling facility 1.5 miles away at 2025 Tellico Rd. in North Charleston. "Our new North...

AICC confirms Wal-Mart packaging speakers.(JAN. 30-31)
January 19, 2008... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) has confirmed that several Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives will participate at AICC's upcoming Sustainable Business Executive Briefing & Conference, Jan. 30-31, in Rogers, Ark. ...

CMM International seeks abstracts.(FOR 2009 CONFERENCE)(Conference notes)
January 19, 2008... Converting and package printing professionals are invited to submit an abstract for possible presentation at the industry's most comprehensive conference program held during the 2009 CMM International Exposition and Conference, June 2-4, at the...

AICC offers spring seminars.(EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE)
January 19, 2008... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) is sponsoring three training seminars in March: March 3-5, Appleton, Wis.: "Fundamentals of Improved Flexo Printing on Rotary Die Cutters" has been shortened by one day from last...

FBA makes new wage study available.(212 PLANT PARTICIPANTS)(Fibre Box Association)(Survey)(Brief article)
January 19, 2008... The Fibre Box Association (FBA) recently released its 2007 Wage and Fringe Benefits Study, a comprehensive survey of labor-related information over and above the monthly labor report. It includes wage rates and increases (specific job...

CCTI operations meeting slated for New Orleans.(MARCH 5-7)
January 19, 2008... The Composite Can and Tube Institute (CCTI) will hold its 2008 operations meeting March 5-7 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans. The meeting will focus on sales training, new industry services and products, and creative health care...

Adalis helps Bellisio Foods meet scorecard requirements.(SATISFYING WAL-MART)
January 19, 2008... Vancouver, Wash.-based Adalis Corp. is providing packaging consulting services to Bellisio Foods, to help meet the requirements of the Wal-Mart Sustainable Packaging Scorecard, which was established by the retailer as part of its environmental...

Powerflute has record 2007.(PRODUCTION OUTPUT, DELIVERIES)(Powerflute Oyj)(Brief article)
January 19, 2008... Kuopio, Finland-based Powerflute Oyj recently presented its market update prior to entering into the close period ahead of its 2007 annual results. Among the highlights: * Demand for Nordic semi-chemical fluting remains strong, driven by...

FEFCO introduces new ESBO code.(ELECTRONIC FORMAT)(Brief article)
January 19, 2008... After more than 40 years of success, FEFCO has launched the new version of the FEFCO ESBO Code. The International Fibreboard case code is used by corrugated and solid board packaging designers all over the world; this updated version is now...

Machinery to blame in Franklin Boxboard fire.(NO INJURIES)
January 19, 2008... According to a report by the Middletown (Ohio) Journal, a Jan. 14 fire at the Franklin Boxboard Corp., Franklin, Ohio, "shut down traffic Monday night and sent smoke billowing into the sky." Fire officials theorize that an overheated piece of...

Sonoco to raise North America tube and core prices.(BY 8 PERCENT)
January 19, 2008... Hartsville, S.C.-based Sonoco will increase prices for its paper-based tubes and cores and related specialty products by 8 percent in the U.S. and Canada, effective with shipments on or after Feb. 15. "We are experiencing a prolonged period...

FFTA presents winter lineup.(JAN/FEB SEMINARS)(Calendar)
January 19, 2008... The Foundation of the Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA) is cosponsoring three technical seminars in the coming weeks: Jan. 29-30: In conjunction with Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., the FFTA presents "Optimizing the Digital Plate...

Total containerboard inventories rise slightly.(AF&PA REPORTS)
January 19, 2008... Total containerboard inventories (combining mills and box plants) inched up 0.8 percent between the end of October and the end of November, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) reports. However, a comparison of last November's total...

B O X Packaging releases version 2.0 of boxpartners.com.(ENHANCED FUNCTIONING)(Brief article)
January 19, 2008... B O X Packaging has released version 2.0 of its distributor Web site, boxpartners.com. Boxpartners.com contains a variety of new features that will give distributors more control over their accounts and will ease the overall functionality...

Paperboard mill performance.
January 19, 2008... 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 ...