Official Board Markets articles from June 2004

Official Board Markets archives from June 2004

Recovered paper demand will peak: concerns about China.
June 5, 2004... Large scale investments in new recovered fiber based paper making capacity, particularly in China and Europe, will peak over the next three to four years. That's just one of the conclusions found in Globalizing Recovered Fiber Markets, a new...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 5, 2004... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only, Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price...

Repeal FSC-ETI, says Moore.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President W. Henson Moore calls the European Union's tariff increase on U.S. export products, including more than 165 wood and paper items, "a serious concern:' He says these European Union...

Durango files for bankruptcy: renegotiate terms.(Corporacion Durango SA )(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Mexican Corporacion Durango SA plans to file for bankruptcy under Mexican law to compel all investors to participate in an agreement to renegotiate terms on about $800 million of debt it defaulted on more thaw a year ago. The company owns a...

Sonoco completes acquisition: CorrFlex Graphics.(Sonoco Products Co.)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C.., completes the previously-announced purchase of CorrFlex Graphics, LLC, one of the nation's largest point-of-purchase display companies, for an all-cash purchase price of approximately $250 million. The acquisition, to...

Gillette honors Pratt: in Boston.(award for Pratt Industries (USA) Chairman Anthony Pratt )(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Pratt Industries (USA) Chairman Anthony Pratt (second from left) accepts a Gillette Omnimark Award from Gillette executives Erik Lawson, director Procurement and Engineering (second from right) and Robb Seifert (right), global procurement...

Mayr-Melnhof buys Polish, Romanian plants: expanding markets.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) acquires the privately owned Polish folding carton plant Poligram SP.J, located in Warsaw. Terms were not disclosed. Poligram had sales of approximately $11 million in 2003. The facility mainly produces...

Labrie patents bi-compartment truck: high quality recyclables.(Labile Equipment Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Labile Equipment Ltd., Quebec, receives a U.S. patent for its automated bi-compartment truck. The unit features a chute system allowing the collection of two different waste materials at the same time. The patent was awarded for a system of...

Agfa Corp., Mortsel, Belgium, is launching a new photopolymer plate for the flexo market in North America.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Agfa Corp., Mortsel, Belgium, is launching a new photopolymer plate for the flexo market in North America. Aqua FLASH is said to be the fastest flexo plate available in the market today, capable of making a finished plate in less than 45...

American International Machinery's new Signature Elite high-speed folder-gluer has faster setup with less tooling required, in creased versatility, and a built-in carton alignment section.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... American International Machinery's new Signature Elite high-speed folder-gluer has faster setup with less tooling required, in creased versatility, and a built-in carton alignment section. The Elite features speeds up to 1800 feet per minute,...

Emmeci changes ownership: rigid box machinery.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Rigid box machinery manufacturer Emmeci, Fucecchio, Italy, changes ownership. Alessandro Lelli, a seasoned executive with substantial experience in global companies, is the new president and ceo of the company. A Milan-based private equity...

Litho3D Karat software, which optimizes HumanEyes' core 3D technology.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... HumanEyes, a leading innovator and provider of advanced and affordable lenticular solutions, and Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) have formed a strategic alliance to bring 3D mainstream. The first product of the alliance is Litho3D Karat software, which...

Students help decide SPG strategy: business competition.
June 5, 2004... Each year the investment firm Goldman, Sachs & Co. and the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to attracting minority graduate students to today's business culture, co-sponsor a highly competitive business...

Weyerhaeuser Co.(Noteworthy News)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Employees at Weyerhaeuser Co.'s Springfield, Ore., containerboard mill achieved a significant safety milestone last month by working one million hours with no lost time injuries. In addition, employees drove the recordable incident rate below...

OCC prices soften in East: market report.(Old Corrugated Cardboard )
June 5, 2004... OCC prices are either flat or (in the East) softening a bit. Board mills report that inventories are in good shape, the flow of tons has been good, and they're running well. They also point out that there's no export pressure. Why not? China's...

CorrPak competition draws closer: TAPPI corrugated division.
June 5, 2004... TAPPI's Corrugated Packaging Division is sponsoring the CorrPak[R] 2004 Competition to select and recognize the finest commercially produced corrugated package products manufactured between Sept. 1,2003 and Aug. 15. The judges will...

Containerboard demand shows improvement: PPPC says.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... North American containerboard demand showed improvement in April, increasing 3.2 percent over the corresponding month last year, reports the Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC), Montreal. North American containerboard production increased by...

Recycled boxboard prices increase: will SBS prices rise?(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... A recent phone survey has revealed that for at least a month now independent folding carton converters are paying on average $30/ton more for the recycled rolls they buy. Changes have been made in the price chart below, with the one exception...

Zumbiel orders F&K's flexo press: Flexpress 16 S I.(Zumbiel Packaging)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Zumbiel Packaging, Cincinnati, places an order for a Flexpress 16 S i for folding cartons, the first inline flexo press from Fischer & Krecke (F&K). The press combines Kochsiek's gearless, servo driven inline technology with Fischer & Krecke's...

OM Partners works with PEA: in France.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... OM Partners, Antwerpen, Belgium, signs an agreement with PEA Consulting to collaborate in consultancy, project management, and implementation for OM Partners software in France. The collaboration may be extended to the rest of Europe. PFA...

April carton, rigid box sales increase: NPA reports.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... April folding carton sales advanced 8.13 percent over April 2003, from $21,873,084 in April 2003 to $23,650,619 in April 2004. Rigid box shipments increased 4.06 percent, from $2,880,361 in April 2003 to $2,997,383 in April 2004, according to...

Kell Container Corp.(Noteworthy News)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Kell Container Corp., Chippewa Falls, Wis., celebrates 40 years in business. Paul and Carey Kell founded Kell Container Corp. on April 1, 1964. Today their sons, Tom and John Kell, run the company. The business has grown from a broker business...

10th controllers training program a success: AICC, M.S. Ackerman.(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... From May 20-22, the team of M.S. Ackerman & Co. LLP, and the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) held their 10th joint training program for industry financial managers and controllers. This year 17 professionals from...

Pantone approves KBA 74 Karat press: Pantone color reproduction.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Color communication and color technology company Pantone, Inc. approves the KBA 74 Karat digital offset press from KBA North America to produce simulations of Pantone colors. Print providers using the 74 Karat system can now reproduce optimized...

Conlatingraf plans presence at CMM: April 2005.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Conlatingraf, the Latin American Printing Industries Confederation, will sponsor its first Latin American Pavilion at CMM International in Chicago, April 18-21, 2005. The Latin American Pavilion will feature converting machinery and materials...

Color Box installs jogger aerator: from Woodward.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Color Box's Pelahatchie, Miss., plant installs a new Woodward jogger aerator, Model P6080, equipped with powered reversible rollers. The machine is identical to one installed at the facility in 2001. The jogger aerator is designed to...

DieInfo plans crease and fold seminar: Dec. 7-8.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... DieInfo, Inc. will hold a two day seminar tided "How to Crease and Fold Paperboard and Fluted Material Perfectly, Every Time!" Dec. 7 and 8 at the Ramada Plaza O'Hare in Rosemont, Ill. The seminar is designed for structural designers, packaging...

tesa tape, Inc.(Noteworthy News)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Company officials of tesa tape, Inc., Charlotte, N.C., were granted final certification for an ISO (International Standard Organization) quality assurance standard ISO/TS 16949:2002, the governing quality guideline designed for suppliers to the...

Weyerhaeuser Co.(People Update)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Mike Rice has been named superintendent for the No. 1 paper machine at Weyerhaeuser Co.'s Pine Hill, Ala., containerboard operation. Rice joined the Pine Hill team May 17. He has 15 years experience in the paper industry. Most recently, he...

Archive.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Roberts PolyPro Inc. now has a complete archive of all the company's equipment online and on CD. The videos cover the range of the company's offerings from converting equipment to application equipment and more. Videos are available for food...

Forest Fibers.(People Update)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Thirty-year industry veteran Steve Suher joins Forest Fibers, Montreal. He will be covering the New England area. He has been associated in the past with Hershman Co., United Paper Stock, and most recently his own business, Sure Trade. Forest...

Sauer System.(People Update)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2004... Ezra Thetford, product services manager for Sauer System, retires after 33 years of service with the company. Organizational changes have been made to fill the void created by Ezra's retirement, says Warren Sauer, vice president and general...

Obituary.(Obituary)
June 5, 2004... Jean-Claude d'Unienville, FEFCO's technical director, died April 23. He died suddenly in Shanghai where he was a guest speaker at the First China Packaging Forum, d'Unienville has been FEFCO technical director for many years and was well known...

Board capacity won't grow: even in bull market.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... A recent review of the 5.79 million tons of containerboard capacity shuttered/converted over the past 5 1/2 years suggests that less than 20 percent is likely to ever return under any market conditions, says Mark Wilde, managing director,...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 12, 2004... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded at any thee at any price...

Ivex closes Ohio Mill.(Ivex Packaging )(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... Ivex Packaging has closed its Chagrin Falls, Ohio, paper mill. Mike Bellwood, a spokesman for the company, says it shut down on June 2. The mill had made 30,000 tons of recycled kraft paper and linerboard annually. The mill has been running on...

Greif reports higher results: second quarter.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... Greif, Inc., Delaware, Ohio, reports its second quarter results. Net income before restructuring charges and timberland gains was $16 million, compared to $6.4 million for the second quarter of last year. "We are pleased with our second...

Grossman Group to help Columbus: recovered paper.(Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio )(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) plans to lease part of its unused trash-burning power plant to Grossman Group inc., a paper recycler in Columbus, Ohio. SWACO is charged with reducing the amount of waste going to...

AICC offers new benefit: reduce utility costs.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... The AICC is offering its members the APPI Savings Solution Program, managed by Affiliated Power Purchasers international. The goal of the program is to assist members in reducing utility costs. As an independent consulting firm, APPI services...

How not to sell your company: here are 12 common misconceptions: getting the best deal.
June 12, 2004... Owners of middle market companies with a transaction value up to $250 million have limited access to reliable information that can provide insight into the proper pricing and structuring of middle market transactions. Prudent middle market...

Paperboard mill performance.(Illustration)
June 12, 2004... Paperboard Mill Performance U.S. paperboard production by furnish, current and cumulative totals in 1000 short tons, as reported by the American Forest & Paper Association. Unbleached ...

Containerboard inventories keep falling: mill discipline.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... Total containerboard inventories (including mills and box plants) fell 2.6 percent between the end of March and the end of April, reports the American Forest & Paper Association. Specifically, they went from 2,354,400 short tons at the end of...

K&D adds to Heidelberg installations: printect printready and topsetter.(K&D Graphics Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... K&D Graphics Inc., Orange, Calif., sheetfed commercial and packaging printer, installs a Prinect Printready System prepress workflow system and a high-speed automated Topsetter PF 102 thermal plate imager from Heidelberg. The family-owned and...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 12, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $65-70...

DLK Cuttings demand strengthens.(Market Report)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... A number of readers have questioned why DLK Cuttings prices in every region except the East went up last week. While some mills (in Michigan, for example) don't need this grade a number of major integrateds have been stretching their tentacles,...

ISRI offers half-price new member special: includes publications, services.(Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... The Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) currently offers a six month membership special for new members. For half the regular annual dues rate, this special national membership includes the ISRI member directories for 2004 and...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 12, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings ...

Database of Pulp, Paper & Board Mills in Russia and the Database of Pulp, Paper & Board Mills in Central/Eastern Europe.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... Pyrabelisk is now publishing the 2004 editions of Database of Pulp, Paper & Board Mills in Russia and the Database of Pulp, Paper & Board Mills in Central/Eastern Europe. These databases are updated every year. There is a profile for each mill,...

Membership directory.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... AICC's 2004 membership directory, now available, includes information on more than 1100 member corrugator plants, sheet plants, box plants, and suppliers to the corrugated container industry. The directory features geographical listings of...

Aqueous overcoat.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... Wasser-Stat 730, new from ADMTronics Unlimited, Inc., is an aqueous overcoat providing maximum protection against moisture, especially for freezer board applications, the company says. It is also a superior film former and is repulpable. Wasser...

Canadian mills consume less: full stomachs.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... A quick review of the accompanying chart from the Pulp and Paper Products Council, Montreal, shows that in April Canadian mills consumed less OCC, mixed paper, and pulp substitutes when compared to consumption numbers in April 2003. This is a...

W.H. Leary Co. moves: expanded operations.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... W. H. Leafy Co. Inc. has relocated to a new 35,000 sq ft building located 35 miles from downtown Chicago. Leary says it is focusing on becoming a hub for packaging plants to come and become a part of their individual packaging solution. To help...

Canada's recovered paper consumption (metric tons) April 2004.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 12, 2004... Canada's Recovered Paper Consumption (metric tons) April 2004 All PAPER AND BOARD Producers (including estimates for non-reporting companies) RECEIPTS Imports ...

P&P Pkg installs Advantzware: box software.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... P&P Packaging, Monroeville, Ohio, installs the Windows-based Advantzware box software suite from Advanced Software, Inc., Yardley, Pa. The software automates all plant and office aspects of corrugated and folding carton plants. Modules include...

Polytech named Flexo College of Year: from Harper.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif, was awarded the 2004 Harper Flexo College of the Year Award presented at the FFTA Annual Banquet in late April in Dallas. Criteria for participation was the entry of a flexo...

VpCI[TM]-350 AHS coating.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... Cortec Corp.'s new VpCI[TM]-350 AHS coating can be applied to corrugated and paperboard to make VpCI corrosion-inhibitive packaging. The VpCI 350 AHS coating is designed to replace wax and barrier coating laminates. It provides up to one year...

Metso to rebuild Cartulinas machine: in Chile.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... Metso Paper will rebuild Cartulinas CMPC's board machine in its Maule, Chile, mill. The rebuilt machine is expected to start in mid-2005. Cartulinas' BM19 board machine originally started in 1998 and is used to make folding cartonboard. The...

NPES adds new database to Web site: member companies.(Association for Suppliers of Printing and Publishing Technology )(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... NPES, the association for suppliers of printing, publishing and converting technologies, has added a new database of member companies and products to the association's Web site at www.npes.org. The new member directory and digital product...

Show gets international boost: graphics of the Americas 2005.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... The Graphics of the Americas 2005 conference and exhibition will be part of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce's 2005 International Buyer Program. The International Buyer Program promotes key U.S. trade shows to international business executives,...

Bobst sells six Apollo sheeters at drupa: CTS, FK and TSK models.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... The Bobst Group sells six sheeters from its line of relaunched and renamed Apollo sheeters (formerly Valmet) at drupa, and a North American customer placed an order for an Apollo TSK sheeter shortly after drupa. The six sold during the show...

Bending tester.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... Lorentzen & Wettre's new generation L&W bending tester, used to measure a material's resistance to bending, uses pneumatic clamping and an auto-touch function for reliable results and easy operation, the company says. Operator involvement is...

Brochure.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... A new brochure from Archbold Container Corp. details the company's expanded digital printing capabilities for high-end graphics printed directly onto rigid substrates, including corrugated. The brochure explains the company's options for...

FEFCO.(People Update)(EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF CORRUGATED MANUFACTURERS)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... Dermot Smurfit is elected president of FEFCO at the 28th FEFCO Congress, June 2-4 in Rome. He replaces Valerio Brusamarello who completed his one-year term. Smurfit is currently executive vice president, worldwide marketing and sales, for the...

M-real Corp.(People Update)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... M-real Corp., Espoo, Finland, appoints Hannu Anttila president and ceo, effective January 2005. On July 1, Antilla will start as M-real's senior executive vice president and on Oct. 1, he will start as coo. On Jan. 1 he will assume the roles of...

TAPPI designs new Web site: www.tappi.org.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... TAPPI's Web site, www.tappi.org, has a flesh new look and features a streamlined home page, enhanced searching, and easy-to-follow navigation throughout the rite. These changes are one step in an ongoing process to improve the value and...

Winter Bell, Co.(Noteworthy News)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... Winter, Bell Co., High Point, N.C., receives its ninth Outstanding Vendor Award from Lorillard Tobacco Co. Winter, Bell Co., a specialty packaging and paper company, receives the award based on quality, price, delivery, and service.

New solutions for corrugating rolls.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... BHS Corrugating Rolls develops new solutions for corrugating rolls to meet current market requirements. Due to a patented modification of the flute profile geometry, BHS has developed profiles that feed the paper constantly across the entire...

Carta Solida.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... M real Corp. launches its new and improved Carta Solida packaging board June 15 with new calipers conforming to U.S. standards and increased stiffness. Carta Solida has high bulk construction, smoothness and 91 ISO brightness. It is available...

Jumbo clamshell platen diecutter.(Product Update)
June 12, 2004... Capitol Converting Equipment, Inc.'s Centurion jumbo clamshell platen diecutter handles a maximum sheet size of 71 by 126 inches. The welded steel construction and European Union-grade quality ensure maximum durability for years, the company...

Anderson & Vreeland Inc.(People Update)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... Anderson & Vreeland, Inc., Bryan, Ohio, appoints Mike Beales and Bill Musial as technical sales representatives for the company. Beales, formerly with MacDermid Printing Solutions, provides technical sales and service support to customers in...

Huhtamaki Oyj.(People Update)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... The board of directors of Huhtamaki Oyj, Espoo, Finland, appoints Heikki Takanen ceo, effective Sept. 1. He succeeds Timo Peltola, who earlier this year announced his intention to step down after 16 years of service as ceo. Currently Takanen is...

Intralox.(People Update)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2004... Dennis Scates joins Intralox, Harahan, La., as an industry analyst for the company's packaging team. He works with Pepsi-Co, Nestle Waters N.A. and several OEM partners in the U.S. He has 22 years of industry experience and most recently served...

Kruger expands box operation.(In Canada)(Brief Article)
June 19, 2004... Kruger Inc., Montreal, is investing $5 million to build a new corrugated box plant in Brampton, Ontario. It started working on the foundation of a two-year old building earlier this month and plans to finish this project by the end of August. A...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 19, 2004... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price...

ICCA releases '03 data.(International Corrugated Case Association)(Brief Article)
June 19, 2004... Last week the International Corrugated Case Association, Rolling Meadows, Ill., released world production figures for corrugated shipments in 2003. North American production (in millions of sq m) was essentially flat, going from 41,...

Employees buy Atlantic packaging.(From MeadWestvaco)(Brief Article)
June 19, 2004... Three executives of Atlantic Packaging, Norwich, Conn., have bought the plant from MeadWestvaco. Terms were not disclosed. MeadWestvaco's AGI/Klearfold Division owned Atlantic Packaging, which produces litho laminated corrugated and folding...

Industry shipments rise 6.2 percent.(FBA Reports)(Brief Article)
June 19, 2004... Average week industry shipments of corrugated products rose 6.2 percent last month, reports the Fibre Box Association. Last month had 20 shipping days versus 21 shipping days in May 2003. Actual shipments still managed a 1.1 percent increase...

Rock-Tenn drops laminated paperboard line.(In Aurora, Ill.)(Brief Article)
June 19, 2004... Rock-Tenn Co., Norcross, Ga., will close its laminated paperboard product lines at its Aurora, Ill., plant, effective August 14. The company will continue to manufacture specialty recycled paperboard and solid fiber book and binder products at...

Offshoring not to blame for layoffs.(A Sliver)(Brief Article)
June 19, 2004... A new study by the government shows only a sliver of layoffs can directly be attributed to jobs going outside the U.S. Earlier this month the Labor Department said 2.5 percent of the 182,456 workers who lost jobs in so-called mass layoffs in...

Market report: summer is sizzling in East Central region.
June 19, 2004... It's hot, hot, hot in the East Central region. And we're not just talking about the summer sunshine. Demand has heated up. However, a number of manufacturers still are pretty hot under the collar about the price increases being pressed upon...

Fibre box shipments.(Brief Article)
June 19, 2004... United States corrugated/solid fibre products shipments, in billion square feet, as reported by the Fibre Box Association. Corrugated/Solid Fibre Cumulative ...

Roman Corp. closes offering.($11.2 Mil Net Proceeds)(Brief Article)
June 19, 2004... Paperboard packaging manufacturer Roman Corp. Limited, Toronto, closed its previously announced rights offering and additional offering of 1,944,320 units for gross proceeds of approximately $12.3 million (U.S. dollars). Each unit consisted of...

Sun Chemical acquires Rycoline.(Printing Products)(Rycoline Products Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 19, 2004... Sun Chemical Corp. acquires 100 percent Of the shares of Rycoline Inc. Terms weren't disclosed. The Rycoline Inc. group, headquartered in Chicago, produces products under the Rycoline[R], Sun Graphic[R] and Rogersol[R] brands, including...

HAECO doubles manufacturing facility.(Will Expand Workforce)(Henline Adhesive Equipment Co. Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 19, 2004... Henline Adhesive Equipment Co. Inc. (HAECO) will expand its company headquarters and manufacturing facility located outside of Cincinnati in Loveland, Ohio. Construction is scheduled to begin next month, and the current 7200 sq ft facility will...