Official Board Markets articles from May 2006

Official Board Markets archives from May 2006

Integrateds push prices up: another $50 per ton.(News Analysis)
May 6, 2006... Independent box makers didn't swallow the latest containerboard price increase easily. But after May 1 virtually all of them were paying $50 a ton more for kraft linerboard and semichemical medium. The integrated producers have taken a hard...

Transacted containerboard prices.
May 6, 2006... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price...

Weyco sells Ohio plant.
May 6, 2006... Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash., will sell its Valley View, Ohio, singleface corrugated packaging assets to Ivex Packaging LLC, Bridgeview, Ill., for an undisclosed price. About 65 employees will lose jobs in the sale, which is part of...

Cascades to shut down new haven mill.(LABOR ISSUES)
May 6, 2006... The Associated Press reports that days after Cascades Inc. purchased certain assets of Simkins Industries Inc.'s paperboard division, it decided it will permanently shut down the New Haven, Conn., paperboard and specialty papers mill in late...

Rock-Tenn announces price increase.(BLEACHED PAPERBOARD)
May 6, 2006... Rock-Tenn Co., Norcross, Ga., began notifying customers on April 25 that the prices of CartonMate[R] SBS paperboard products will increase $40 per ton effective with shipments May 29.

Wellpappe, SCI win FTA top honors.(EXCELLENCE IN FLEXOGRAPHY)
May 6, 2006... The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) awarded Wellpappe Auerswalde GmbH and SCI with Best of Show 2006 Excellence in Flexography awards. The honorees were announced last week during FTA's Annual Forum in Louisville, Ky. In total, 50...

Caraustar reports an up quarter.(UP 6.4 PERCENT)
May 6, 2006... Caraustar Industries, Inc., Atlanta, reports sales from continuing operations for the first quarter ended March 31, of $234.3 million, an increase of 6.4 percent over sales of $220.2 million for the same quarter in 2005. Income from continuing...

Cal Poly puts on a show.(POLY PACK SYMPOSIUM)
May 6, 2006... The students of the Cal Poly Packaging Association will host the 19th annual Poly Pack Symposium from May 9-12. A variety of events will take place on the San Luis Obispo, Calif., campus that emphasize the connection of education with industry....

Shorewood respins Website.(EASIER NAVIGATION)
May 6, 2006... Shorewood Packaging launched a new website to make it easier for customers to find information. The new site, www.shorewoodpackaging.com, is easier to navigate and offers an enhanced search feature. Shorewood's four business segments are...

Erhardt + Leimer site goes international.(changed its name)(Brief article)
May 6, 2006... First Erhardt + Leimer GmbH changed its name to Erhardt + Leimer Corrugated to sharpen its market identity. That new identity is now reflected in its new web address: www.el-corrugated.de. This Bielefeld, Germany-based specialist in web...

Pack Expo registration open.(EARLY REGISTRANTS SAVE HALF)
May 6, 2006... Pack Expo International 2006, being held October 29 through November 2 at Chicago's McCormick Place, will feature 216 new exhibitors, in addition to the more than 1,900 returning exhibitors featuring new products, high-performance materials and...

Continental Packaging, Inc.(People Update)
May 6, 2006... The board of directors of Confinental Packaging, Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., elects Steven Oppasser, president and chief executive officer and Carol Edwards, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Edward Oppasser continues as...

Michelman.(People Update)
May 6, 2006... Miehelman, Cincinnati-based manufacturer of functional and decorative coatings for the paperboard and corrugated box industries, appoints David Towell as its global marketing manager--paint and coatings. Towell's new position will involve...

DuPont sues MacDermid.(PATENT LAWSUIT)
May 6, 2006... Wilmington, Del. -- based DuPont Co. has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against MacDermid, Inc. and MacDermid Printing Solutions, LLC on U.S. patents relating to its DuPont[TM] Cyrel[R] FAST technology. The suit was filed in federal court...

Average sheet prices.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
May 6, 2006... Average Sheet Prices Based upon a survey of sheet plants. Per 1000 sq. ft., 50,000 sq. ft. single item orders, including delivery charges. Southeast/ East South North...

Atlantic Packaging suffers fire.(LAST WEEK)(Brief article)
May 6, 2006... Atlantic Packaging, a corrugated and folding carton converter based in Norwich, Conn., had a fire at a converting machine last week, reports the Norwich Bulletin. Members of the Norwich Fire Department responded last Tuesday to the fire....

Accident costs Norampac.(SAFETY VIOLATIONS)
May 6, 2006... Norampac Inc. was fined $140,000 (Canadian) for two health and safety violations at its Mississauga, Ontario, linerboard mill. These violations resulted in serious injuries to an employee on Aug. 31, 2004. A worker suffered multiple...

SmartCode offers 5-cent RFID tag.(SUSTAINABLE RFID)
May 6, 2006... New York-based SmartCode[TM] Corp. reports that it will offer the world's first 5-cent RFID tags. This historical milestone puts SmartCode as the first-ever company in the world to reach the 5-cent tag, ahead of any other company in the field....

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

The south is hot for OCC.(old corrugated cartons )(Brief article)
May 6, 2006... A quick peruse of OCC prices for this month reveals that the Southeast and Southwest are the two hottest markets for tons. Why? Tackling the Southwest first, last month the board mills in this region were politely but firmly pushing away tons....

DuPont opens China R&D Lab.(IN SHANGHAI)
May 6, 2006... DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers, Wilmington, Del., officially opens its research and development laboratory in China. The facility is located in the DuPont China Research and Development Center at Zhangjiang HiTech Park, Shanghai. It...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
May 6, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wit. Cuttings ...

Nippon aims to double corrugated capacity.(BY 2010)
May 6, 2006... Nippon Paper Group Inc. is expanding its corrugated business in China. By 2010, it aims to double corrugated sheet production capacity at Everwealth Paper Industries, reports the Asia Times. The Japanese paper producer has a 40 percent...

Process inks.(Product Update)
May 6, 2006... Sun Chemical's Relay, Endurance and Marathon process inks offer premium performance in a variety of demanding situations. Relay inks offer hard-drying characteristics for all types of paper, both coated and uncoated. Their rub resistance makes...

Transacted boxboard prices.
May 6, 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...

SSCC Mill records 1 million injury-free hours.(SAFETY MILESTONE)
May 6, 2006... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s Brewton, Ala., containerboard mill recently celebrated 1 million hours--41 weeks--without a recordable injury. According to The Brewton Standard, Smurfit-Stone President and CEO Patrick Moore was in town last...

M-real publishes corporate responsibility report.(CORPORATE PERFORMANCE)
May 6, 2006... M-real recently released its 2005 Corporate Responsibility Report, which describes the company's performance in accordance with its commitment and principles. A new part in this year's report is the case studies, describing M-real's corporate...

TAPPI conference to focus on production issues.(2006 CORREXPO)
May 6, 2006... The TAPPI Corrugated Packaging Conference will be held Sept. 13-15 at The Cinergy Center in Cincinnati. This year's conference has been designed with corrugating and converting production teams in mind, and will focus on strengthening basic...

Supply chain vs. supply chain: by automating, simplifying and standardizing supply chain communications, converters can play on a bigger team--and win.(THE NEW GAMEPLAN)
May 6, 2006... The design of boxes is a small part of a big story. But if something goes wrong in the communication between the enterprise level and the press room, it could have wide-ranging ramifications. That was the consensus of a panel on supply...

SSCC gets high marks in safety.(BENCHMARK SURVEY)
May 6, 2006... Chicago-based Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. leads all U.S. paper companies in an annual Safety Benchmark Survey sponsored by the Pulp & Paper Safety Association (PPSA). In 2005, the company's domestic operations worked 60,000,405 total hours...

Are you strategy sinning?(strategic planning)
May 6, 2006... "Most strategies at most companies don't work," says Stan Slap, president of San Francisco-based international consulting company Slap. He discussed the seven deadly sins of strategic implementation at last week's Fibre Box Association (FBA)...

GPC and IP report net losses.(Graphic Packaging Corp., International Paper Co.)(Brief article)
May 6, 2006... Graphic Packaging Corp., Marietta, Ga., reports a net loss for first quarter 2006 of $31.5 million based on 198.7 million shares. This compares to a first quarter 2005 net loss of $29.6 million. The loss was due to higher costs for key...

Weyerhaeuser Co.(People Update)
May 6, 2006... Steven Rogel, chairman, president and ceo of Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash., has agreed to defer his retirement until 2009 at the request of the board of directors. Rogel, 63, had intended to retire in 2007. The board says that Rogel's...

Changing of the guard.(Green Bay Packaging Inc. appointed Tom Herlihy)(Brief article)
May 6, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Tom Herlihy, executive vice president of Green Bay Packaging (left), is the new Fibre Box Association (FBA) Chairman for 2006-07. He congratulates and thanks Bob McIlvaine, ceo and president of The Royal...

United dividers selects advantzware software.(SOFTWARE INSTALLATION)
May 6, 2006... United Dividers, a Division of Fennell Industries of Elmira, N.Y., has selected the Advanced Software Windows-based packaging software system. The software automates all plant and office aspects of a corrugated box or folding carton box plant,...

Flexographic Technical Association.(People Update)
May 6, 2006... Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) and its Foundation (FFTA) formally installed a new slate of officers for the 2006-2007 term. Mike Schliesmann of Kell Specialty Products will remain as chair for FTA's board. Dave Straten with...

Flexographic Technical Associations.(People Update)
May 6, 2006... Bruce Riddell was honored as the 2006 and 44th inductee into the Flexographic Technical Association's Hall of Fame last week during the FTA Annual Forum in Louisville, Ky. He is currently vice president of technical development for Spectrum...

Bay Machinery Co.(contracts with Four Points Sales and Marketing )(Brief article)
May 6, 2006... Bay Machinery Co., Toledo, Ohio, appoints Port Washington, N.Y.-based Four Points Sales and Marketing as its Northeast sales agent. Stanley Ronell, president of Four Points and a corrugated industry veteran, is responsible for the sale of the...

Apex Group.(People Update)
May 6, 2006... David Parr, technical sales manager for The Netherlands-based Apex Group, is now working for Apex's independent sister company, Lead Lasers. Succeeding Parr is Robert Blythin, who has 23 years of experience in the flexo printing industry in...

SSCC sells consumer pkg. segment.(TO TEXAS PACIFIC GROUP)
May 13, 2006... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Chicago, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of the assets of its consumer packaging segment to a company formed by Texas Pacific Group (TPG) for approximately $1.04 billion in cash. The money will...

Transacted containerboard prices.
May 13, 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...

Forest Resources buys Roman Corp.
May 13, 2006... Forest Resources LLC last week acquired Roman Corp. Ltd. through its subsidiary, CANAMPAC ULC. Terms were not disclosed. Forest Resources purchased the assets of Roman pursuant to a sale process organized under the Canadian bankruptcy process....

Weyco's N.Y. plant to close.(IN JUNE)
May 13, 2006... Weyerhaeuser's Elmira Heights, N.Y., corrugated plant is scheduled to end production in early June, reports the Star-Gazette. The plant employed about 115 workers in December, when the announcement was made that the local facility was one...

Rock-Tenn announces coated recycled board increase.($40 PER TON)
May 13, 2006... Rock-Tenn Co., Norcross, Ga., announces a $40 per ton price increase on all coated recycled paperboard. The price increase is effective with shipments on June 1.

Cascades, Boise earnings are mixed.(Boise Cascade Co.)
May 13, 2006... Boise Cascade Holdings LLC reports first quarter 2006 income from operations of $30.5 million, compared to $34.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2005. In first quarter 2005, Boise Cascade reported income from operations of $81.7 million. ...

Michelman acquires Wagers Corp.(ENHANCED COATINGS SOLUTIONS)
May 13, 2006... Global coatings manufacturer Michelman announces the acquisition of the Wagers Corp. The transaction includes Wagers' industry-renowned color coating products, inks, intellectual property, and sales. The addition bolsters Michelman's portfolio...

Dynamic dies celebrates anniversary.(35 YEARS STRONG)(Brief article)
May 13, 2006... On April 28, facility employees of Holland, Ohio-based Dynamic Dies surprised co-owners John Pohlman and Tom Sullivan with a small celebration for the company's 35th anniversary. DDI's high-end graphics department produced a poster-sized...

Longview Fibre upgrades to newest Business VantagePoint.(SOFTWARE UPGRADE)(Brief article)
May 13, 2006... Longview, Wash.-based Longview Fibre has successfully upgraded three of its plants to the latest version of Business VantagePoint[TM] software. The implementation at the remaining Longview Fibre facilities is scheduled to be finished later this...

Amtech upgrades converters.(SQL SERVER)
May 13, 2006... Bensalem, Pa.-based Amtech has signed agreements with Northwest Packaging in St. Paul, Minn., and Tucson Container in Tucson, Ariz., to upgrade to the SQL Server version of Imaginera, its core system that does everything from estimating and...

Lee & Man orders board machine.(Metso Paper Inc. contracts with Lee & Man Industries Co. Ltd)
May 13, 2006... Metso Paper will supply another kraftliner board machine to Lee & Man Industries Co. Ltd. The new 400,000-metric tons per year machine--PM 9 at the Hongmei, China mill--will start up during the first quarter of 2007. The new machine will...

Weyerhaeuser upgrades La. mill.(THREE-YEAR PROJECT)
May 13, 2006... Weyerhaeuser Co. is investing $183.4 million in a three-year capital project to upgrade energy and power facilities at its Red River linerboard mill at Campti in central Louisiana, reports the Advocate newspaper. The investment will...

Caraustar raises prices.(ON BOARD, PRODUCTS)
May 13, 2006... Caraustar Industries, Inc., Atlanta, announced a $40 per ton price increase on all uncoated recycled paperboard grades and mill converted products effective with shipments beginning June 26.

CEOs concerned by customers, economic growth, energy costs.(FROM PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS)
May 13, 2006... Strong global economic growth is presenting challenges to the forest, paper and packaging industry, which relies heavily upon raw materials, labor and energy. Hardest hit are the paper mills relying primarily on recovered fiber. These and...

Amcor awards Metso contract.(MILL MAINTENANCE)
May 13, 2006... Amcor Packaging awards Metso Paper a maintenance agreement at its Fairfield, Australia, board mill. The mill's annual production is approximately 130,000 metric tons recycled and white liner, fluting and high quality plasterboard finer for...

Paper, forest products on the rise in China.(PROFITABILITY REPORT)
May 13, 2006... Research and Markets has released its report on China's paper and forest products market, finding that, as a result of overall economic growth, the country's papermaking industry has seen positive developments in recent years. In 2004, the...

Elopak introduces iCone.(FOR PREMIUM BEVERAGES)
May 13, 2006... Elopak introduces iCone, a new packaging solution designed for premium beverage and food-to-drink brands. Brand exposure on the large flat surface of the unusual cone packaging's front panel maximizes brand impact and recognition. In fact,...

Info to help converters compete with Asia.(BENCHMARKING REPORT)
May 13, 2006... Converters wondering how their counterparts in Asia manage to control costs can find out by getting their hands on the Asian Cartonboard Benchmarking Study published by RISI. It details manufacturing costs for 32 producers of cartonboard...

VisiPRO data collection and visualization software.(Product Update)
May 13, 2006... Valco's VisiPRO data collection and visualization software allows converters to monitor flexo folder-gluers live. Graphical presentations of machine performance provide measurable process data critical for ROI analysis and capacity analysis. As...

Testing capabilities.(Product Update)
May 13, 2006... TCP Reliable recently upgraded its testing capabilities to include UV exposure characteristics. The testing accelerates exposure to UVA, UVB and UVC wavelengths; UV attenuation through films; fading and discoloration of materials. Other...

Canada's recovered paper consumption (metric tons) March 2006.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
May 13, 2006... Canada's Recovered Paper Consumption (metric tons) March 2006 All PAPER AND BOARD Producers (including estimates for nonreporting companies) RECEIPTS Imports ...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
May 13, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $45-50(0) 40-45(0)...

Rigid box sales are spiky.(SLIGHT GROWTH)(Brief article)
May 13, 2006... January through March rigid box sales slipped 0.40 percent to $9,437,860, compared with $9,475,369 for the same period in 2005, according to the National Paperbox Association's (NPA) billed sales statistical program. The NPA report reflects...

Drent Goebel debuts open house in Montreal.(VSOP DEMONSTRATION)
May 13, 2006... From June 22-27, Drent Goebel will demonstrate a VSOP press in its newly acquired facility in Montreal. This is the first time the Dutch-German company will host an open house. The seven-color litho press features a web width of 33.5...

Esko Users Groups merge.(Artios Users Group International, Association of Esko Users Group )(Brief article)
May 13, 2006... The Artios Users Group International (AUGI) and the Association of Esko Users Group (AEG), the two user group associations devoted to Esko products, announce they have agreed to merge into one organization. Although both are Esko user groups,...

Beiersdorf chooses Crescendo for NIVEA Line.(CASE STUDY)
May 13, 2006... In 2005, Beiersdorf AG, a global company known for producing innovative, quality products such as NIVEA[R], Eucerin[R], and Labello[R], launched several new products under the "NIVEA Body" brand, including Reshaping Treatment and Renewal Night...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
May 13, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White Cuttings Blanks Shavings ...

TAPPI CPD opens elections.(THREE POSITIONS)
May 13, 2006... TAPPI's Corrugated Packaging Division (CPD) opens elections for its council and CPD officers that will become vacant this fall. Positions up for elections include: * Council member at large--a three-year term and must be a member of the...

Platesetters.(Product Update)
May 13, 2006... Kodak ThermoFlex platesetters help turn prepress into a controlled, digital manufacturing process, allowing converters to enhance print results, reduce cycle times and improve process control. The narrow hybrid platesetter is the ideal choice...

Shorewood gets down to 'Nitty Gritty'.(NEW TACTILE COATING)
May 13, 2006... New York-based Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, introduces a special tactile coating technique that gives customers another value-added decorative option to enhance their product package. The coating, known as Nitty...

Harris teams with Norton Equipment Co.(Harris Waste Management Group (Peachtree City, Georgia))(Brief article)
May 13, 2006... Harris Waste Management Group, Peachtree City, Ga., has named Norton Equipment Co. as its new distributor for the states of Mississippi, Louisiana and western Tennessee. The distributorship includes sales and service for all Harris/Selco[R]...

Mead-Westvaco Packaging Systems'.(Noteworthy News)
May 13, 2006... The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) honored Mead-Westvaco Packaging Systems' Ajax, Ontario, converting facility with its Chairman's Safety Award for outstanding safety performance. The Ajax facility, which is part of MeadWestvaco's North...

Obituary.(Georges Frem)(Obituary)(Brief article)
May 13, 2006... Georges Frem, chairman and founder of the Indevco Group, passed away May 5. Indevco is the parent of the Interstate Resources group of companies, which is headquartered in Arlington, Va., and has nine operations located in Massachusetts,...

KBA North America.(People Update)
May 13, 2006... Carl Ferolie has been appointed district sales manager for Williston, Vt.-based KBA North America. Ferolie's territory includes the western mountain state region of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and El Paso, Texas. Ferolie has...

Can cold corrugation click?(SPREADING COSTS OF ENERGY SAVINGS)
May 20, 2006... Last year U.S. corrugators produced 391.37 billion sq ft of board. Let's put this number into perspective. That's 14,038 square miles of corrugated board. Delaware is 1954 sq miles; Connecticut is 4845 square miles; New Jersey is 7417 square...

Transacted containerboard prices.
May 20, 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...

Sonoco commits to P&G.
May 20, 2006... Sonoco, a global packaging company based in Hartsville, S.C., opened a new Innovation Center in downtown Cincinnati last week. The facility is dedicated to providing innovative packaging supply chain products and services for many of Procter &...

PT Holdings struggles.(WHAT'S FUTURE OF LINERBOARD MILL?)
May 20, 2006... Last week PT Holdings Co. Inc., parent of linerboard producer Port Townsend Paper Corp., Port Townsend, Wash., posted a net loss of $6.3 million in the first quarter of this year that ended March 31. Independent auditors haven't reviewed this...

Re-thinking escalator/de-escalator formulas.(PROTECTING BUYERS AND SELLERS)
May 20, 2006... You either get burned on the way up, or take it in the shorts on the way down. Escalator/de-escalator formulas (EDFs) should be a mechanism for protecting both buyers and sellers of corrugated by floating the cost of paper with the market. But...

MeadWestvaco positions Kraftpak to breweries.(PROMOTIONAL CARRIER)
May 20, 2006... In an effort to position its Kraftpak[R] unbleached, uncoated paperboard as the ideal packaging substrate to achieve individuality among today's growing population of craft and microbrewers, MeadWestvaco's Packaging Resources Group has...

Weyerhaeuser Co.(Noteworthy News)
May 20, 2006... Weyerhaeuser Co.'s Waterloo, Iowa, corrugated box plant was recently honored with a safety award from the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council. The award is for outstanding achievement in accident prevention during the 2005 calendar year. Dave Neil,...

M-real completes machine rebuild.(Simpele)(Brief article)
May 20, 2006... The rebuild of the board machine at M-real's Simpele, Finland, mill has been completed and the machine is now producing improved Simcote and Simwhite folding carton grades. The company is currently optimizing the performance and productivity of...

CSN grows converting capabilities.(Color Spectrum Network)(Brief article)
May 20, 2006... Color Spectrum Network (CSN), Marietta, Ga., added its second Bobst folder-gluer in less than nine months. The Alpina II 110 G+S Matic will be the converter's fourth Bobst folding line and joins its Media 100 II A2, Alpina 110 A3, and the...

Greif adopts electronic invoicing.(CUTS ERRORS AND COSTS)
May 20, 2006... To ensure accuracy and trim expenses associated with its invoice-to-pay process, Greif, an industrial packaging products and services company, will no longer receive paper invoices from thousands of suppliers. The company has moved to...

Adhesive system protection package.(Product Update)
May 20, 2006... Nordson's adhesive system protection package helps manufacturers keep hot melt adhesive dispensing systems operating efficiently while reducing the costs associated with unexpected downtime. Technical representatives perform scheduled 23-point...