Official Board Markets articles from March 2002

Official Board Markets archives from March 2002

Roman buys Boehmer Box.(Roman Corporation Ltd. acquires A and C Boehmer Ltd.)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... Roman Corp. Ltd., Toronto, will acquire A&C Boehmer Ltd., which operates as Boehmer Box. Terms were not disclosed. Boehmer Box manufactures folding cartons for consumer packaged goods. Roman's operating division, Strathcona Paper, is one of...

Durables offer sales opportunities.(Freedonia Group Inc.'s "Corrugated and Paperboard Boxes" report)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
March 2, 2002... Corrugated and folding carton sales are projected to climb 2 percent a year through 2005 to reach $36.7 billion, spurred by steady growth in the bedrock food and beverage market. This growth and other market trends are presented in The...

IRI buys sheet plant.(Interstate Resources Inc. acquires National Packaging plant; strategic alliance with The Display Connection)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... Interstate Resources, Inc. (IRI), recently acquired a North Brunswick, N.J., sheet plant from National Packaging Co. Terms were not disclosed. This plant has been renamed Interstate Container Brunswick, LLC (ICB). IRI is based in Rosslyn, Va....

Longview Fibre reports loss.(2002 first quarter losses)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... Longview Fibre Co., Longview, Wash., reports a net loss of $6 million for its first fiscal quarter, compared to a net income of $8.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2001. Sales for the quarter were $177.6 million, compared to $219.6...

Newark Group buys Centracor.(Newark Paperboard Products)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... The Newark Group (TNG) has purchased Centracor, Oshkosh, Wis., a maker of paperboard and wooden pallets. Terms weren't disclosed. Centracor's two facilities will join TNG's 20 existing plants in its Newark Paperboard Products (NPP)...

Juice cartons challenged.(PepsiCo Inc. changes Tropicana packaging)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 2, 2002... Soft drink maker PepsiCo Inc. is breaking ranks from its well-known milk carton packaging for Tropicana orange juice with a single serve bottle shaped like a soda can, reports Reuters. The package is designed to fit in automobile drink holders....

Picture perfect with Jamestown container.(Jamestown Container Corp. implements online supply chain program from Corrugated Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... Efficiently and accurately processing customer orders is one of the keys to a successful box making operation. But despite the great strides made in supply chain technology, many box makers continue to process orders in the antiquated fashion...

OBM stock index.(Official Board Markets)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 2, 2002... obm stock index % Change % Change Exch. Company Ticker Close This This Symbol 2/27/02 Weak Year NASD...

Opti-Color sells MCS system.(printing equipment sold to Riverwood International)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... Opti-Color, Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany, has sold its MCS system for controlling and conditioning sensitive liquids to Riverwood International's carton plant in Clinton, Miss. The system will go on Riverwood's KBA sheetfed offset printing press....

MAN Roland installs press.(at Utah Paper Box Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... Utah Paperbox Co., Salt Lake City, adds a new seven-color MAN Roland 900. The 56-inch press is equipped with an inline coater, integrated dryers, and an ASTI material handling system. Utah Paperbox currently runs a seven-color Roland 700 with...

SVQ 2002 diecutter.(Ward Machinery Co. product)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 2, 2002... The new SVQ 2002 diecutter from The Ward Machinery Co. features the Quik-Lox[TM] anilox rolls, tight registration, vacuum transfer, computer controls, Serrapid die mounting system, and a dual feed feature. The machine is designed for easy...

Smurfit reports profit drop.(Jefferson Smurfit PLC earnings report details)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... Last month Jefferson Smurfit Plc, Dublin, Ireland, reported a significant drop in full-year profit and described the outlook for this year as challenging. The results, which included a 20 percent fall in pre-tax profit before exceptional...

AIM installs folder-gluer.(American International Machinery)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... American International Machinery (AIM) installs its fourth Signature folder-gluer at Shorewood Packaging Corp. The recent installation was the second machine at Shorewood's Clifton, N.J., operation. For more information, call 414-764-3223 or...

OCC market report.(paperboard industry prices and data)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 2, 2002... Sloppy is the only word for the U.S. OCC market right now. Yes, a board mill or two may have made an extra phone call to get some additional tons, but that's a clear exception. OCC continues to move at the prices in the price chart above. Mills...

Boxboard prices tumble.(price report analysis and opinion)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... A recent review of current transacted boxboard prices (last reviewed in June 2000) led to significant drops in all grades (in all regions) in the price chart on this page. Not only is the folding carton industry in a recession (like the rest of...

Accurate Box installs Xcalibur.(Agfa Corp product installation details)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... Agfa, Ridgefield Park, N.J., installs its Xcalibur at Accurate Box, Paterson, N.J. Xcalibur is a large format, computer-to-plate system. Accurate Box is using the Xcalibur VLF and Agfa's Sherpa 62 Digital Proofer to produce high-quality...

Real-time information exchange.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 2, 2002... Rockwell Automation introduces real-time information exchange between Enshare[TM] integrated condition-based monitoring software and the Maximo[R] computerized maintenance management system from MRO Software, eliminating the need to manually...

Dixie Printing & Packaging Corp.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 2, 2002... Dixie Printing & Packaging Corp., Glen Burnie, Md., recently received a comprehensive audit of its facilities by the American Institute of Baking and was given the rating of "Excellent." The American Institute of Baking has long since been...

Paper Week will predict drivers.(American Forest and Paper Association)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) will present the industry forum, "Influencing Innovation: What Will Drive Our Industry Tomorrow," from 10-11:30 a.m. on March 12 during the 125th Annual Paper Week at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in...

AICC Membership Directory available.(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) has published its 2001-2002 Membership Directory, which features more than 1000 member corrugator, sheet and box plants and suppliers. The Directory features geographic listings of...

Inland sets corrugating roll record.(Inland Paperboard and Packaging Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... Inland Paperboard & Packaging's box plant in Orlando, Fla., reports its Duraclad coated B- and C-flute corrugating rolls from United Container Machinery, in its United Vanguard single-facer have extended roll life. The rolls have been in...

City Stamp offers prototypes.(City Stamp Works)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... City Stamp Works, Inc., Ludlow, Mass., offers packaging prototype services. The company can provide customers with full-scale prototypes of packaging and P-O-P designs for use in photo shoots, sales presentations, or for better visualization of...

HRMS sets seminar agenda.(Harry Rohde Management Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... HRMS, Inc. has set its final agenda for its upcoming Client Support Seminar, April 7-10, at the Hyatt Regency Savannah in Savannah, Ga. Topics slated include the HRMS global packaging approach, its web-based sales tools, and the HRMS...

Container courses offered.(University of Wisconsin)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... The University of Wisconsin -- Madison's College of Engineering is offering "Introduction to Corrugated Fiberboard Containers," May-14-15, and "Introduction to Corrugated Fiberboard Container Design," May 16-17, at the campus. The...

PCMC to build upon Webtron/ZIGZAG.(Paper Converting Machine Co.)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... On a cold and blustery day in Green Bay, Wis., Rick Baer, president and ceo of Paper Converting Machinery Co., (PCMC), had a sunny message for attendees at its Open House and Technical Symposium last week: The company intends to grow and build...

AICC Region I Ski Trip is a success.(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) Region I held its 17th Annual Ski Trip, Feb. 23-26 in Whistler, British Columbia. The event boasted 125 attendees from 41 companies, 15 states and three countries. A number of...

NPA, PPC announce Student Design winners.(National Paperbox Association)(Paperboard Packaging Council)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... The National Paperbox Association (NPA) and the Paperboard Packaging Council have released the winners in their joint 2001 National Student Design Competition. The Paperbox Industry Foundation sponsored this year's case study. The Rigid...

NJPRA schedules meetings.(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... The NJPRA has set its schedule for its 2002 meetings. The meetings are April 23, Sept. 24, Nov. 5, and Dec. 10. During the September meeting, nominations will be accepted for the new board of directors; elections will be held during the...

Greif installs bundling system.(Grief Brothers)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... CEMA Maschinenbauh, Albstadt-Tailfingen, Germany, recently sold its ISB inline squaring and bundling system to Greif Brothers, Huntington, W.V. The system goes behind a mini flexo folder-gluer. It is the company's second CEMA system. The...

Zimmer Industries introduces Forme Cut and SuperCutII for the rotary and flat diecutting of fluted materials.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 2, 2002... Zimmer Industries introduces Forme Cut and SuperCutll for the rotary and flat diecutting of fluted materials. Forme Cut is available in eight or 10 teeth per inch. It has a shaved edge, is symmetrically ground, edge hardened, and has a rotary...

Sun Chemical.(Brief Article)
March 2, 2002... Wes Lucas will succeed Henri Dyner as ceo of Sun Chemical on March 31. Dyner will continue to work in an advisory role to Lucas. Dyner has been with the company for more than 28 years; Lucas joined the company in August 2001. Sun Chemical is...

United Agnati cooperation ending.(United Container Machinery Group Inc.)(Agnati S.p.A.)(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... United Container Machinery, Inc., Glen Arm, Md., and Agnati SPA, Milan, Italy, are ending their cooperative relationship, reports United Chairman Carl Landegger. "Agnati was not able to sell any United equipment in Europe during the course...

Board prices have slipped. (news analysis).(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... Economists say the U.S. recession is over. But don't tell that to independent box makers. While a few of them report signs of business picking up, the majority say business has been and continues to be lousy. So it was no surprise to these...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 16, 2002... 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 be...

Boise to close Spokane plant.(Boise Cascade Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... By the end of this month Boise Cascade Corp.'s Spokane, Wash., plant will no longer be making corrugated boxes, according to a report in The Spokesman-Review. The plant employs about 38 people. The company sold its local customer list to...

PAN adds Canadian members.(Packaging Alliance Network)(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... The Packaging Alliance Network (PAN), Pelham, Mass., announces the addition of two Canadian companies. PAN adds Morphy Containers Ltd., with manufacturing facilities at London and Brantford, Ontario, and Royal Containers Ltd., Brampton,...

Deadline nears for AICC courses.(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) schedules its Line Leadership I course for line supervisors, and Affinity Selling for sales representatives, May 15-16, and May 16-17, at Brian Thomas Display and Packaging, Houston....

Riverwood posts 4Q results.(Riverwood International Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... Riverwood International Corp., Atlanta, reports fourth quarter EBITDA results of $63.8 million, down 9.5 percent compared to $70.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2000. Net sales increased 2.8 percent to $298.7 million, according to the...

Flexo has the advantage.(Flexography)(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... According to an eight-member panel of experts, process controls are moving flexography ahead of offset at folding carton plants nationwide. The panel presents their case to the industry as part of the Foundation of Flexographic Technical...

Archbold Container applies Inkontrol's flexibility.(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... Archbold Container, Archbold, Ohio, adds four Inkontrol stations to its existing five-color Inkontrol system to automatically control viscosity and pH on its two flexo presses with one system, reports Automatan Inc., Plover, Wis. The two...

Obm stock index.(official board markets)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 16, 2002... Obm stock index Ticker Close % Change % Change Exch. Company Symbol 3/13/02 This Week This Year NASD Amcor Ltd. (H) AMCR 16.29 3.04 9.92 NYS...

Shipments keep shrinking.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 16, 2002... Every region that the Fibre Box Association (FBA) tracks saw a drop in its industry shipments of corrugated products (both on an actual and average week basis) during January. When comparing last January's numbers to those of January 2001,...

TAPPI adds to short courses.(Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry)(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... TAPPI's Corrugated Containers Division has added a new short course program to its 2002 short course schedule. "Improving Converting Operations for Flexo Folder-Gluers and Sort Anvil Rotary Diecutters" takes place June 4-6 at the Radisson...

Recycling levels remain high.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 16, 2002... U.S. recycling levels have remained high in the face of sharp declines in domestic paper consumption, according to a recent report from the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). In particular, total recovery of paper and paperboard for...

Overvalued dollar threatens paper industry.(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... The overvalued U.S. dollar is seriously affecting the U.S. forest products industry's global competitiveness, resulting in loss of domestic market share, dramatically lowered exports, plant closings, and job losses, says W. Henson * Moore,...

TAPPI wants your abstracts.(Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry)(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... TAPPI issues a call for abstracts for its "What's New" showcase, part of the 2002 International Corrugated Containers Conference, Oct. 27-30 at the Indianapolis Convention Center and RCA Dome, Indianapolis. Presenters must use a...

CD, DVD market challenged by paperboard.(compact discs)(digital video disk)(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... The Swiss company PAWI Verpackungen has introduced DataPac, a new board packaging for CDs and DVDs. Major industry players, including AOL and BlueWin (Swisscom), are using the packaging. The cases are manufactured using Stora Enso's Performa...

CSI Kohler Coating installs three machines. www.info@kohlercoating.com.(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... CSI Kohler Coating has made three recent installations of its Iso-Bar glue machine. Commencement Bay Corrugated, Orting, Wash., is running CSI's new glue machine, which is capable of reducing glue consumption by 30 percent, eliminating...

Analyst presents hard realities.(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... You've heard it before but at last week's AF&PA Paper Week in New York City it was heard again: In the past 10 years, paper stocks have exceeded a 10 percent return on equity only twice. This Mine the sobering news came from Matt Berler,...

Software improves RIT curriculum. (Rochester Institute of Technology).(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... Barco Graphics' ArtiosCAD packaging software is beginning to yield a growing class of highly trained packaging professionals from the Packaging Sciences Division at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Last year, Barco Graphics...

Allegheny container chooses Imaginera.(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... Amtech, Bensalem, Pa., sold its advanced Imaginera system to Allegheny Container Co., Pittsburgh. Imaginera is a highly integrated, Windows-based software solution for the box industry, with modules covering all aspects of customer...

Global installs finishing center.(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... Global Equipment Ltd., Mundelein, Ill., installs a new Global GT-120 finishing center with hot and cold glue and tape at American Box Co., Overland Park, Kan. The GT-120 is a semiautomatic gluer-taper. It's available with hot or cold glue, tape...

Converters purchase HSI systems.(Hawthrone Systems Inc.)
March 16, 2002... Progress Container Co., Winder, Ga., installs a indoor handling separator system from Hawthorne Systems, Inc. at its plant to service diecutters, flexos and a shredder with a future capacity of two additional lines. In other company news,...

Pacific pkg uses advantzware.(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... Pacific Packaging, Langley, British Columbia, has installed the complete Advantzware estimating, manufacturing and distribution system from Advanced Software, Inc., Yardley, Pa. The windows-based software covers all aspects of the corrugated...

Transacted boxboard prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 16, 2002... 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 any agreement or commitment by...

Wal-Mart's wants can't be ignored.(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... Worldwide consolidation in the paperboard packaging industry is a good thing, says Steve Rogel, chairman, president and ceo, Weyerhaeuser Co., at last week's American Forest & Paper Association Paper Week Packaging Session in New York City. ...

Rock-Tenn manager is flexo convert.(Gerry O'Hanlon, Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association conference)(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... Rock-Tenn Co. was losing approximately $2 million a year on high-definition flexo printing when Gerry O'Hanlon came to the company five years ago. The company took a methodical approach to solving its problems and has turned its flexo printing...

Mitsubishi. (people update).(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... Richard Olsen is the new vice president of Western district sales at Mitsubishi, Hunt Valley, Md. He comes from Marquip, Inc., where he was responsible for sales and service in the Midwest and Northeast regions since 1988. He has 32 years of...

Automatan Inc. (people update).(Jim Cuff )
March 16, 2002... Jim Cuff joins Automatan Inc. as sales engineer for the Eastern U.S. He has extensive background in engineering and sales. Cuff handles the company's litho labeling and laminating equipment and lines for the corrugated and folding carton...

AICC sales seminar recap.(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... Twenty sales managers from the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) participated in two training seminars Feb. 20-23 in Clearwater Beach, Fla. "Financial Essentials for Corrugated Sales Managers," an all-day course...

ISRI presents Operations Forum.(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, (ISRI) presents its annual Operations Forum, April 25-28 at the Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel, San Antonio. The forum provides an opportunity for suppliers to exhibit and meet with industry...

SynQuest heads packaging initiative.
March 16, 2002... SynQuest, Inc., Atlanta, is spearheading a supply chain initiative enabling printed packaging companies to quickly achieve cost reductions and customer service improvements. The initiative, targeting folding cartons, corrugated packaging...

American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). (people update).(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), New York, names several new officers. Thomas Brown, president and ceo of Caraustar Industries, Inc., was elected chairman of the Recycled Paperboard Executive Committee. Newell Holt, vice...

Sun Chemical. (people update).(Brief Article)
March 16, 2002... Rudi Lenz is the new senior vice president and chief financial officer at Sun Chemical, Fort Lee, N.J. Fluent in both English and German, Lenz has 26 years of financial and general management experience. He has worked in multiple cultures...

Obituary.(Bpb Reinert)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
March 16, 2002... Narrow web industry veteran Bob Reinert died Feb. 22. He was 60. Reinert spent most of his 40-year career in the packaging and converting industries, most recently as managing director of Comco International, Cincinnati. He also served as a...

Solvay almost ready.(Solvay Paperboard LP)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2002... Solvay Paperboard, LLC, Syracuse, N.Y., will soon complete a $120 million project for the installation of a new corrugating-medium machine at its mill. The new machine will be the mill's third and will produce 180,000 tons a year of corrugating...

Carton makers fight back.(plastic containers)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2002... Plastics have been nibbling away at the folding carton industry for over a decade now. For years converters comforted themselves with the thought that they might lose one customer to plastic packaging but they would gain a new carton customer...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2002... 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...

Weyerhaeuser welcomes Willamette workers.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... The Weyerhaeuser Co., Portland, Ore., formally welcomed employees of Willamette Industries last week, as the two companies joined forces to create a global forest products company with leadership positions in all its major product lines and...

MeadWestvaco reports finances.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... The MeadWestvaco Corp., Stamford, Conn., reports sales of $602.7 million and a net loss of $21.7 million for the Westvaco Corp.'s two-month transitional period, ending Dec. 31, 2001, prior to merging with Mead Corp. This is compared to...

Boise Cascade shortens name.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Idaho, hurt by weak markets for paper, packaging and building materials, says it is shortening its name to "Boise" as part of a plan to overhaul its brand identity. As part of its image change, the company also...

Ward continues certification program.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... The Ward Machinery Co., Baltimore, begins the second stage of its maintenance specialist certification sessions, focusing on the Ward flexographic print station. This three-day, extensive hands-on training seminar covers the theories and...

Joint offer for La Rochette S.A.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... Natural resources firm Anglo American Plc., London, says its Mondi unit and Spain's Saica have launched a joint cash offer for French paper and packaging group La Rochette. The offer is valued at $280 million dollars. Under the terms of...

Harper donates cleaning system.(HarperScientific, a division of Harper Corp. of America)(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... The Harper National Flexographic Center at Central Piedmont Community College recently installed an anilox cleaning system developed for the school by HarperScientific, the supply division of Harper Corp. of America, Charlotte, N.C. Instructors...

OBM stock index.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2002... Exch. Company Ticker Close % Change Symbol 3/20/02 This Week NASD Amcor Ltd. (H) AMCR 16.46 1.05 NYS Boise Cascade (H) BCC...

Carton converters fall below radar.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... The folding carton industry is largely invisible to most investors and overlooked by most packaging analysts, says paper industry analyst Mark Wilde, managing director, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown. He frankly analyzed the industry at the...

Box shipments continue to weaken.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2002... February's corrugated industry shipments fell 1.5 percent when compared to February 2001 shipments, reports the Fibre Box Association. Each month had 20 shipping days so the numbers remained the same on both an actual and an average week basis....

Carton shipments rise slightly.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 23, 2002... Folding carton shipments (measured in dollar volume) increased 0.2 percent when comparing numbers from February 2001 and last month, reports the Paperboard Packaging Council. This compares to a 6.8 drop between January 2001 and last January....

Weyco's view on recycling.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... With the addition of Willamette Industries, Weyerhaeuser will now manage more than six million tons of recovered paper a year, says the company's Steve Rogel, chairman, president and ceo, who spoke earlier this month at an AF&PA Paper Week...

Opportunities plentiful for U.S. Pkg.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... U.S. consumption of packaging materials will grow by 2.2 percent annually to 2005, reaching $104.8 billion, up from $94 billion in 2000, according to the latest edition of the Rauch Guide to the U.S. Packaging Industry, published by Impact...

Duro Bag to buy Gaylord division.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... Duro Bag Manufacturing Co., Walton, Ky., has a definitive agreement to buy the assets of the S&G Packaging segment of Gaylord Container Corp. Terms were not disclosed. Duro is a manufacturer of bags and related products for grocery, food...

Horizon Color Inc. becomes OEC Graphics Inc. subsidiary.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... Horizon Color, Inc. becomes an official subsidiary of OEC Graphics, Inc., Oshkosh, Wis. Horizon is now named OEC Graphics, Inc. -- Appleton. Horizon Color has operated independently as a sister company to OEC since purchased by OEC...

AICC region to host meeting.(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters' (AICC) Region 6 will hold its Spring Meeting on April 8 at the Wyndham Oakbrook Hotel in Oakbrook, III. Guest speakers are Dale Stahl, president and ceo of Inland Paperboard, and AICC...

HyperWare sells BoxPro.(Brief Article)
March 23, 2002... S.E. MO Box Co., Cape Girardeau, Mo., installs HyperWare's BoxPro estimating and order entry system. Fully integrated with ACCPAC's accounting suite, BoxPro offers a robust yet affordable Windows-based business solution. HyperWare is based in...