Official Board Markets articles from July 2003

Official Board Markets archives from July 2003

Why target loves recycling. (Goes Beyond Savings).
July 5, 2003... Last year Target Corp., the huge retailer with corporate offices in Minneapolis, Minn., saved over $23 million in trash disposal by capturing paper fiber (both old corrugated containers and office paper) through its stores, distribution...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... 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...

End users file new lawsuits.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Three new separate industry lawsuits have been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, reports Paul Vishny, legal counsel for the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC). AICC members...

WM to cut jobs. (Mostly White Collar).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Waste Management Inc. (WM) will be cutting 800 white-collar jobs, or 3.3 percent of its work force, in an effort to trim costs, reports Reuters. The Houston-based company says it will take a $20 million pretax charge in the second quarter...

Southern Corrugated moves to larger facility. (Distribution Center).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Southern Corrugated Box Co., Houston, is expanding its distribution center in a 201,624 sq ft building. Southern Corrugated, a manufacturer of corrugated boxes and supplies, will move from its current 70,140 sq ft facility. The new...

Sun Chemical expands in Poland. (Ink Supplier).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Sun Chemical Corp. has just opened a new, world-class ink manufacturing facility in Marki, near Warsaw. "Poland is an important center for the media, printing and packaging, and Sun Chemical is committed to supporting this region's...

How do mill buyers buy? (Secrets Revealed).
July 5, 2003... At last month's Paper Recycling Conference and Trade Show in Chicago, sponsored by Recycling Today, John Lucini, vice president of fiber supply for the Pacific Region of SP Newsprint and Recycling, said establishing stable sources of supply is...

Agnati invests in headquarters. (Expansion And Automation).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Agnati Spa, Vimercate, Italy, invests more than $ 5 million for building expansion and streamlining services at its headquarters. The company plans to build a new 22,000 sq ft building for more assembly capacity and to house a new corrugating...

Two new Defor[R] packages. (Product Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... International Paper (IP), Memphis, Tenn., introduces two new Defor[R] packages, each designed to provide special benefits and advantages to growers, packers, shippers, and retailers. The Defor XD is the high-performance packaging solution for...

UHF RFID integrated circuit (IC). (Product Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Matrics has designed the world's smallest UHF RFID integrated circuit (IC), which will be embedded in its next generation of smart inlays and labels. The new smaller chips, which will go into production by the middle of the year, have a silicon...

Printable version of its easy opening Rippatape for cartons. (Product Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... P P Payne Inc. launches a printable version of its easy opening Rippatape for cartons and all types of boxboard packaging. The company has extended its specialty developed printing technology, Supastrip[R]Impact[TM], to Rippatape. This enables...

Mid-Atlantic Packaging, Inc. (People Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Mid-Atlantic Packaging, Inc., Montgomeryville, Pa., receives ISO 9001:2000 certification. Mid-Atlantic Packaging designs and manufactures corrugated shipping containers and point-of-purchase displays.

OBM stock index.(Illustration)
July 5, 2003... OBM Stock Index Key = NYS = New York ASE = American NASD = NASDAQ(s) = Stock split MON = Montreal Ticker Close % Change Exch. Company Symbol 7/1/03 This...

PPC offers utility savings to members. (Through APPI).(Paperboard Packaging Council)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... PPC Savings Solutions, a new program from the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), Alexandria, Va., identifies and implements options to reduce members' energy, utility and telecommunications costs. Affiliated Power Purchasers International...

Advantzware installed at Color Carton. (Software Suite).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Color Carton Corp., Bronx, N.Y., installs Advantzware box software suite from Advanced Software, Inc., Yardley, Pa. The software automates corrugated boxes, folding cartons, displays, diecuts, foam, and distribution. Modules include order...

Average sheet prices.(Illustration)
July 5, 2003... 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 ...

NPA member sales improve. (From January-May).(National Paperbox Association)(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... National Paperbox Association (NPA) members reported a 1.56 percent increase in January-May folding carton sales, compared with the same period last year. Billings increased from $127 in the period January through May 2002 compared with $129...

Weber packaging adds JB dryers. (For Improved Printing).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Weber Packaging & Display, Philadelphia, upgraded its new six-color MarquipWardUnited GraphixMaster diecutter with the addition of two interstation flexo dryers and one Final Flexo dryer from JB Machinery, Weston, Conn. This new configuration...

Rentrak system makes box orders easy. (Supply Chain).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Oregon International Airfreight (OIA) Global Logistics, Portland, Ore., will use Rentrak Corp's Supply Chain Essentials software to satisfy requirements of its logistics contract with Nike. OIA is responsible for ensuring that all corporate...

Overcapacity indicates low ROCE, survey says. (Forest And Paper Companies).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Industry overcapacity and low returns mean a near-term outlook that isn't bright for global forest and paper companies, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey. The consulting firm surveyed the financial results of 100 large companies and...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Illustration)
July 5, 2003... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago ...

OCC market report. (Slow Summer Ahead?).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Over the next couple of months the large integrated board producers will be taking some major downtime. And if they're not taking downtime they are slowing their machines down. The finished goods orders, whether they be recycled or virgin...

Box 1 installs HyperWare system. (ACCPAC Integrated).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Box 1, Inc., Dalton, Ga., installs HyperWare, Inc.'s BoxPro estimating and order entry system. The Windows-based system is fully integrated with ACCPAC's accounting suite. HyperWare is based in Brentwood, Mo. For more information, call...

Harper products now online. (Partnership).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Flexoexchange, High Point, N.C., an online resource site for flexographers, now provides exclusive global Internet marketing, sales and services for HarperScientific, Charlotte, N.C., the supplies and equipment division of Harper Corp. of...

Empire State installs Advantzware. (Box Software).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Empire State Container, Syracuse, N.Y., installs Advantzware box software suite from Advanced Software, Inc., Yardley, Pa. The software automates corrugated boxes, folding cartons, displays, diecuts, foam and distribution, according to the...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Illustration)
July 5, 2003... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft White Cuttings...

Demand for rigid bulk pkg increasing. (Trend Study).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Demand for rigid bulk packaging in the U.S. is projected to climb 4 percent per year to $5.5 billion in 2007, according to a study from The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based industrial market research firm. The study, "Rigid Bulk....

Clemson upgrade in the works. (Education And Training).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Clemson University's Department of Graphic Communications begins Phase II of its upgrade of the University's Printing and Converting Research Center. The department has a new building for its Bobst/Martin DRO three-color rotary die cutter....

Shorewood ups capabilities with lenticulars. (For Folding Cartons).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Shorewood Packaging, New York City, adds lenticular imaging capabilities to its folding carton business. The lenticular lithographic process combines a digitally interlaced image with a specially-designed extruded plastic lens. The combination...

Smurfit-Stone streamlines with Workbrain. (ERM 3).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Chicago, standardizes its employee relationship management processes on Workbrain, Inc.'s, ERM 3. With ERM 3, Smurfit-Stone can streamline its workforce management processes for more than 30,000 employees in North...

Bobst launches new site. (Worldwide).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Bobst Group, Lausanne, Switzerland, launches its new Web site, www.bobstgroup.com. The site incorporates news and information from all of Bobst's worldwide companies and brands. Information is available by country; visitors can get information...

Citigroup switches to recycled. (Same Cost).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... All Citigroup locations in the U.S. now use 30 percent post-consumer recycled copy paper, after Citigroup, New York, partnered with Environmental Defense. The new paper will cost the same or less than the virgin paper it had been using,...

Transacted boxboard prices.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... 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...

Mid-Atlantic Pkg wins. (Galaxy Award).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Mid-Atlantic Packaging, Inc., Montgomeryville, Pa., wins the annual Hershey Chocolate U.S.A. Galaxy Award. The award is presented to the supplier or partner of Hershey Chocolate that best demonstrates teamwork, integrity and personal leadership...

CORJet[TM]. (Product Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Belcom North America's BEL2000 digital printer, sold in Europe, Asia/Pacific and other world markets under the name Shaldag SP, is now called the CORJet[TM], as part of the consolidation of Scitex Vision and Aprion. The printer is made by...

De-Sheeter Device. (Product Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Systec Conveyors' De-Sheeter Device (DSD) removes bottom waste sheets of all types from loads quickly and efficiently. When fully automatic, the DSD strips waste sheets from 60 loads every hour. Designed with employee safety in mind, the DSD...

National Paperbox Association. (People Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... The National Paperbox Association, Alexandria, Va., elected new officers last month at its 85th Annual Meeting & Convention in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Officers for 2003-2004 are Chairman Harry Voss of Diamond Packaging; Chairman Elect Pete Reiber...

AICC offers training for customer service reps, financial mgrs. (Online Modules).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), Alexandria, Va., will offer an online customer service training program called "21st Century Customer Service" available starting Aug. 13. The program includes 14 modules designed to...

DCF 1600 filters. (Product Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... RPA Process Technologies developed a self-cleaning, self-contained filtration system that Com Products International uses with its starch spraying system. RPA's DCF 1600 filters strain out dirt, metal shavings and other large particles often...

Rawhide and elastomer mallets. (Product Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... "Rawhide Mallets--The Preferred Mallets For Steel Rule Diemaking" is a new brochure from Garland Manufacturing, Saco, Maine. The brochure features the Garland line of rawhide and elastomer mallets, specifically addressing the requirements of...

Brush-roller cleaning system. (Product Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Muhlen Sohn GmbH and Co. releases its brush-roller cleaning system for corrugator belts in doublebackers. It helps avoid the problems of dirt and grime that can accumulate on the transport belt. The roller brush is activated on the surface of...

Pandora 2.0 software. (Product Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Creo Inc. is now shipping its Pandora 2.0 software, the next major release of its PDF-based step-and-repeat packaging layout solution. New features include support for job definition format, editable non-rectangular bleed paths automatically...

Palletization modular concept. (Product Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... The Castaldini Group's palletization modular concept can configure a tailor made system depending on customer needs. The machines range from the super mini line up to the jumbo case-maker with the possibility to palletize blanks up to 4.8 by...

Longview Fibre. (People Update).(Brief Article)
July 5, 2003... Dennis Fitzpatrick joins Longview Fibre's Bowling Green, Ky., corrugated container facility as plant manager. He will manage Bowling Green's 300,000 sq ft manufacturing, warehousing and distribution plant that serves customers in Kentucky,...

Are your boxes at risk? ('Made In China').
July 12, 2003... Earlier this year, Harry Voss, chairman of the National Paperbox Association (NPA) visited five box plants in China. "I was astonished at how much packaging there was that I had previously seen being done in the United States," he says. ...

Transcated containerboard prices.(Illustration)
July 12, 2003... 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 be...

Credit quality under pressure.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... The credit quality of global forest products companies is likely to remain under pressure in the near term, resulting from continued weak market conditions for most paper and paperboard grades, according to a report published last week by...

Riverwood sues rival. (Carton Dispute).(Riverwood International has sued MeadWestvaco for patent infringement)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Riverwood International, Atlanta, has sued a rival packaging company for alleged infringement of a patented soft drink carton, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It filed the suit last month after getting a patent for its "Fridge Vendor"...

G-P to trim tech budget. (Reducing Overhead).(Georgia-Pacific cuts information technology department budget)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Georgia-Pacific (G-P), Atlanta, recently told its information technology department to cut its 2004 budget by 25 percent, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Other departments will also consider reducing their budgets for next year. ...

By the numbers: Latin America is 'alive and kicking'.
July 12, 2003... This year is shaping up to be better than 2002 for Latin American converters. "Recovery is in the air," says David Ashe, ceo and president of B2Bportales, Inc. "Latin America is alive and kicking... Even countries like Argentina are on their...

OBM stock index.(stock prices of paper and forest products companies)(Illustration)
July 12, 2003... OBM Stock Index Ticker Close % Change % Change Exch. Company Symbol 7/9/03 This Week This Year NASD Amcor Ltd. AMCR 22.19 1.14 15.28 NYS ...

Lemanic Foilmaster. (Product Update).(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Bobst introduces the Lemanic Foilmaster hot foil stamping system. The Lemanic 65-F was recently demonstrated to produce inline, flip top cigarette packaging with hot foil stamping (with and without holograms) at a speed of over 300 feet per...

Canada's recovered paper consumption (metric tons) May 2003.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
July 12, 2003... Canada's Recovered Paper Consumption (metric tons) May 2003 All PAPER AND BOARD Producers (including estimates for non-reporting companies) RECEIPTS Imports ...

Containerboard inventories stagnate. (Going Nowhere).(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Linerboard inventories at mills increased 1.1 percent between the end of April and the end of May, reports the American Forest and Paper Association. They went from 225,900 tons at the end of April to 228,400 tons at the end of May. Medium...

Closed bridge could halt Weyco traffic. (In Oregon).(temporarily-closed railroad bridge could potentially halt traffic from Weyerhaeuser's North Bend containerboard plant)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... A temporarily-closed railroad bridge in Coos Bay, Ore., could potentially halt traffic from Weyerhaeuser's North Bend containerboard plant. A tugboat hit the bridge's central supports during the week of June 30th, the Eugene, Ore.,...

Register early for AICC sales course. (Save $50).(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), Alexandria, Va., announces August 18 as the early registration deadline for its Affinity Selling training program taking place Sept. 9-10 in Baltimore. The course, for new...

Altex purchases Amtech's Imaginera. (Software).(Altex Packaging)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Altex Packaging, Anniston, Ala., purchases the Imaginera software system from Amtech, Bensalem, Pa. Imaginera modules cover customer service, production, and sales. The system allows for efficient scheduling and customized reports and forms....

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Illustration)
July 12, 2003... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago ...

Should OBM change its methods? (Second Issue Or First?).(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Over the past few months a number of readers have asked, "When the first Saturday of [any month] falls early, how can you reflect that month's prices when you fax or e-mail the prices out before the month even begins?" Quick answer? It can't be...

Paperboard mill performance.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
July 12, 2003... 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 ...

PPC to host labor seminar. (Working In Harmony).(Paperboard Packaging Council)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) will hold its fall Human Resources and Safety Roundtable on September 18-19 in San Antonio, Texas. Open to members and nonmembers, the seminar focuses on increasing participants' knowledge of union...

Transacted paper stock prices-high grades.(Illustration)
July 12, 2003... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings ...

Harper Corp. promises matching grant. (At Dunwoody).(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Harper Corp. of America, Charlotte, N.C., commits to a $100,000 matching fund grant to Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, Minn. Harper will match all cash donations from the industry to Dunwoody's flexographic program, up to $20,000...

Weyerhaeuser. (Noteworthy News).(Amarillo corrugated box plant honored by company's senior management team with an outstanding safety award)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Weyerhaeuser's Amarillo corrugated box plant was honored by the company's senior management team with an outstanding safety award. The plant, which has 130 employees, has a record of five years without a lost-time incident. It also received the...

Harvard Folding Box installs jogger-aerator. (From Woodward).(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Harvard Folding Box Co., West Lynn, Mass., a division of Simkins Industries, Inc., installs two new pitless Woodward jogger-aerators configured for floor placement and ground level loading. Woodward jogger-aerators jog, align, aerate and turn...

A Box installs Advantzware. (Box Software).(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... A Box Corp, Kaufman, Texas, installs Advantzware for Windows box software suite from Advanced Software, Inc., Yardley, Pa. The software automates corrugated box, folding carton, displays, diecuts, and foam production and distribution. Modules...

Variable repeat length rotary diecutter. (Product Update).(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Kempsmith Machine Co.'s variable repeat length rotary diecutter eliminates changing cutting cylinders when changing repeat lengths. It allows quick changes between jobs, thanks to magnetic cylinders and flexible cutting dies. The cutting...

Schiffenhaus Packaging Corp. (Noteworthy News).(upgraded its corrugated converting facilities in Newark, New Jersey, and Suffern, New York, to ISO 9001:2000)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Schiffenhaus Packaging Corp. has successfully upgraded both of its corrugated converting facilities in Newark, N.J., and Suffern, N.Y., to ISO 9001:2000. At this time approximately 20 percent of ISO-registered companies have completed the...

Joe Piper Inc. (Noteworthy News).(won a superior certification from the American Institute of Baking for the fourth consecutive year)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Joe Piper, Inc., Birmingham, Ala., wins a superior certification from the American Institute of Baking for the fourth consecutive year. Piper earned 930 points out of a possible 1000.

When sales people fail, blame management: nice, well-intentioned individuals won't do nowadays. (Dog Tales).
July 12, 2003... Question for you business executives: Who's responsible for the behavior--and professionalism--of your sales people in the marketplace? If they don't represent you in the way you would prefer, is it their fault, or yours? Perhaps the answer...

Corrugator Operations short course open. (TAPPI).
July 12, 2003... Registration is open for TAPPI's Best Practices in Corrugator Operations short course, scheduled for Sept. 8-11 at TAPPI headquarters in Atlanta. Participants will learn the basics of how each component in the corrugator system works and how to...

MarquipWardUnited installs sheeters. (Barry-Wehmiller).(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Northwoods Paper Converting, Inc., Beaver Dam, Wis.; Proveedores Maquiladores, Mexico; and Gulf States Paper Corp., Tuscaloosa, Ala.; have recently installed new sheeter technology from MarquipWardUnited (MWU), Phillips, Wis., a division of...

Signature family of folder-gluers. (Product Update).
July 12, 2003... American International Machinery, Inc.'s new Signature family of folder-gluers has the broadest range in North America, the company reports. With three styles and 21 models, the company has a 24-inch machine up to a 65-inch folder-gluer. A...

MR diecutter. (Product Update).
July 12, 2003... Cuir Corrugated Machinery releases its new MR diecutter, a "cast in one piece" machine that is extremely easy and simple to install or move. It features a feeder, up to two printing units, and a curved vacuum transfer conveyor in-between the...

Kwik-Splice repulpable splicing tape. (Product Update).
July 12, 2003... ECHOtape[TM] releases its Kwik-Splice repulpable splicing tape, which provides top-quality straight line splicing capability. Kwik-Splice allows a new paper roll to be adhered to a finishing roll without losing accuracy. For more information,...

Flexo printer-slotter and inline-machine. (Product Update).
July 12, 2003... Innovative Machinery Group (IMG) releases its new flexo printer-slotter and inline-machine. It features flexo print units, extended print unit side frames to create space for integrated dryers, and a vacuum sheet transport system with...

Adhesives Research Inc. (People Update).(promoted Karen M. Olson as president and chief executive officer)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Adhesives Research, Inc., Glen Rock, Pa., promotes Karen M. Olson as president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Edward L. Daisey, who is retiring from the company after serving as president and CEO for eight years. He will continue to...

AICC announces closing speaker. (Fall Meeting).(Roger Dow, vice president of global & field sales for Marriott International, to give closing speech at the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters' meeting.)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Roger Dow, vice president of global & field sales for Marriott International, will give the closing speech at the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters' (AICC) fall meeting. Dow's presentation, titled, "One Size Doesn't Fit All,"...

Graph, converting expos grow. (More Than 500 Exhibitors).(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... More than 500 companies are expected to exhibit at Graph Expo and Converting Expo, Sept. 28-Oct. 1 at McCormick Place South, Chicago. This will be the largest and most comprehensive show in the Americas this year addressing all types of print,...

Prepress platemaking, plate mounting and the press room. (Product Update).
July 12, 2003... All Printing Resources, Inc. (APR), Glendale Heights, Ill., offers a complete range of solution-oriented products and services for prepress platemaking, plate mounting and the press room. Corrugated products include BASF photopolymers; X-Rite;...

Ultraviolet coated sheet. (Product Update).
July 12, 2003... Decorated Paper, Holyoke, Mass., a division of Hazen Paper Co., is now shipping Stellar Cover, an ultraviolet coated sheet. Hard and glossy, Stellar Cover is said to offer exceptional printability as well as scuff- and...

Aqualene[TM] 4343. (Product Update).
July 12, 2003... ADM Tronics Unlimited, Inc., Northvale, N.J., offers an improved water-based coating, Aqualene[TM] 4343, designed with advanced product resistance features to produce a smooth, glossy and durable surface on paper and board. The product also is...

Optimiser's ink dispensing system. (Product Update).
July 12, 2003... Flint Ink introduces the Optimiser' ink dispensing system, an automated canister-based system that fills ink ducts mechanically. The electronically-controlled Optimiser ensures a consistent ink level, dispensing ink from the canister when...

MAN Roland. (People Update).(appointed Paul Tasker general manager of company's Sheetfed Division in Canada)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2003... Paul Tasker joins MAN Roland as general manager of the company's Sheetfed Division in Canada. He is responsible for all Canadian provinces. Before joining MAN Roland, Tasker was president of Marathon Graphics Supply, Toronto. MAN Roland is...