Official Board Markets articles from June 2008

Official Board Markets archives from June 2008

Packagers told to follow the rules.(LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS)(Institute of Packaging Professional)
June 7, 2008... "If you don't know, or don't want to follow the rules... don't start" a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), says Dwight Schmidt, president of the Fibre Box Association (FBA). He recently offered this advice to over 200 packaging professionals at the...

Transacted containerboard prices.
June 7, 2008... 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...

More integrateds want increase.
June 7, 2008... Last month, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, and Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Chicago told customers that they would be charging them $55 per ton more for containerboard, effective with shipment on July 1. Now International Paper, Weyerhaeuser...

Greif's net sales rise.(revenue report)(Financial report)(Brief article)
June 7, 2008... Net sales for Greif, Delaware, Ohio, increased 13 percent to $918 million in the second quarter of this year, compared to $815 million in the second quarter of 2007. The $103 million increase is due to industrial packaging ($90 million), paper...

Rand Whitney moves toward settlement.(LAWSUIT IN CONNECTICUT)(Rand-Whitney Container Corp.)(Brief article)
June 7, 2008... Rand Whitney Containerboard is one step closer to settling a long-standing lawsuit with the town of Montville, Conn. The town council and the Water Pollution Control Authority unanimously voted to accept the first phase of a memorandum of...

Rosmar Packaging acquires Gibraltar.(STOCKHOLDERS PAID IN MERGER)(Rosmar Packaging Group Inc. acquires Gibraltar Packaging Group)(Brief article)
June 7, 2008... Rosmar Packaging Group Inc. acquires the business of Gibraltar Packaging Group, Inc. through an agreement and plan of reorganization, merger and dissolution. Under the terms of the agreement, a newly formed corporation owned by the current...

Alliora, Curtis packaging and utility Printpack join forces.(LUXURY PACKAGING ALLIANCE)
June 7, 2008... Alliora, folding carton converter Curtis Packaging, and Utility Printpack create the first worldwide Alliance "Global PrestigePack" to help meet the companies' demands of the luxury industry in a global market. "Global PrestigePack"...

Sustainable Packaging Forum tackles hot topics.(KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON PEAK OIL)
June 7, 2008... The Sustainable Packaging Forum delves into some hot topics at this year's event. Keynote speaker Richard Heinberg is the author of the recent best-selling book, Peak Everything: Waking Up To A Century of Declines. As the featured keynoter at...

ReNew[TM] Orange.(Product Update)
June 7, 2008... Flexo Concepts now offers its ReNew[TM] Orange eco-friendly cream for anilox cleaning. The product provides flexographic and offset printers a safe, effective and green option for fast, in-press cleaning of anilox rolls. Designed to...

Recycling issues to bring paper industry leaders to Chicago.(CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW)
June 7, 2008... The Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, now in its ninth year and sponsored by Recycling Today, will be held June 22-24 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago. The three-day event offers paper stock dealers, consumers, mill...

Equipment interest rate index.
June 7, 2008... Current monthly payments for 100 percent financing for 84 months on $1.0 million range from $14,442 to $15,225 depending on credit strength and equipment being purchased. [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

Average sheet prices.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
June 7, 2008... Average Sheet Prices Based upon a survey of sheet plants. Per 1000 sq. ft., 25,000 sq. ft. single item orders, including delivery charges. Southeast/ East South ...

OCC prices keep softening.(MARKET REPORT)(old corrugated cartons )
June 7, 2008... The pendulum of supply and demand continues to swing in favor of OCC consumers. Most Southeast mills (which consume huge amounts of the grade) went into and came out of the Memorial Day holiday with good inventories. This market lull is...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
June 7, 2008... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago ...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
June 7, 2008... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. ...

Water Policy Institute formed.(FORMER N.J. GOVERNOR CHAIRS)
June 7, 2008... A consortium of water leaders forms The Water Policy Institute. Chaired by former EPA Administrator and New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, the Institute will address water-related issues and provide information to the public through...

Sun Chemical has beta partner for FastJet.(FASTER COLOR FOR IMG DIGIPACK)
June 7, 2008... Sun Chemical has secured IMG Digipack GmbH, based in Remscheid, Germany, as its first beta partner for FastJet[R], the world's fastest inkjet printing press for corrugated packaging. FastJet was developed five years ago by Sun Chemical and...

Stribling Packaging upgrades software.(HRMS GEN/2 SELECTED)
June 7, 2008... Stribling Packaging of Rogers, Ark., has upgraded its core business system to HRMS Gen/2, the latest upgrade of the HRMS core business software system for corrugated packaging manufacturers. HRMS Inc. is a subsidiary of VantagePoint Systems,...

UK supermarkets show little improvement in recyclable packaging.(ECO-FRIENDLY GROCERY STORES)
June 7, 2008... A new report says major supermarkets in England are not making much progress in increasing the amount of packaging that is recyclable. There has only been a two percent decline in the amount of packaging that cannot be recycled since the...

Transacted boxboard prices.
June 7, 2008... 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...

Dicar manager gives advice to converters.(AICC DESIGNER'S WORKSHOP)
June 7, 2008... Dicar product manager and die expert, Rick Putch, discussed with attendees of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters' (AICC) 2008 Designer's Workshop why "it's not just enough to understand the load or product that is going to be...

CMM to launch virtual trade show.(CMM LIVE!)
June 7, 2008... CMM will launch an online virtual trade show in October that is designed to provide converting professionals worldwide with an interactive online experience. Called CMM Live!, the online trade show will feature virtual booths showcasing the...

MASTERFOLD.(Product Update)
June 7, 2008... Available with a totaling speed of 700 meters per minute (2,300 ft/min.), Bobst Group North America's new MASTERFOLD is the fastest folder-gluer on the market. But the company says speed is only part of what makes it productive. The...

Truckers offer money-saving tips.(FUEL PRICES)
June 7, 2008... Keeping track of gas mileage, traveling the speed limit, and planning routes ahead of time can have an impact on travel costs. Take it from the experts. These are just a few of the ways The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) says drivers...

Incentive to expand, buy equipment.(ECONOMIC STIMULUS ACT OF 2008)
June 7, 2008... The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, recently introduced by Congress, will not only allow rebates for individual tax payers, but will also create additional incentives for commercial businesses. Previously, bonus depreciation was introduced as a...

Waste management services to reach $109 billion by 2012.(INCREASE IN DEMAND)
June 7, 2008... Demand for waste management and remediation services in the U.S. is forecast to increase 5.3 percent per year to $109 billion in 2012, according to a new study issued by The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry research firm. The...

Smurfit-Stone's Alaska recycling plant honored.(OUTSTANDING SERVICE)
June 7, 2008... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s Anchorage, Alaska, recycling plant recently received the 2007 Board of Directors' Award from Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling (ALPAR) in recognition of the plant's outstanding service to the...

Export trader to speak at meeting.(CONTAINER CONCERNS)
June 7, 2008... The next meeting of the New York Association of Dealers in Waste Paper will be held on June 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Delmonico's Steakhouse, 86 Beaver St. New York, N.Y. 10004, 212-809-1144. John McKenzie, director of export trade for North...

L & M upgrades software.(PARTNERSHIP WITH AMTECH)
June 7, 2008... Amtech Software entered into a partnership with L & M Corrugated Container, Zion, Ill., to not only upgrade its version of Imaginera to version 3.0 but to also educate the box maker's staff to utilize the enhanced version of the software....

DTI-3400.(Product Update)
June 7, 2008... The Montalvo Corp., specialists in industrial web control systems, now has a new combination controller with both dancer and load cell inputs. The DTI-3400 can simultaneously process signals from both a dancer roller and a pair of load cells....

Recovered paper exports keep increasing.(WHAT SHIPPING CONTAINER PROBLEM?)
June 7, 2008... U.S. recovered paper exports in the first quarter of this year totaled 5.233 million metric tons, up 25.8 percent from a year earlier, reports the U.S. Dept. of Commerce (DOC). These numbers have caused confusion within the paper recycling...

Industry pro to share his expertise in Atlanta.(AICC ANNUAL MEETING)
June 7, 2008... Ben Pratt, senior vice president, market based management (MBM), Georgia Pacific/Koch Industries, will discuss at the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) 2008 Annual Meeting Koch Industries' business philosophy and how using...

Navistar International.(People Update)
June 7, 2008... Steven J. Klinger, president and chief operating officer of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., is a new director on the board of Navistar International, a holding company in Warrenville, Ill., whose wholly owned subsidiaries produce mostly...

Rock-Tenn to increase prices.($55 PER TON)
June 7, 2008... Rock-Tenn Co. will be increasing the price of its linerboard and corrugating medium from its Solvay Paperoard, Syracuse, N.Y., and St. Paul, Minn., mills to $55 per ton. The company says the price increase is effective on orders placed on or...

For Loblaw, sustainability is a journey.(HEARD AT CCCA CONFERENCE)
June 14, 2008... Corporate social responsibility is fully integrated into how Canada's Loblaw does business, says Daniel Tremblay, senior vice president, corporate social responsibility, Lowblaw Companies Limited, Brampton, Ontario. Last week he told...

Canadians launch new association.
June 14, 2008... The major players in the Canadian paper packaging industry have formed a new national organization, Paper Packaging Canada, to represent their diverse interests. Members of the new association will include both the mills that produce paper and...

Transacted containerboard prices.
June 14, 2008... 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...

July 1 price increase still scheduled.(ENERGY COSTS TO BLAME)
June 14, 2008... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. officials cite low inventory levels, high operating rates including energy and chemical prices, and improving demand in the second half of 2008 for their decision to increase prices by $55-per-ton. The company...

IP spent $806k on lobbying.(IN 1Q)
June 14, 2008... International Paper Co. (IP), Memphis, spent nearly $806,000 in the first quarter to lobby on energy and climate change legislation and other issues, according to an April 18 disclosure report. The company also lobbied on legislation...

You can't hold Wal-Mart back.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Conference news)(Brief article)
June 14, 2008... For 46 years Wal-Mart's success has been based on founder Sam Walton's belief that people will go to the place with the lowest price and try to save a few dollars, says Charles Fishman, author of the best seller The Wal-Mart Effect. He was the...

Fire forces mill to shut down.(200 TONS OF PAPER LOST)
June 14, 2008... A fire at Pratt Industries' paper recycling mill in Staten Island, N.Y., forced the facility to shut for approximately four hours on June 2. There were no injuries or disruptions to customer orders or deliveries. About 200 tons of paper were...

MWU acquires Apollo Sheeters.(IN WISCONSIN AND ENGLAND)(MarquipWardUnited)(Brief article)
June 14, 2008... MarquipWardUnited, Phillips, Wis., has agreed to acquire Apollo Sheeters Ltd. of Bedford, England. Terms were not disclosed. Apollo Sheeters manufactures sheeting equipment across a broad range of paper, board, laminates and films....

Radius and Sun Chemical partner.(NEW SOFTWARE FOR PRINTERS)
June 14, 2008... Radius Solutions Ltd., Chicago, a leading integrated business information management/enterprise resource planning provider for the packaging and printing industry, has entered into a strategic partnership with Sun Chemical's Consulting...

Fire breaks out at recycling center.($250,000 IN DAMAGE)
June 14, 2008... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s St. Charles, Ill., recycling center caught fire June 3 causing an estimated $250,000 in damage to the building and its contents. No one was injured in the fire. The blaze burned 12-foot-high piles of paper...

Wrap-N-Pack adds to its N.Y. base.(TENTH AQUISITION)
June 14, 2008... Wrap-N-Pack, Inc., Farmingdale, N.Y., a distributor of industrial packaging solutions, has acquired The Freight Container Co., Inc., Maspeth, N.Y. Freight Container is a supplier of corrugated packaging materials, servicing the New York...

Obituary.(death of Benjamin Fiterman)(Obituary)(Brief article)
June 14, 2008... Benjamin Fiterman, former ceo and chairman of Minneapolis-based Liberty Diversified Industries (LDI) died at 87. He worked 70 years at LDI, which was founded by his father in 1918. Fiterman was the driving force behind the growth of the...

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.(People Update)
June 14, 2008... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has named Kevin Rauber vice president and general manager of national accounts for the company's recycling division, and promoted Anthony DiIenno to vice president of national accounts for the recycling division....

Port Townsend Paper to head in new direction.(SHIFT IN PRODUCTION)
June 14, 2008... The new general manager and VP for operations of Port Townsend Paper Corp., Roger Loney, and CEO Charles Hodges hope changes ha product lines and more involvement by the employees can lead to a long-term future for the struggling company. They...

Longview Fibre settles discrimination suit.(EEOC IN WASHINGTON)
June 14, 2008... The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says Longview Fibre will pay $175,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit. The federal agency filed the lawsuit on behalf of a man whose offer of a job as engineer aide was...

Stora Enso agrees to sell head office.($46 MILLION SALE)
June 14, 2008... Stora Enso, an integrated paper, packaging and forest products company, signs an agreement to sell its head office building in Helsinki, Finland, to Deka Immobilien GmbH of Germany for approximately $46 million. Stora Enso will rent the...

M-real to phase out four cartonboard grades.(NEW LITE4U CONCEPT)
June 14, 2008... M-real Corp. will discontinue production of four heavier weight cartonboard grades by the end of the year and now introduces new cartonboard grade Carta Elega as it streamlines its products into five grades. It is all part of a new concept the...

Golf outing to benefit scholarship fund.(FLEXOGRAPHY SCRAMBLE)
June 14, 2008... The 5th Annual DFI Scholarship Drive Golf Outing, to be held Sept. 8 at Oak Meadows Golf Club, Addison, Ill., will benefit DiTrolio Flexographic Institute, Inc. Scholarship Fund, as it has in years past. The fund provides financial resources...

Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc.(People Update)
June 14, 2008... Frank McShane is promoted to president of Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc., Longview, Wash. McShane has played a key role in changes at Longview where safety and environmental protection have been embedded into performance-based...

MWU completes projects abroad.(EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA)(MarquipWardUnited)(Brief article)
June 14, 2008... MarquipWardUnited, Phillips, Wis., a supplier of precision sheeting equipment for folding carton manufacturers as well as paper and board converters, has completed projects throughout Europe and South America. * Klabin S.A. in Brazil has...

Regional flexography workshops set.(FFTA 2008 TOUR)
June 14, 2008... Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA), an educational foundation dedicated to advancing the flexographic print process, has added four new regional workshops to its 2008 tour. The workshops, "FIRST 4.0 on the Go!," have been...

Sonoco loses tax battle.(SUPREME COURT RULING)
June 14, 2008... The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected Sonoco Products Co.'s 1997 claim against the state Revenue Department to tax its office building and call center in Hartsville, S.C., at a commercial rate of 6 percent. Industrial property is...

Production exceeds consumption in China.(ON THE RISE)
June 14, 2008... For the first time in history, production of paper and board in China has surpassed consumption. China Paper Association (CPA) reports the country produced 73.5 million metric tons of paper and paperboard during 2007, having increased 13...

Resource for eco-friendly print available.(NEW FIELD GUIDE)
June 14, 2008... Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc. now offers the third edition of its instructional how--to guide for creating more sustainable print materials. With over 100,000 copies already in use, the publication, A Field Guide: Eco-Friendly, Efficient end...

Carded graphics installs new aerator.(JOGGER AERATOR)
June 14, 2008... Carded Graphics, a folding carton company in Saunton, Va., has installed a new Woodward jogger aerator model FL4658. This is the converter's second one from Woodward. The new jogger aerator can handle sheet sizes up to 46 in. by 58 in. and...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
June 14, 2008... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $80-85 (0) 90-95...

Why is #8 news desired overseas?(ADS ARE DOWN)
June 14, 2008... Do you buy a daily newspaper at your local newsstand? If so, you're part of a slowly dying breed. Nowadays more and more people get their news of the day from the Internet, radio and TV. So it should be no surprise to learn that U.S. daily...

Correction.(Correction notice)
June 14, 2008... In the June 7 Transacted Paper Stock Price Chart on page 11, the Mixed Paper price in the Southwest indicates that the price dropped by $5 per ton. That was an error. No price change was made. It has been corrected in this week's issue.

CCC implements new software.(DESIGNED FOR SHEET PLANTS)
June 14, 2008... Indianapolis-based sheet plant Capitol City Container (CCC) has implemented the Advanced Software Advantzware sheet plant software system. Some features of Advantzware software include cost estimating, order processing, purchasing, and plant...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
June 14, 2008... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht ...

Grossman Group restructures.(INTO THREE SEGMENTS)
June 14, 2008... The Grossman Group, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, a leader in waste recycling and marketing of recycling materials in central Ohio, is reorganizing the company into three business segments. A new corporation, Industrialbags.com, Inc. will...

Slow U.S., economy didn't impact drupa.(ATTENDEES LOOKING TO BUY)
June 14, 2008... The down economy that has hit the U.S. didn't impact drupa 2008, the world's largest show for the printing industry. The healthy investment climate at the Dusseldorf, Germany, show exceeded expectations for exhibitors, particularly the...

Canada awards first food packaging certification.(NEW STANDARDS)
June 14, 2008... Jones Packaging Inc. of London, Ontario is the first company ever to receive certification of the Packaging Association of Canada's (PAC) new food safety standards for packaging materials. The standards, known as PACsecure, were developed...

VantagePoint's summit to bring users together.(HAPPENING IN VEGAS)
June 14, 2008... Vancouver, British Columbia-based VantagePoint Systems, Inc. has much in store for its Summit 2008 Customer Conference to be held at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas Oct. 22-24. It will feature product-specific tracks for users of HRMS,...

Fact sheet outlines benefits of recycling.(JOINT EFFORT IN THE UK)
June 14, 2008... The Confederation of Paper Industries and PaperChain have jointly released a new fact sheet, entitled Paper and Cardboard Recycling--Greenhouse Gas Benefits Explained. The fact sheet discusses the pros and cons of recycling compared with...

Lee & Man chooses Voith for stock preparation. (LOWER ENERGY COSTS).
June 14, 2008... Lee & Man Paper, Hong Kong, will buy a stock preparation system from Voith Paper, Heidenheim, Germany, for its new PM 17 in Hongmei, China. The machine will start producing more than 440,000 tons of linerboard made of 100 percent recycled paper...

PPC names Markens new president.(HAS LONG HISTORY WITH ASSOCIATION)(Paperboard Packaging Council)(Brief article)
June 21, 2008... The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), the association for the U.S. folding carton industry, appoints Ben Markens president and chief staff officer. He succeeds Jerry Van de Water, who will continue on in an advisory capacity in coming months...

Transacted containerboard prices.
June 21, 2008... 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...

Injured IP worker files lawsuit.
June 21, 2008... A federal lawsuit filed on June 16 by an injured worker claims a May 3 explosion at an International Paper (IP) linerboard mill in Vicksburg, Miss., was caused by employees lighting a boiler while it was filled with combustible gas. Robert...

IP completes cleanup.
June 21, 2008... International Paper (IP) has completed a cleanup of hazardous waste at its solid bleached boxboard mill in Franklin, Va. Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the cleanup significantly reduced risks to human health and...

Weyco board mill temporarily closes.(FLOODING IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA)
June 21, 2008... On June 12, Weyerhaeuser Co.'s 1.02 million tons per year recycled containerboard mill in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shut down due to the flooding emergency along the Cedar River. The mill, which is being sold to International Paper (IP), escaped...

Recovered paper prices will rise.(THANKS TO CHINA)
June 21, 2008... Prices for recovered paper will rise to a new peak next year, following a sustained increase in paper and paperboard output and recovered paper consumption, says David Clapp, senior economist of recovered paper at RISI, a paper, paperboard, and...

Weyerhaeuser spends $580k lobbying.(REACHING LAW MAKERS)
June 21, 2008... Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash., reported $580,000 in lobbying expenses in the first quarter. The funds went towards lobbying on trade, taxes, energy, the environment, natural resources, and immigration issues. The company also lobbied on...

Two China paper makers to merge.(MORE EFFICIENT)(Orient Paper Inc merge with Lingxian Taihua Pulp & Paper Ltd)(Brief article)
June 21, 2008... Orient Paper Inc. said that it has signed a letter of intent to merge with Lingxian Taihua Pulp & Paper Ltd. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Lingxian Taihua has a pulp production capacity of 100,000 tons per year (tpy) and a paper...

Digital Cyrel[R] plates.(Product Update)(DuPont Packaging Graphics offer digital Cyrel[R] plates )(Brief article)
June 21, 2008... DuPont Packaging Graphics now provides two new digital "in position" offerings designed to enable and accelerate the ongoing transition to a fully digital workflow and computer to plate (CTP) systems in the corrugated container industry....

Norampac eliminates positions.(COST REDUCTION)
June 21, 2008... Management at Norampac, a division of Cascades Canada Inc., will eliminate several positions at its boxboard mill in Jonquiere, Quebec, due to significant financial losses. The company says the decision was made to reduce costs at the Jonquiere...

KapStone gets funds to buy mill.(FROM MWV)
June 21, 2008... KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp., Northbrook, Ill., has entered into a senior secured credit agreement for an aggregate of up to $855 million with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. Proceeds from the credit facility, together...

AICC Region 6 Golf Tournament set.(TEE OFF IN JULY)
June 21, 2008... The 2008 AICC Region 6 Golf Tournament is July 21 at St. Charles Country Club in St. Charles, Ill. Registration is at 10:30 a.m. Shot gun start is at 1 p.m. There will be a buffet cookout lunch prior to tee off beginning at 11 a.m. Cocktails...

Government biomass and biofuel incentives cause concern.(BOX MAKERS CALLED TO ACTION)
June 21, 2008... Renewable energy sources, including wood biomass and biofuels, have the potential to contribute to fuel diversification to help offset our nation's dependency on foreign fuels. At Issue--Legislative efforts to promote development of...

AICC conducts ECT degradation study.(SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS)(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Brief article)
June 21, 2008... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) is conducting an ECT degradation study. It will be a confidential comparison of a company's product conducted by independent test labs under TAPPI test procedures. In trying to meet...