Official Board Markets articles from July 2006

Official Board Markets archives from July 2006

Mill buyers get grilled.(AT PAPER RECYCLING CONFERENCE)
July 1, 2006... Larger inventories are a necessary Inventories evil." Who would have ever thought those words would come out of the mouth of a board mill recovered paper buyer? Yet at last week's Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show in Chicago,...

Transacted containerboard prices.
July 1, 2006... 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...

FBA releases 2005 annual report.(Fibre Box Association)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Last week the Fibre Box Association (FBA) released its 2005 Annual Report, which provides U.S. corrugated container industry statistics for shipments according to value, area, plant type and end use, corrugator production by board type, basis...

Stone Arcade buys IP's kraft papers.(PAYING $155 MILLION IN CASH)
July 1, 2006... Last week International Paper (IP), Stamford, Conn., signed a definitive agreement to sell its kraft papers business to Stone Arcade Acquisition Corp. for about $155 million in cash. This is subject to certain closing and post-closing...

Power plant catches fire.(TIED TO GP MILL)
July 1, 2006... The power plant that provides electricity to a Georgia-Pacific containerboard mill on the Chattahoochee River in Macon, Ga. caught fire on June 22, injuring three workers. A plant spokeswoman says it was a "puff-back" fire, or flash fire, in...

Haft may buy Amcor.(IN AUSTRALIA)
July 1, 2006... Corporate raider Graeme Hart of New Zealand may be considering purchase of Amcor Ltd., which is currently restructuring, reports The Australian. The box maker, based in Melbourne, has appointed investment bankers to advise on its restructuring...

Lee Godbold presents audio/web conference.(HIGH-PERFORMANCE SALES)
July 1, 2006... On July 25 corrugated container industry sales management consultant Lee Godbold will present an engaging, high-powered talk on what works and what does not work in making your sales team high performers. From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET Godbold...

Why price is secondary.(DIRECTING THE DISCUSSION)(salesperson's management)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Consider that there are primary and secondary decision variables. Primary decision variables describe the end result and the reasons for buying. They typically answer the question, "Why do I need to make this buying decision and what do I want...

Key AICC annual meeting speakers set.(IN CHICAGO)
July 1, 2006... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) has established some of its speakers for its annual meeting, which is taking place from Oct. 11-13 in Chicago. On the morning of Thursday Oct. 12, the opening general session...

Europal building new facilities.(IN BELGIUM)
July 1, 2006... Europal Packaging, Belgium, has started the construction of a new corrugated board converting plant in Mouscron, Belgium. Production at the facility is slated to begin in September. This location will further expand the converting capacity...

Sonoco plans price increase.(EFFECTIVE JULY 31)
July 1, 2006... Sonoco will increase prices for its paper-based tubes and cores, as well as related specialty products, by 6 percent in the U.S. and Canada, effective with shipments beginning on July 31.

Stora Enso to grow in China.(BORROWING $300 MILLION)
July 1, 2006... Stora Enso will borrow up to $300 million to expand its operations in China. The company has signed a new loan agreement with International Finance Corp. that will allow it to focus on profitable expansion in China by "prioritizing local...

PPC releases performance report.(Paperboard Packaging Council)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) recently released the 2006 edition of its annual publication, Performance Report for Management. For more than 50 years, the Performance Report for Management has provided an opportunity for PPC member...

Greif Inc.(People Update)(retirement of William Sparks )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Greif Inc.'s coo and president is retiring Oct. 31. William Sparks Jr. has been with the Delaware, Ohio-based industrial packaging maker for 29 years, serving as its coo and president since 2001. The company does not have a timetable to find a...

PSI awards scholarships.($1000 EACH)
July 1, 2006... The Paper Stock Industries (PSI) has awarded $1,000 to four high school graduates who will be attending college this fall. All of the winners have family that works in the paper recycling industry. The winners are: * Gerad Bandos, who will...

Average sheet prices.(Statistical table)
July 1, 2006... 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 North...

AMD moves to a larger facility.(OVER 50,000 SQ FT BUILDING)
July 1, 2006... AMD Container and Display, a division of Oak Paper Co. Inc., is moving to a new, larger, facility at 2424 East 28th Street in Los Angeles. The new building features over 50,000 sq ft of space that will house its full range of flexography,...

Pack Expo to offer showcase.(IN CHICAGO)
July 1, 2006... "The Showcase of Packaging Innovations[TM]," a special pavilion at Pack Expo International 2006, will highlight the year's most innovative package designs from around the world. The exhibition will be held October 29-November 2 at Chicago's...

PSI looks at adding new low grade.(RMP)
July 1, 2006... At last week's Paper Recycling Conference, held in Chicago and sponsored by Recycling Today, the Paper Stock Industries (PSI) said it is considering adding a new grade to the ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular (PS-06): Residential Mixed Paper...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
July 1, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $50-55...

The South goes wild for OCC.(CONCERNED ABOUT HOLIDAY)(Oregon Corrugated Cardboard)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... OCC prices in the Southeast and Southwest are going crazy, with some spot transactions another $10 to $20/ton over the new prices in the accompanying charts. A number of mills in these regions are extremely low on inventories, with reports that...

Flexoliner.(Product Update)
July 1, 2006... Flexoliner is the new laminate liner produced by Cascades Arnsberg for the corrugated industry's flexo presses. Made from recycled fibers, Flexoliner integrates significant assets such as a brightness of 84 percent with no OBA added, good...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
July 1, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings...

Dragon wants to grow.(ACQUISITION PLAN)
July 1, 2006... Dragon International Group Corp., Ningbo, China, released a strategic acquisition plan for the fiscal years of 2007 and 2008 in an effort to achieve substantial external growth. The company operates in China under the name Ningbo Anxin...

Study focuses on low-cost RFID.(PACKAGING STRATEGIES)
July 1, 2006... Packaging Strategies, West Chester, Pa., is marketing a new study, performed by Vandegraf International Ltd., that provides a fresh view of a technology rising sharply in both volume and value. The study provides industry perspective...

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG.(People Update)
July 1, 2006... Herbert Noichl, cfo of Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG, Vienna, Austria, is leaving the company. No news was made about his replacement. Noichl has been a member of the management board since 2002 and has very successfully contributed to the development...

Regatta tests limits of competitors.('CARDBOARD' BOATS)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... For the past 12 years, Watkins Glen, in New York's Schuyler County, has hosted the "Northeastern U.S. 'Cardboard' Boat Regatta." The most recent event was held June 17. The race takes place at the Watkins Glen Waterfront festival and consists...

Transacted boxboard prices.
July 1, 2006... 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...

Coke scores goal with CCE.(WORLD CUP)
July 1, 2006... To celebrate the 2006 World Cup, which kicked off in June and is being held in Germany, CCE has created a unique coke bottle in the shape of a soccer ball. The bottle holds 250 ml and is available in both Coke and Diet Coke with supporting...

Box plant hazmat compliance detailed.(FROM AICC)
July 1, 2006... Corrugated container industry professionals benefited from an AICC 12-hour training program on U.S. hazardous materials regulations from Hazmat expert and third party testing lab, Ten-E Packaging Services, on June 20-21. The training was...

Prepress equipment and supplies.(Product Update)(Anderson & Vreeland Inc.)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... New literature from Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. presents an overview of prepress equipment and supplies, including state of the art digital imagers, workflows, proofing systems and digital platemaking materials designed for flexography. The...

Why keeping inventories low matters.(HEARD AT AICC FINANCIAL SCHOOL)(Conference news)
July 1, 2006... Fourteen controllers and executives attended AICC's 12th School for Financial Managers and Controllers on June 22-24 in Chicago. Forum leaders Mort Ackerman of Ackerman Consulting Group, and Mitch Klingher of M.S. Ackerman & Co., presented a...

Seminar will focus on adding value.(IMPROVING SALES)
July 1, 2006... Tom Reilly will be giving a seminar on value added sales in St. Louis on Sept. 6-7. This seminar is ideal for salespeople who sell value added solutions, deriver greater value to theft customers, and want to be respected and compensated for...

Obsidian & Campbell raise offer.(STILL WANTS LONGVIEW FIBRE)
July 1, 2006... Obsidian Finance Group and The Campbell Group have told Longview Fibre Co., Longview, Wash., that it is now willing to offer $28.05 per share for the company. The proposed price takes into account the cash to be paid in the special...

5S for the office: Organizing the Workplace to Eliminate Waste.(Product Update)
July 1, 2006... Productivity Press presents a new book, 5S for the Office: Organizing the Workplace to Eliminate Waste. Although office and administrative activities are usually 60 percent of the production costs in most manufacturing organizations, these...

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.(People Update)
July 1, 2006... Robert Amen, former president of International Paper Co., is named chairman and ceo of International Ravers & Fragrances Inc., a maker of flavors and scents for the food and consumer products industries.

FEFCO goes digital with library.(WORKING WITH ESKO)
July 1, 2006... Brussels-based FEFCO, the association for European box makers, is teaming with Esko and Arjuna to revise its standards library and create a digital version with 2D and 3D visual elements created in ArtiosCAD by Esko. Arjuna, a web-development...

Global and Strategic Accounts.(People Update)
July 1, 2006... Mark Andy, St. Louis, Mo., appoints Roy Webb vice president, Global and Strategic Accounts. In this newly-created role, the company now has a lead in dedicated support for multinational converters. Webb will manage the global cultivation of key...

Nordson Corp.(People Update)
July 1, 2006... Nordson Corp., Duluth, Ga., has made three changes to its executive management structure for its Adhesive Dispensing and Nonwovens Fiber systems. In his new role as vice president, sales and marketing of Adhesive Dispensing and Nonwovens Fiber...

Jetrion LLC.(People Update)
July 1, 2006... Jetrion LLC, a supplier of inkjet printers, inks and custom systems, names Jason Oliver as managing director, Europe. Oliver, formerly director, marketing and business development for Jetrion in the U.S., will relocate to Germany to head the...

Obituary.(Obituary)
July 1, 2006... The Haire Group, Merrillville, Ind., reports the passing of Dave Ray, 54, Haire's longtime representative in Brea, Calif. He had been with the company for nearly 20 years. He spent his entire life in the box making industry, having started out...

SSCC consolidates Chicago plants.(TWO SHEET FEEDERS)
July 8, 2006... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) has consolidated its Bedford Park and Hanover Park, Ill., sheet feeder plants into Innovative Packaging, the company's sheet feeder facility located in Milwaukee. Smurfit-Stone did not disclose if any...

Transacted containerboard prices.
July 8, 2006... Transacted Containerboard Prices Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended standard only. Transactions may be concluded...

Carr is named OBM publisher.
July 8, 2006... Sean Carr is named publisher of Official Board Markets and Paperboard Packaging. He is expanding his group publisher role for Questex Media Group, OBM's parent company. Former Publisher Randy Loeser will move back into the Questex...

Mid America buys RT plant.(IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS)
July 8, 2006... Mid America Recycling Co. (MAR), Des Moines, Iowa, purchases Rock-Tenn Converting Co.'s paper recovery facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Terms were not disclosed. The Fort Worth plant will operate in the current facility under the name Vista...

IP headquarters moves to Memphis.(NEW LOCATION)
July 8, 2006... International Paper has relocated its global headquarters to Memphis, Tenn., from Stamford, Conn., effective July 1. The company announced plans to relocate last August. International Paper's global headquarters are located at...

Linpac wants to sell U.S. business.(ATLANTA COMPANY)
July 8, 2006... Linpac, based in the United Kingdom, has put its U.S. business on the block amid speculation that its private equity owners are considering a $1.83 billion sale of the UK group. According to the Daily Telegraph, the company has hired...

NPA, CPPA to merge.(ONE NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION)(National Paperbox Association)(Canadian Paperboard Packaging Association)(Brief article)
July 8, 2006... The National Paperbox Association (NPA) and the Canadian Paperboard Packaging Association (CPPA) have discussed consolidating the NPA and the CPPA into one North American packaging association. CPPA Chairman Jeff Sziklai made the...

Marshall is elected ICCA president.(IN DUBLIN)
July 8, 2006... At its June meeting in Dublin, the International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA) board of directors elected Heather Marshall its new president. Marshall replaces Bruce Benson, who is retiring after 10 years as ICCA's president. Marshall...

TAPPI hosts maintenance workshop.(HANDS-ON LEARNING)
July 8, 2006... TAPPI's Corrugated Press Hands-On Maintenance Workshop, being held on Oct. 24-26, 2006 in Charlotte, N.C., provides an on-site learning experience geared toward corrugated industry plant managers, superintendents, engineers, supervisors,...

Where the box market future is going.(BOX DEMAND MOVES UPWARD)(Brief article)
July 8, 2006... The accompanying chart compares recent performance of corrugated box shipments with the Timer calculated to help determine the future of the box market. Unlike the familiar charts that show year-over-year percent changes, this chart shows the...

How to profit through your supervisors: if management does not properly organize their employees' work, productivity will remain mediocre.(MANAGE EMPLOYEES' WORK, NOT BEHAVIOR)
July 8, 2006... Everyone knows that successful box plants train their supervisors. But when we studied why the financial results of 35 Midwest box plants varied so greatly, one key reason was their commitment to supervisory training. Of the 35, nine...

PPC to conduct TCM survey.(TOTAL COST MODEL)
July 8, 2006... Paperboard Packaging Council, in partnership with Converter's Resource, will be conducting a Total Cost Model(TCM) survey this summer. The TCM is a benchmarking survey that offers an opportunity for folding carton converters to assess their...

TAPPI hosts RFID workshop.(IN CONJUNCTION)
July 8, 2006... TAPPI is hosting an RFID and smart packaging workshop on Sept. 16, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency in Cincinnati. RFID is a rapidly evolving active technology that can help you reduce product waste, improve market response, protect the consumer...

Medium inventories tumble.(AF&PA REVEALS)
July 8, 2006... Medium inventories at mills slid 13.8 percent between the end of April and the end of May, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) reports. They went from 80,100 tons at the end of April to 69,000 tons at the end of May. On the...

SSCC division sale is final.(UNIT SALE)
July 8, 2006... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. completes the $1.04 billion sale of its Consumer Packaging Division. The buyer is a company formed by Texas Pacific Group and the division will be renamed Altivity Packaging after the closing. The sale involved...

New company buys Apollo business.(from Bobst Group)(Apollo Sheeters Ltd)(Brief article)
July 8, 2006... The newly created company Apollo Sheeters Ltd., acquires from Bobst, the sheeting machinery business formerly operated by Atlas Converting Equipment, under the Apollo trade name. Terms were not disclosed. Apollo is continuing to work...

Osiris moves to Auburn Hills.(ON THE MOVE)
July 8, 2006... Osiris Innovations Group has moved into its new corporate headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. Formerly located in Oxford, Mich., the company's new headquarters are located at 2601 Cambridge Court, Suite 315, in Auburn Hills, Mich. 48326. The...

IP releases sustainability report.(CONSERVATION)
July 8, 2006... International Paper has released its 2004-2006 Sustainability Update. The report details the company's progress in a number of important areas, including environmental compliance and accountability, air and water quality, energy efficiency, and...

Paperboard mill performance.
July 8, 2006... 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.
July 8, 2006... Producer Price Indexes--1982 = 100 Year Mar Apr 2004/2005 2006 2006 Total Paperboard 170.2/175.5 184.3 184.8 Total Paper &...

Allegheny container selects Lian Tiee.(FROM HITEK EQUIPMENT)
July 8, 2006... Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Packaging Specialists, LLC's Allegheny Container Division, purchases a Lian Tiee AFG-5500, 50- by 110-inch flexo folder-gluer from Hitek Equipment. The AFG-5500 offers vacuum transfer, chambered doctor blades,...

Newark increases prices.(COSTS CLIMBING)(Newark Paperboard Products)(Brief article)
July 8, 2006... Newark Paperboard Products, Cranford, N.J., will initiate a minimum 6 percent price increase on tubes and cores. This is due to cost increases in adhesives, labor, benefits, freight and core board, Vice President of Marketing Larry Montague...

Moore praises house vote.(AF&PA PRESIDENT)
July 8, 2006... W. Henson Moore, president and ceo of the American Forest & Paper Association, commends the U.S. House of Representatives on the passage of the historic Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act, which passed by a vote of 232-187. The forest products...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
July 8, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Pager Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $50-55 (+5) ...

TAPPI to hold leaders forum.(NETWORKING)
July 8, 2006... Last year in Milwaukee, more than 50 training and development professionals gathered for the first TAPPI Training Leaders Forum, for a day of networking and roundtables, and to learn from experts about improving profitability through hourly...

All Star Corrugated installs Imaginera.(FROM AMTECH)(Brief article)
July 8, 2006... All Star Corrugated, Fort Worth, Texas, has installed Amtech's advanced Imaginera system. Imaginera is a highly integrated, Windows-based software solution for the box industry. Modules included cover all aspects of customer service,...

Sonoco to increase tube, core prices.(BY 6 PERCENT)
July 8, 2006... Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., will increase prices for its paper-based tubes and cores and related specialty products by 6 percent in the United States and Canada effective with shipments on or after July 31. "Additional price increases being...

Chicago TAPPI golf outing scheduled for August.
July 8, 2006... The Chicago TAPPI will host its annual golf outing on Aug. 22, 2006 at the Ruffled Feathers Golf Club, Lemont, Ill.; the outing features lunch, golf, dinner and an awards ceremony at the end of the day. The cost is $150 for individual golf,...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
July 8, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings Blanks Shavings ...

SSCC receives environmental award.(NEP GOLD)
July 8, 2006... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. was recently presented with the Department of Environmental Quality's Neighborhood Environmental Partners Program (NEP) Gold Award. This is the second year in a row the company has earned the distinction. The...

C&B installs BoxPro.(FROM HYPERWARE)
July 8, 2006... C&B Corrugated, Mississauga, Ontario, has upgraded to HyperWare's BoxPro estimating and order entry system, version 7.3. Fully integrated with ACCPAC's accounting suite, BoxPro offers a robust and affordable Windows-based business solution...

MeadWestvaco Corp.(People Update)
July 8, 2006... MeadWestvaco Corp. names Dirk Krouskop vice president, Safety, Health and Environment (SH&E). Krouskop will provide leadership to the company's SH&E function as it establishes its new shared business model, and further advance the company's...

Harper/Love Adhesives Corp.(People Update)
July 8, 2006... At its annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C., Harper/Love Adhesives Corp. recognized six associates who have been with the company for 15 years. Company President Ron Harper presented the awards. Awards were given to Bill Loppnow, Jim Carbone,...

Michelman.(People Update)
July 8, 2006... Luc Vanderstappen joins Michelman as senior account manager. Vanderstappen will be handling all accounts in Benelux and Scandinavia.

Freund, Utah Paper Box win NPA top honors.(BEST OF SHOW AWARDS)
July 8, 2006... Paul T. Freund Corp., Freund Carton and Utah Paper Box won best of show award winners in the National Paperbox Association (NPA) 56th Annual Packaging Competition held this past February in Clearwater Beach, Fla. The three awards in the...

Stork Cellramic, Inc.(People Update)
July 8, 2006... David Lanska has been appointed to take over as Midwest regional sales manager for Stork Cellramic, Inc. Lanska will be the contact for anilox or related services in Iowa, Ill., Ind., Ohio, Mich., Mo., Minn., and Wis. He also will continue to...

TPG may acquire Field.(FAMILY-OWNED CARTON CONVERTER)
July 15, 2006... Folding carton converter Field Container Co., Elk Grove Village, Ill., is contemplating selling itself to Texas Pacific Group (TPG), a private equity firm headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Field runs 11 folding carton and rigid box plants...

Transacted containerboard prices.
July 15, 2006... 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...

IP to buy back its shares.(International Paper Co.)(Brief article)
July 15, 2006... International Paper (IP), Memphis, Tenn., is buying back up to $3 billion of its stock. This amounts to about 20 percent of its outstanding shares. It plans to begin the program in this year's third quarter and intends to repurchase a...

SSCC to close Ohio plant.(JOB LOSS)
July 15, 2006... The Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) facility in Marietta, Ohio, is set to close "sometime in September," says Lisa Esneault, manager of communications for SSCC. Corporate officials announced the closure on July 6. This is part of the...

GP eliminates jobs at Miss. mill.(85 HOURLY JOBS)
July 15, 2006... Eighty-five hourly jobs will be eliminated at the Georgia-Pacific (GP) linerboard mill in Monticello, Miss., reports the Biloxi Sun Herald. The loss of jobs comes as GP restructures the mill's operations in hope of keeping it open. ...

TAPPI partners with Questex for CorrExpo.(Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry)
July 15, 2006... TAPPI has partnered with Questex Media to manage exhibit operations and sales for its annual CorrExpo[R] show and Corrugated Packaging Division Conference. Questex Media owns and manages 23 trade shows and conferences in various...

Repulpable splicing tapes.(Product Update)
July 15, 2006... Venture Tape Corp. has introduced a new line of repulpable splicing tapes. There are four varieties of single and double-coated tapes available. Repulpable tape is ideal for newsprint and other paper manufacturing, as well as the manufacture of...