Official Board Markets articles from July 2005

Official Board Markets archives from July 2005

China's unavoidable clout.(HEARD AT RECYCLING CONFERENCE)
July 2, 2005... Five years ago David Lee, president and ceo of Ralison International Inc., Diamond Bar, Calif., the buying agent for China's Lee & Man Paper, was visiting Shanghai on a business trip. He looked out his hotel window and counted 35 construction...

Transacted containerboard prices.
July 2, 2005... 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...

IP wants out of CHH.(GLOBAL REASSESSMENT)
July 2, 2005... The "for sale" sign was slung over New Zealand's Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) last week, sparking speculation that the wood products giant could be broken up. Shares in the country's biggest forest owner closed up 14.5 percent after 50.5 percent...

Stone arcade to look for acquisitions.(INCLUDES PACKAGING PROSPECTS)
July 2, 2005... Last month Roger Stone, former ceo of Stone Container Corp., filed an initial public offering to raise $180 million to purchase paper, packaging and forest products companies. In May newly-formed Stone Arcade Acquisition Corp. filed a...

Is your value story compelling?(THREE TIPS)(sales presentation methods)(Brief article)
July 2, 2005... Is your sales presentation so compelling that the customer is more anxious to buy than you are to sell? If so, you know that closing is never a problem. These three tips will help you build persuasive and compelling sales presentations. ...

Clemson students win Pkg honors.(PACKAGING EDUCATION)(Technical Association of the Graphic Arts)(Brief article)
July 2, 2005... Clemson University graphic communication students won several accolades this year in an international research competition: the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) Student Chapter Publication Competition. TAGA offers students...

Curtis develops metallic Pkg alternative.(CURTCHROME)
July 2, 2005... Curtis Packaging, Sandy Hook, Conn., has developed a proprietary flexo/offset printing process that makes metallic packaging effects more cost effective and timely by eliminating the need for foil-laminated board. Called CurtCHROME and...

EZCure-DF[TM] EB system.(Product Update)
July 2, 2005... Energy Sciences Inc. introduces the EZCure-DF[TM] EB system. It features a shorter web path than previous EB systems and is easier to integrate and install onto existing or new production lines with product widths from 20 in. (50 cm) to 54 in....

Conference will cover food and beverages.(IN LONDON)
July 2, 2005... The marcus evans-sponsored conference, "Packaging Innovations for Food and Beverage," will take place Sept. 12-13 in London. The event will feature an international mix of speakers involved in food and beverage packaging from companies like...

Group to create RFID certification program.(RFID EDUCATION)
July 2, 2005... The International Radio Frequency. Identification Business Association (RFIDba) has commissioned a major cross-industry assessment of RFID-critical work processes, knowledge and job skills as the first step towards establishing a global RFID...

Pack Line to install TCY corrugator.(1 MILLION SQ METERS A DAY AT FIRST)
July 2, 2005... Pack Line Company will start installing TCY's new 2500 mm corrugator line in early 2006 at First Company, according to a contract signed June 19th at Pack Line's headquarters in El-Obour Industrial City, near Cairo, Egypt. "This investment...

AF&PA's Moore praises Senate.(ENERGY POLICY ACT)
July 2, 2005... W. Henson Moore, president and ceo of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), praised the U.S. Senate for what he called "the forward-thinking beginnings of a sound, modern energy policy," in their passage (by a vote of 85-12) of the...

TSK2 sheeter.(Product Update)(Brief article)
July 2, 2005... Apollo Sheeters (formerly Valmet Sheeters) and part of the Bobst Group offer the TSK2 sheeter. The following features help TSK2 achieve faster running speeds, excellent stacking, and greatly reduced potential for sheet marking: full-width,...

ArmorKnit[TM].(Product Update)
July 2, 2005... New ArmorKnit[TM] gloves from Ansell Healthcare have earned the highest rating for cut resistance from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for high-risk applications in the pulp and paper industry. ArmorKnit styles 70-745 and...

Amtech to upgrade Gilbraltar.(SOFTWARE SALE)
July 2, 2005... Amtech, Bensalem, Pa., will upgrade Gibraltar Packaging Group, Hastings, Neb., to the SQL Server version of Imaginera. The software is Amtech's core system, which provides estimating, scheduling, job costing, and accounting capabilities. For...

Correction.(FROM APRIL 9 OBM)(Correction notice)
July 2, 2005... In the April 9 edition of Official Board Markets, the article Bugs Make Corrugated A More Palletable Option included an incorrectly captioned photograph and one which did not have a caption--both of which were supplied by CorrugatedPallets.com....

MM&T buys a Woodward.(IN CANADA)(MM&T Packaging Co)(Brief article)
July 2, 2005... MM&T Packaging Co., Ontario, Canada, has purchased a new Woodward Jogger Aerator, model FL2840. The new machinery can handle sheet sizes up to 28 by 40 in. and load weights up to 2,000 pounds. It's equipped with a push-button adjustable...

Pressure sensitive adhesives.(Product Update)
July 2, 2005... ADM Tronics Unlimited, Inc. offers ADMTack[TM], a new line of pressure sensitive adhesives for applications where extremely low coating weights are desired. These adhesives can be used at film thicknesses as low as .0005 to .001 in., or 8 to 16...

Industry week registration is open.(EVENT PREVIEW)
July 2, 2005... Registration for Industry Week 2005, taking place in Las Vegas on Sept. 26-28, is now open. Participating associations are solidifying their annual fall and/or technical meeting programs in conjunction with CPP EXPO Las Vegas, PMMI's PACK...

U.S. rigid box sales up.(MIDWEST REGION SHOWS STRONG GROWTH)(Brief article)
July 2, 2005... January-May rigid box sales increased 12.36 percent to $18,385,392 compared to $16,362,726 for the same period in 2004, according the National Paperbox Association's (NPA) billed sales statistical program. The NPA report reflects sales...

Recycling programs honored.(AF&PA HONORS)
July 2, 2005... The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) recently recognized outstanding individual, business and community paper recycling efforts. The 2005 Ed Hurley Memorial Paper Recycling Award was given to Judge Jack Jones of Jefferson...

OCC demand heats up in Southeast.(HOLIDAY PLAYS A ROLE)
July 2, 2005... "I'm getting a lot of calls from mills in the Southeast, hunting for OCC," says one mill buyer in that region. "And we're hunting for it ourselves." Why are board mills in the Southeast looking for more OCC this time of year? Lack of...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
July 2, 2005... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $60-65(0) 65-70 (0) 50-55 (-5) 75-80 (-5) New...

China keeps devouring recovered paper.(U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE REPORTS)
July 2, 2005... The U.S. Department of Commerce says Chinese orders accounted for 83.7 percent of the 440,346 metric tons year-over-year increase (plus 10.2 percent) in U.S. recovered paper exports during January-April 2005. Shipments to China rose 22.4...

Transacted paper stock prices grades--high grades.
July 2, 2005... Transacted Paper Stock Prices Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 New White Coated Hard DLK News Soft Wht. White Cuttings Blanks Shavings Shavings...

BCM Inks.(People Update)
July 2, 2005... Cincinnati-based BCM Inks recently appointed Thomas Davis as technical sales specialist for the Latin American market. Most recently, Dave was North American sales manager for Bahmueller Machiner Pluderhausen Germany.

Containerboard Inc.(People Update)
July 2, 2005... Containerboard Inc. of Roswell, Ga., has hired Norma Arteaga as vice president business development Latin America. Arteaga, formerly with Canadian Paper Connection, brings eight years of experience supplying corrugators in Latin America. Her...

Midland Davis Corp.(People Update)
July 2, 2005... Leonard Zeid has joined Midland Davis Corp., St. Louis. With 15 years of paper industry experience, Zeid will head the company's new brokerage division called Midland Davis Trading.

Non-contact glue valve.(Product Update)
July 2, 2005... Leafy Co. has released the new multi-orifice Jet880 non-contact glue valve. It allows plants to run their current grade adhesive, up to 1,500 centipoise, incurring no extra glue costs. The noncontact valve's design combats broken scores,...

MeadWestvaco's Packaging Resource Group.(Product Update)
July 2, 2005... MeadWestvaco's Packaging Resource Group offers a portfolio highlighting the packaging and graphic benefits of its Crescendo[R] coated one-side paperboard. The portfolio includes a perforated full-color sample carton that can be assembled to...

Transacted boxboard prices.(Product Update)
July 2, 2005... 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...

Scitex Vision.(Noteworthy News)
July 2, 2005... Scitex Vision, Netanya, Israel, receives the "Israeli Company of the Year" award at the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Eagle Star Awards Gala, held in June. Scitex was recognized for being a leader in developing, manufacturing and globally...

Billhorn Board & Paper LLC.(appointment of Mark Chapman and Chuck Allen)(Brief article)
July 2, 2005... Billhorn Board & Paper LLC, West Monroe, La., promotes two key employees to vice president positions. Mark Chapman, former national sales manager, is now the vice president of market development; he has been with the company for l0 years. Chuck...

Canadian Paper Connection Inc.(People Update)
July 2, 2005... Canadian Paper Connection Inc. (CPC), Concord, Ontario, has made several management changes. Mark Moness, vice president, director of containerboard sales, has left CPC to pursue other opportunities. Michael Puopolo, a seven-year CPC sales...

UVTechnology.(People Update)
July 2, 2005... UVTechnology, a division of St. Louis-based Mark Andy, Inc., has hired John Mitchell as product/sales manager. He brings significant industry experience to the position, having worked for Allied Gear, Mark Andy and Honle UV.

Buying OCC the right way.(PRICE DOESN'T RANK FIRST)(Caraustar Industries Inc.)
July 9, 2005... Ask a recovered paper supplier what mill buyers are most concerned about and he (or she) will probably say price. But a panel of mill buyers assembled at Recycling Today's Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, held in Atlanta late last...

Transacted containerboard prices.
July 9, 2005... 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...

IRS targets OCC users.
July 9, 2005... Tax exemptions for solid waste disposal bends are under attack from the Internal Revenue Service, which is pursuing dozens of cases, reports Reuters. Charles Anderson, IRS tax-exempt bond field operations director, says the agency is...

Containerboard demand falls.(PPPC REPORTS)
July 9, 2005... North American containerboard demand in May declined 3.5 percent compared to the same month last year, reports the Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC), Montreal. Linerboard demand was down 5.1 percent while medium demand was flat. North...

Discounted FBA handbooks available.(WHILE SUPPLIES LAST)
July 9, 2005... The Fibre Box Association (FBA) is offering the 1999 Fibre Box Handbook at a discounted rate. Books are $10 for FBA members and $15 for nonmembers, while supplies last. The 2005 edition will be available in the fourth quarter. To purchase,...

Calculate customer satisfaction.(THE ART OF DIECUTTING)
July 9, 2005... Brand image and graphics are what makes one corrugated box stand out from another. That's why accurate diecutting is so important. As Richard Putch told attendees of the ACCCSA (Asociacion De Corrugadores Del Caribe, Centro Y Suramerica)...

Orders rise for KBA North America's parent.(FINANCIAL REPORT)
July 9, 2005... German press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer AG, parent company of Williston, Vt.-based KBA North America, has seen a 15 percent increase in new orders booked in the first five months of 2005 compared with the same period of 2004. But as...

Third diecutting training manual is out.(TRAINING SERIES)(DieInfo, Inc.)(Brief article)
July 9, 2005... DieInfo, Inc. releases a new publication, How to Eliminate Dust & Loose Fiber in Platen Diecutting, part of a platen diecutting training series. The book, which contains more than 230 illustrations, is designed as a step-by-step resource to...

TAPPI CPD members can vote.(VIA THE TAPPI WEBSITE)
July 9, 2005... TAPPI's 2005 Nominating Committee of the Corrugated Packaging Division (CPD) has prepared the nominations for available positions on the 2006 CPD Council. Corrugated Packaging Division (CPD) members now may vote by logging in at www.tappi.org.

gBreak separator.(Product Update)
July 9, 2005... The Bobst Group's new gBreak separator is a complementary piece of equipment for increasing production rates of SPO flatbed diecutters. The gBreak can be used in conjunction with SPO 160-Vision, SPO 160-S and SPO 203-A matic diecutters from the...

Bobst partners to distribute Channel Matrix products.(Bobst Group Inc.)(Brief article)
July 9, 2005... Bobst Group USA Inc., Roseland, N.J., has signed a distribution agreement with United Kingdom-based Channel Matrix, PLC. It will become the sole U.S. distribution center for the MATRIX line of self-locating creasing matrix products. As part of...

Ametech to upgrade Viking Industries.(SOFTWARE UPDATE)
July 9, 2005... Bensalem, Pa.-based Amtech will upgrade Viking Industries, New Paltz, N.Y., to the SQL Server version of Imaginera. The software is Amtech's core system, which provides estimating, scheduling, job costing, and accounting capabilities. For more...

Latran to sell Esko-Graphics' product.(DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT)(Latran Technologies L.L.C.)(Esko-Graphics Inc.)(Brief article)
July 9, 2005... Latran Technologies, Crosby, Mass., and Esko-Graphics, Vandalia, Ohio, have entered into a distribution agreement for the U.S. and Canada. Latran will sell the Esko-Graphics FlexRip multi-purpose RIP for the Latran Prediction Digital Halftone...

XL800 production monitor.(Product Update)
July 9, 2005... The XL800 production monitor is a performance-management, productivity-improvement, and lean-manufacturing product by Vorne Industries. The XL800 features a bolt-on solution and requires no change to existing processes while providing more than...

"Board laminating: Process Expertise from Start to Finish".(Product Update)
July 9, 2005... A new brochure, "Board Laminating: Process Expertise from Start to Finish," provides easy-to-follow information about resin, dextrin, and hybrid-formulation laminating adhesives from National Adhesives. The six-page, full-color pocket-folder...

Michelman Inc.(People Update)
July 9, 2005... Michelman, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, promotes Tom Smith to strategic accounts manager and Don Hoesl to commercial manager.

Multisorb Technologies LTD.(People Update)
July 9, 2005... Multisorb Technologies LTD, based in Warrington, England, names Derek Hepburn managing director of its European operations.

Graphic Packaging Corp.(People Update)
July 9, 2005... Graphic Packaging Corp's Martin Walker retired from the company's board of directors June 30. Walker served on Riverwood Holding, Inc.'s board of directors before the company merged with Graphic Packaging in 2003.

Recycling plants must produce more.(CHANGE MINDSET)
July 9, 2005... What's the future for municipal recycling facilities (MRFs)? Attendees at the Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, held late last month in Atlanta and sponsored by Recycling Today, learned a lot by sitting in on a seminar on the recycling...

Canada's Recovered Paper Consumption (metric tons) May 2005.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 9, 2005... Canada's Recovered Paper Consumption (metric tons) May 2005 All PAPER AND BOARD Producers (including estimates for nonreporting companies) RECEIPTS Imports Domestic MAY MAY % Inc. MAY MAY...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
July 9, 2005... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $60-65...

Anchor Bay orders another from HAECO.(Henline Adhesive Equipment Co. Inc. )(Brief article)
July 9, 2005... Loveland, Ohio-based Henline Adhesive Equipment Co. Inc. (HAECO) has engineered and manufactured two corrugated laminating systems for New Baltimore, Mich.-based Anchor Bay Packaging Corp. In March 2004, HAECO installed the LV-3010, a...

Third diecutting training manual is out.(TRAINING SERIES)
July 9, 2005... DieInfo, Inc. releases a new publication, How to Eliminate Dust & Loose Fiber in Platen Diecutting, part of a platen diecutting training series. The book, which contains more than 230 illustrations, is designed as a step-by-step resource to...

AIMCAL revamps website.(WWW.ASKAIMCAL.ORG)
July 9, 2005... The Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) has revamped the Ask AIMCAL feature of its website to make it more useful for members and visitors seeking converting industry resources. Now accessible directly from...

NPTA chooses PackUSA advisors.(TRADE SHOW NEWS)
July 9, 2005... The NPTA Alliance has chosen members for the PackUSA Advisory Committee. They are: Eric Bloom, Kent H. Landsberg Co., Buena Park, Calif.; Andrew Brewer, Pactiv Corp., Lake Forest, Ill.; Thomas Costello, xpedx, Castle Rock, Colo.; Roland Dyck,...

Fisher Logic Cost Benchmarking[TM] version 1.3.(Product Update)
July 9, 2005... Fisher International, Inc., Norwalk, Conn., releases Fisher Logic Cost Benchmarking[TM] version 1.3. The product helps users compare asset performance by machine, mill, and company, allows users to conduct cost benchmarking and operating...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
July 9, 2005... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White Cuttings Blanks Shavings Shavings (13) ...

ICCA releases '04 numbers.(A ROBUST ASIA)
July 9, 2005... Last week the International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA), Rolling Meadows, Ill., released its 2004 production and shipments numbers. The notable news this year, as in the past few years, is the growth in Asia. While North America's...

Chris Burrows joins R.A Jones & Co. Inc. as national account manager for the food industry.(People Update)
July 9, 2005... Chris Burrows joins R.A. Jones & Co. Inc. as national account manager for the foods industry. He will be located in Kalamazoo, Mich., and will manage sales for various divisions of Kraft Foods, ConAgra, Quaker Oats, and regional accounts in the...

The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies (NPES).(People Update)
July 9, 2005... Regis Delmontagne will retire at the end of 2005 as president of The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies (NPES). He was the association's first full-time professional executive and has been with the...

EMBA gets new agent.(PARTNERS WITH PMC GROUP)
July 9, 2005... EMBA Machinery AB, Sweden, has appointed Patti Moeller & Co. Ltd. as its new agent in South Africa. The PMC group also serves corrugated industry clients Kasemake and Montenegro. It has offices in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. For more...

Cascades, Inc.(People Update)
July 9, 2005... Cascades, Inc., Kingsey Falls, Quebec, appoints Alain Dubuc as vice president, boxboard manufacturing for its Cascades Boxboard Group, effective July 18. Dubuc is currently vice president of operations for a leading paperboard manufacturer.

Great Northern Corp.(People Update)
July 9, 2005... Laminations[R], part of Great Northern Corp.'s Specialty Group, Appleton, Wis., has hired Art Weiss as account manager in the Northeast territory. He has more than 20 years experience selling packaging-related products.

Longview Fibre Co.(People Update)
July 9, 2005... Longview Fibre Co., Longview, Wash., has made several personnel changes. Donald Domine was promoted from superintendent to manager of the company's Milwaukee container plant. He has been with Longview since 1988. Alan Ashton has been appointed...

International Paper.(People Update)
July 9, 2005... International Paper elects John Turner to its board of directors, effective July 11. Most recently, Turner served as assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs, where he received the...

Can retail Pkg go Intl? Packaging professions should take the lead in setting worldwide retail standards.(A CHALLENGE FROM EUROPE)
July 16, 2005... Today's world is made of billions of bits of information from millions of specialists. What's missing is a way to put these bits together into an understandable body of knowledge. We don't take enough time to reflect on the complexity of...

Transacted containerboard prices.
July 16, 2005... 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...

OBM moves its Chicago office.
July 16, 2005... Official Board Market's Chicago office has moved in conjunction with the Questex Media Group Inc. acquisition of the magazine and its sister publication Paperboard Packaging. Effectively immediately, Editor in Chief Mark Arzoumanian is...

Dennis doesn't affect mills, plants.
July 16, 2005... Hurricane Dennis may have been menacing to Alabama and Florida, but its effects weren't as severe to area paperboard businesses as feared. Amy Sawyer, International Paper's communication manager of media relations, reports the only downtime...

N.C. corrugated company prospers.(INDUSTRY GROWTH)
July 16, 2005... Box-Board Products Inc., Greensboro, N.C., has invested in new equipment, is adding on to its facility, and is getting ready to add 20 additional employees, The Business Journal reports. The company supplies corrugated boxes to more than 3,000...

Halftime in Western Canada: home team is winning, with game under control.(Market Report)(Industry overview)
July 16, 2005... Everyone knows that halftime of any game is too soon to start declaring victory. But midway through the year, the box market in Western Canada is doing well. Barring a catastrophe, it seems 2005 will be a decent, if not banner, year for...

Outlook Group to package Medical Products.(FOLDING CARTON PACKAGING)
July 16, 2005... Outlook Group Corp., Neenah, Wis., has signed a contract to provide paperboard packaging for Spartan Medical Products, LLC, Rye, N.Y. Outlook Group will produce folding cartons for a new first aid wound care product produced by Spartan and...

Michelman acquires rest of Asian Venture.(Michelman Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd.)(Brief article)
July 16, 2005... Cincinnati-based Michelman has acquired the 50 percent interest in Michelman Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. held by Drex-Chem Industries Pte. Ltd. Michelman Asia-Pacific, which opened in Singapore in 1997, was a 50/50 joint venture between Michelman...

WS Packaging opens new facility.(IN DALLAS)(Brief article)
July 16, 2005... WS Packaging Group Inc. has opened a new facility in Dallas. The Algoma, Wis.,-based company has operated a production facility in Dallas since 1987. The larger facility will provide additional warehouse space and room for new presses. WS...

HarperScientific[TM].(Tony Donato joined)(Brief article)
July 16, 2005... HarperScientific[TM], Charlotte, N.C., adds industry veteran Tony Donato as its technical sales manager. Donato has extensive hands-on experience in flexography and gravure, including anilox roll, gravure roll and doctor blade applications. His...

Strine tackles bigger markets with new press.(ROLAND 9000 XXL)
July 16, 2005... The first MAN Roland fully automated extra-wide sheeffed press in North America is running around the clock at the largest sheetfed facility in the Northeast corridor. Strine Printing is premiering the 73-in. Roland 900 XXL press with a...

Esko-Grapics installs 1,000th Kongsberg.(INSTALLATION CELEBRATION)(Brief article)
July 16, 2005... Esko-Graphics, Gent, Belgium, has produced and sold the 1,000th Kongsberg XL samplemaking table. Italian partner B+B Intemational installed the equipment at the SCA Packaging Italia Ferrara plant. The tables, manufactured in Kongsberg, Norway,...

Amtech to upgrade LINPAC Inc.(SOFTWARE UPGRADE)
July 16, 2005... Bensalem, Pa.-based Amtech will upgrade LINPAC Inc., Kennesaw, Ga., to the SQL Server version of Imaginera. The software is Amtech's core system, which provides estimating, scheduling, job costing, and accounting capabilities. For more...

Smurfit Venezuela chooses VantagePoint.(SOFTWARE SALE)
July 16, 2005... Smurfit Latin America has selected VantagePoint Systems, Inc. to supply its business management software for its Venezuela folding carton packaging plant. The software will include VantagePoint Accelerate[TM], a program that fully automates the...