Official Board Markets articles from June 2006

Official Board Markets archives from June 2006

Take one for the team: J. R. Cole industries invites customers to its turf to take them to school on packaging specifications.(EDUCATE & COMMUNICATE)
June 3, 2006... It's a simple concept, insists Hollis Cobb. "Whenever possible, packaging suppliers should be a part of the customers' team," says the special projects manager for J. R. Cole Industries, Inc. (JRCI). The Charlotte, N.C.-based folding...

Transacted containerboard prices.
June 3, 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...

Durkalski promoted to PBP editor.
June 3, 2006... Esther Durkalski has been promoted to editor of Paperboard Packaging. In her six years with the Paperboard Group, Durkalski has made significant contributions to the group, including the building and branding of the Paperboard Group digital...

Sonoco acquires P-O-P, display assets.(OF MARKSON ROSENTHAL AND CO.)
June 3, 2006... Sonoco acquires certain point-of-purchase display and packaging fulfillment assets of Markson Rosenthal and Co. The assets were acquired by way of an auction conducted by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, as part of...

Newark Group will up prices.($40 PER TON)
June 3, 2006... Jim Carbine, vice president of sales for the paperboard mill division of The Newark Group, Cranford, N.J., is telling customers that a $40 per ton price increase on all coated and uncoated grades of recycled paperboard will take effect with...

RFID: what should you focus on now? Wal-Mart will need time to tighten some processes and completely re-engineer others.(THE ANSWER MIGHT BE UNPRINTED SHIPPERS)
June 3, 2006... "What's in it for me?" That's the first question clients ask when the discussion turns to RFID and the mandates announced by Wal-Mart and Target. A variation on the question is, "What's it going to cost me?" Wal-Mart and Target know that...

Donahue and Associates International, Inc.(People Update)
June 3, 2006... D. Shawn Pearson returns to Donahue and Associates International, Inc., Milford, Ohio, as technical service manager. He had previously served the company as both a project manager and a field service technician for more than five years.

Transacted boxboard prices.
June 3, 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...

Snack food packaging will hit $5.6 billion.(BY 2010)
June 3, 2006... U.S. demand for snack food packaging is projected to advance 3.7 percent per year to $5.6 billion in 2010, reports Snack Food Packaging, a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., Cleveland. Gains will slightly outpace expected growth in...

Philly's former recycling director pays.(PLEADS GUILTY)
June 3, 2006... David Robinson, Philadelphia's former recycling director, recently pied guilty to one count each of conspiracy to defraud, theft from a program receiving federal funds, and aiding and abetting, reports Resource Recycling. If convicted on the...

Chicago's blue bag program has weaknesses.(TOO EXPENSIVE)
June 3, 2006... A report conducted by the Chicago Recycling Coalition states that it wouldn't cost much more to replace Mayor Richard Daley's controversial blue bag recycling program with a more effective system, report Resource Recycling. Claimed to be...

HR partners with Chilean grape growers.(FIFTH YEAR)
June 3, 2006... Howard Rothbein, president, HR Industries, Ridgefield, N.J., is in Santiago, Chile, to market and sell International Paper's patented Defor box to Chilean grape growers. The strategic alliance between the company and the grape growers is in its...

Correction.(Correction notice)
June 3, 2006... In last week's page one story on cold corrugation, Kohler Coating's phone number was misprinted. The correction number is 330-499-1407.

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
June 3, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago ...

South continues OCC scramble.(RUNNING LIKE CRAZY)(Old Corrugated Cartons)(Market overview)
June 3, 2006... Last month we said that OCC was hot in the Southeast and Southwest. Four weeks later it remains just as hot, if not hotter. Most of this country's board mills are in these two regions so when they're running well, as they have been for a while...

MWU wins Innovator Award.(MarquipWardUnited awarded Control Design 2006 Innovator Award)(Brief article)
June 3, 2006... MarquipWardUnited (MWU), Phillips, Wis., has been awarded the Control Design 2006 Innovator Award for its use of PC-based controls on its dual rotary knife sheeter. The award was the result of a combined effort between MWU engineering teams in...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
June 3, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White Cuttings Blanks Shavings ...

Smart ergonomics means good economics: hurting and injured employees sap productivity at every stage in corrugated and folding carton converting. Ergonomic assist devices can help stop the drain.(HOW DOES YOUR MATERIAL FLOW?)
June 3, 2006... Converters looking to improve productivity and ergonomics while reducing manual material handling need to look at flows throughout their plants, not just in production. That means starting by looking at how material flows from the receiving...

Tyoga installs BoxPro.(FROM HYPERWARE)
June 3, 2006... Tioga, Pa.-based Tyoga Container has upgraded to HyperWare's BoxPro estimating and order entry system, version 7.3. Fully integrated with ACCPAC's accounting suite, BoxPro is a Windows-based system for corrugated box plants and brokers. For...

Insect-eliminating coating.(Product Update)
June 3, 2006... Michelman's BugBan[TM] 9000 is a water-based repulpable insect-eliminating coating for paper and paperboard substrates. It can reduce the liability associated with insects found in packaging. It was designed to eliminate insects before they can...

House of packaging installs Speedmaster.(FROM HEIDELBERG)
June 3, 2006... House of Packaging, City of Industry, Calif. recently increased capacity with a six-color Speedmaster CD 102 press with two inline anilox coaters from Heidelberg. The press was installed to increase shop capabilities to include specialty...

Boilers.(Product Update)
June 3, 2006... Miura Boiler, Inc. has developed boilers that can be turned on and off like light bulbs so they are always operating at peak efficiency for greatest energy savings and fastest response to fluctuating demand. They are designed for steam-starved,...

Plantnode.(Product Update)
June 3, 2006... Shoplogix, a leading developer of intelligent performance management software, introduces Plantnode, a hybrid web-based software application designed on an open platform to integrate with existing production equipment, analyze real-time...

Make your offer different.(Unique Selling Proposition)(Brief article)
June 3, 2006... As humans we spend much of our fives trying to fit in. From our earliest social interactions, we want to be a part of something bigger than us. We want to make the right friends, wear the tight clothes, go to the right schools, and drive the...

Hard edge coated rules.(Product Update)
June 3, 2006... Sandvik is launching a range of special hard edge coated rules designated Dieflex Platinum and a slightly harder body version, DieHard Platinum. These exhibit a hardness of 4000 to 5000HV, which is said to be almost double the hardness of...

Laminations, part of Great Northern Corp.'s Specialty Group, introduces Vboard products with protective coatings to resist absorption of water, oil and grease and to prevent abrasions to finishes.(Product Update)
June 3, 2006... Laminations, part of Great Northern Corp.'s Specialty Group, introduces Vboard products with protective coatings to resist absorption of water, oil and grease and to prevent abrasions to finishes. HydroShield features a water-resistant coating...

Esko.(People Update)
June 3, 2006... Esko, Gent, Belgium, appoints Kurt Demeuleneere as chief financial officer, replacing Carsten Knudsen, who became president and ceo after Esko's ownership transitioncd to Axcel. Before joining Esko Demeuleneere worked for Siemens.

Stora Enso expands in Russia .(THIRD PLANT)
June 3, 2006... Store Enso, Helsinki, Finland, is building its third corrugated packaging plant in Russia at Lukhovitsy, outside of Moscow. The annual production capacity of the plant, which will employ about 175, will be 1.6 billion sq ft. The capital...

Flatbed die press machines.(Product Update)
June 3, 2006... Autobox Ltd., Bedfordshire, England, has launched its new Rollacut, a range of flatbed die press machines for the short run box making industry. All six machines in this new range are easy to set up and program and can produce virtually any...

POLARIS folder-gluer.(Product Update)
June 3, 2006... Vega introduces the POLARIS folder-gluer, available in two sizes, 35- and 43-inches, and with several modules to make straightline, crashlock bottom, doublewall, and four- and six-corner boxes. It is a modular machine so it can be customized...

Greif reports record net sales.(Greif Inc.)(Brief article)
June 3, 2006... Greif, Inc., Delaware, Ohio, reports record net sales were $620.1 million for the second quarter of 2006. Net sales increased 1 percent (3 percent excluding the impact of foreign currency translation) for the second quarter of 2006 from the...

Shorewood garners two awards.(PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY)
June 3, 2006... Shorewood Packaging, a New York City-based business of International Paper and suppliers of printing, packaging and retail display products, added two awards to its trophy case last week. The first came from Revlon during its annual...

AF&PA's Moore takes stock: his successor will face numerous challenges that go beyond rising energy and fiber costs.(Henson Moore of American Forest and Paper Association)(Interview)
June 10, 2006... Recently I traveled to Washington, D.C., to interview Henson Moore, outgoing president and ceo of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). He joined the AF&PA in 1995 and has guided it through some of its most tumultuous years. He...

Transacted containerboard prices.
June 10, 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...

Gillette to close packaging plant.
June 10, 2006... Gillette is closing a small packaging operation in Devens, Mass., eliminating about 100 jobs typically filled by temporary workers, reports Nashoba Publishing. The "pack to order" operation, which serves retailers that need special...

Longview Fibre sends letter.(FIGHTING TAKEOVER)
June 10, 2006... Last week Longview Fibre (LF), Longview, Wash., sent a letter to its shareholders that discussed the unsolicited proposal from Obsidian Finance Group and The Campbell Group to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the company. In the...

CGC receives patent.(EJECTING BOARD)
June 10, 2006... Container Graphics Corp. (CGC), Cary, N.C., was recently granted Canadian patent 2,205,408, A Method and Apparatus for Ejecting Cut Corrugated Board from a Cutting Die. The company will market products that using this technology under the names...

AICC sets new meeting format.(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Brief article)
June 10, 2006... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) will reveal its new annual meeting format at this year's 2006 Annual Meeting and SuperCorr[TM] Table Top Trade Fair being held October 11-13 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers in...

VantagePoint installs in Wall Group.(IN EUROPE)
June 10, 2006... Europe-based Wall Group has chosen to implement the estimating module of VantagePoint Accelerate core business solution in its operations. Wall Group is the European folding carton subsidiary of North American-based MeadWestvaco. ...

Ommission.(MISSING BIO)
June 10, 2006... Last week's edition of OBM included a feature rifled "Smart Ergonomics Means Good Economics," by Ray Niemeyer. Unfortunately the author's bio was left off the story. Niemeyer is director of knowledge management and managing executive for the...

RFID ROI? Me first, say converters: a panel of RFID experts tells converters at TAPPI's RFID Symposium to find an internal fit before trying to please customers.(HEARD AT TAPPI'S RFID SYMPOSIUM)(Discussion)
June 10, 2006... Radio Frequency Identification conferences aimed at paperboard converters usually cite customer mandates as the prime motivator to board the RFID express to the future. TAPPI's RFID Symposium, held last week at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis,...

MWU and PCMC join forces.(MarquipWardUnited, Paper Converting Machine Company )(Brief article)
June 10, 2006... Barry-Wehmiller, St. Louis, has recently consolidated its Brazilian operations by transitioning the assets of MarquipWard United (MWU) do Brasil to the PCMC facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil. "The benefit of a single location is twofold: to...

Sonoco to increase prices.(FOR COATED RECYCLED BOARD)
June 10, 2006... Sonoco will increase prices in North America for uncoated recycled paperboard by $40 to $50 per ton, depending on grades, effective with shipments on July 3. Marty Pignone, vice president--paper, North America, made the announcement.

Maxson buys steel business.(MOVING MANUFACTURING IN-HOUSE)
June 10, 2006... Maxson Automatic Machinery Co., Westerly, R.I., has purchased the intellectual property and certain assets of Hillside Industries, Middletown, Conn. Terms weren't disclosed. Hillside Industries designs and manufactures architectural...

M-real adopts chain-of-custody system.(RAW MATERIAL ORIGINS)
June 10, 2006... M-real now has a certified chain-of-custody in place at all its paperboard, magazine and fine paper mills. Chain-of-custody is a verified system used to trace the origin of wood and raw material used in the papermaking process. This system...

Packaging committee creates new subcommittee.(ASTM)
June 10, 2006... ASTM International Committee D10 on Packaging is currently inviting all interested parties to join a new D10 subcommittee, D10.97 on University Liaison. Its purpose is to allow university programs that teach and research in packaging to be...

FFTA to shed light on color.(IN ROCHESTER)
June 10, 2006... The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA) will be holding a 2 1/2 day educational seminar, Color Management for Flexography, that consists of practical workshops and hands-on demonstrations to guide attendees through all the...

Stork Cellramic offers blades online.(STORK-SOURCE.COM)(agreements)(Brief article)
June 10, 2006... Stork Cellramic, Inc., a division of Stork Materials Technology, has formed an agreement with Max Daetwyler Corp. to offer Daetwyler's doctor blades online at www.stork-source.com. Stork-source.com has generated a lot of industry interest, with...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
June 10, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices -- Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago...

PierPASS reports growing acceptance.(IN CALIFORNIA)
June 10, 2006... PierPASS Inc. says that more than 2 million truck trips have been diverted from peak daytime traffic since the start of the Offpeak program last July, reports Recycling Today. The goal of the program was to eliminate bottlenecks at the Ports of...

U.S. recovered paper exports up 11 percent.(DOC REPORTS)
June 10, 2006... Growth in U.S. recovered paper exports to three of the top five markets was responsible for most of the 11 percent increase in the 3.96 million metric tons shipped to all destinations in this year's first quarter versus a year ago, the U.S....

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
June 10, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices -- High Grades White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White Cuttings Blanks Shavings ...

St. Hart Container installs HP Scitex printer.(DIGITAL PRINTING)
June 10, 2006... St. Hart Container, Fullerton, Calif., has installed the HP Scitex FB6700 printer, a new high-quality flatbed printer that provides leading-edge short-run corrugated printing capabilities that are opening up new opportunities for the company....

Forum stresses company-wide goals.(AICC)
June 10, 2006... Fifteen sales managers from the U.S. and Mexico participated in the AICC's Sales Managers' Forum June 1-2 in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, area. Industry veteran Jack O'Connor and John Bacot, Hycorr Machine Corp. regional sales manager,...

Jonco installs Bobst BSI auto bender.(FIRST IN U.S.)
June 10, 2006... Jonco Die Co. Inc., Mounds View, Minn., has purchased the first Blanking Systems, Inc. (BSI) auto bender for inner blanking grids in North America by Bobst Group USA. The semi-automatic grid bender is reported to enhance the efficiency and...

AICC looking for innovations.(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters )(Brief article)
June 10, 2006... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) is looking for entries for its 2006 Innovator of the Year Competition. Held in conjunction with the AICC 2006 Annual Meeting, October 11-13 in Chicago, this year's competition will...

Sonoco.(People Update)
June 10, 2006... Marcy Thompson, formerly chief marketing officer--Healthcare Financial Services, General Electric Co., Commercial Finance, is named division vice president--sales and marketing, Sonoco Industrial Products--North America. She brings 23 years of...

Flexo concepts expands QuikShip program.(ALL ABOUT FULFILLMENT)
June 10, 2006... Flexo Concepts, Plymouth, Mass., is expanding its QuikShip 24-hour order fulfillment program to include MicroClean[TM] plastic media. The company sells various types of the consumable media for use in its MicroClean[TM] anilox roll cleaning...

Box buyers paying more.(News Analysis)
June 24, 2006... A phone survey of corrugated box buyers throughout the country last week reveals that (no matter how big or small) they are all paying more. Some have paid just one price increase. Others have paid a series of price increases over the past six...

Transacted containerboard prices.
June 24, 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...

Akers buys Tecumseh Corrugated.(Akers Packaging Service Inc., Tecumseh Corrugated Box Co.)(Brief article)
June 24, 2006... On June 12 Tecumseh Corrugated Box Co., Tecumseh, Mich., became Tecumseh Packaging Solutions, reports The Daily Telegram. The company has been sold to Akers Packaging Services, Middletown, Ohio. Terms weren't disclosed. Akers operates six...

AF&PA applauds bill.(American Forest & Paper Association)(Brief article)
June 24, 2006... Last week W. Henson Moore, president and ceo of the American Forest & Paper Association, praised the House Resources Committee for voting 29-9 to approve legislation that addresses the nation's energy crisis. The Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act...

Valco Cincinnati acquires Melton.(HOT MELT EQUIPMENT)
June 24, 2006... Cincinnati-based Valco Cincinnati Inc. acquires Melton S.L., an internationally recognized manufacturer of compatible hot melt equipment based in Navarra, Spain. Terms weren't disclosed. "This acquisition now provides us with one of the...

Michelman takes over Fischer Pro.(NON-SKID COATINGS)(Brief article)
June 24, 2006... Michelman, Cincinnati, has bought Fischer Pro, Inc., Keokuk, Iowa. Terms weren't disclosed. Fischer Pro is an industry leader in the area of non-skid coating products for corrugated cartons, tier sheets and multiwall bags. The acquisition...

SSCC facilities receive safety honor.(AWARD WINNER)
June 24, 2006... More than 40 of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s manufacturing facilities received a No Lost-Workday Award from the Pulp & Paper Safety Association (PPSA). The PPSA gives the award to recognize the facility for completing a calendar year without...

HRMS Release 2006.(Product Update)
June 24, 2006... HRMS Inc., a subsidiary of VantagePoint Systems, Inc., is now offering HRMS Release 2006, the latest update for its proven core business software solution for packaging manufacturers. Some of the improved features include a more versatile...

Southeast region seeks stable footing.(Market Report)(Market overview)
June 24, 2006... While there are some bright spots in the Southeast, it would be dangerous to generalize about the market. Local conditions dictate sales in many states--some good, some bad. "Here in Southern Florida it is booming crazy good," says Gil...

Senate bill could remove LIFO.(last in, first out inventory accounting method)(Brief article)
June 24, 2006... A bill now before the Senate could remove LIFO (last in, first out) as an accepted method of inventory accounting. The bill proposed two months ago is meant to pay for a $100 tax rebate on gas for all families. The National Association of...

PSC orders new KBA press.(RAPIDA 162A)
June 24, 2006... Pacific Southwest Container (PSC) is adding another KBA Rapida 162A 64-inch sheetfed press to its Modesto,. Calif., facility. PSC produces corrugated, foam packaging, single-face lamination, folding cartons, and P-O-Ps. To date, PSC has...

Linerboard inventories climb.(DANGEROUS SIGN)
June 24, 2006... Linerboard inventories at mills increased 13 percent between the end of March and the end of April, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) states. Specifically, they went from 208,500 tons at the end of March to 235,700 tons at...

Great Lakes' Rosens hit the road.(Sandy Rose owner of Great Lakes Recycling promotes recycling)(Brief article)
June 24, 2006... How many fast food stops, flat tires, and tanks of gas does it take for a family of five to travel across country in less than two months? Sandy Rose, whose family has owned Great Lakes Recycling in Detroit since 1927, along with his wife,...

The Advantage.(Product Update)
June 24, 2006... Kenosha, Wis.-based Hitek Equipment reports that Marumatsu has released to the North American market The Advantage, a revolutionary automatic flatbed diecutter. The diecutter is unique to the market since it uses multiple patented...

Paperboard mill performance.
June 24, 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.
June 24, 2006... Producer Price Indexes--1982=100 Year Feb Mar Apr 2004/2005 2006 2006 2006 Total Paperboard 170.2/175.5 183.6 184.3 184.8...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
June 24, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago ...

Next board conference dates set.(NOVEMBER 6-8)
June 24, 2006... The 12th International Containerboard Conference, sponsored by RISI, will be held November 6-8 at the Marriott Chicago Downtown in Chicago. "Containerboard's Changing Face: The Global Fight for Market Share" is this year's theme. The box...

CorTek adds Honeycomb line.(SPECIALTY PRODUCTS)
June 24, 2006... CorTek, Inc., Hamlet, N.C., is adding a complete Honeycomb manufacturing line to its arsenal of specialty products. At over 150,000 sq ft, CorTek has grown into one of the largest manufacturers of specialty products in the eastern half of...

Direction '06 set for September.(Bobst Group Inc.)(Brief article)
June 24, 2006... Bobst Group USA has set Sept. 21-26 for its Direction '06 fold-hag carton open house, conference, seminars, and trade fair. New attractions include classroom-style executive seminars specifically formulated to address the interests of owners...

New sales training in Midwest.(AICC)
June 24, 2006... AICC's sales training program for corrugated container industry salespeople, Renewing Your Sales Fore--Intermediate Level, will be held in St. Louis, Mo., from July 31 until August 1. Developed by the sales training firm Huthwaite Inc.,...

Dillon Park to celebrate grand opening.(John Dillon Park)(Brief article)
June 24, 2006... On June 27 International Paper (IP), Paul Smith's College and the State of New York will celebrate the grand opening of John Dillon Park, the first wilderness area designed exclusively for people with disabilities and their families, friends...

Kodak teams with press manufacturer.(DRENT GOEBEL)
June 24, 2006... Kodak will partner with press manufacturer Drent Goebel to show package printers the benefits of digital prepress, platemaking and printing at a customer event from June 22-27. The event will be held at Drent Goebel's facility outside Montreal....

Unibeauce Box joins BoxPro family.(HYPERWARE)
June 24, 2006... Unibeauce Box Co., St. Isidore, Quebec, purchases HyperWare's BoxPro estimating and order entry system. Fully integrated with ACCPA's Accounting Suites, Box Pro offers an affordable Windows-based solutions for corrugated box plants and brokers....

Smurfit-Stone wins 16 POPAI OMA Awards.(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. awarded 16 Point-Of-Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) Outstanding Merchandising Achievement Awards )(Brief article)
June 24, 2006... Smurfit-Stone was awarded 16 Point-Of-Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) Outstanding Merchandising Achievement (OMA) Awards in a contest recently held at GlobalShop, Orlando, Fla. The competition scores the innovation of the display...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
June 24, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White ...