Official Board Markets articles from November 2004

Official Board Markets archives from November 2004

Defining best-in-class: laser-beam focus: these companies have a look, feel and smell about them that is unmistakable.
November 6, 2004... "What exactly do you mean by best-in-class?" That's the question I get most often as I help companies create lean packaging supply chains. I preach ad nauseam to my clients that they should identify and partner with best-in-class suppliers and...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price...

PSC buys GP plant.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Last month Pacific Southeast Container (PSC), Modesto, Calif., completed its purchase of Georgia-Pacific's Color-Box plant in Visalia, Calif. Terms weren't disclosed. The 212,000 sq ft plant will be known as PSC Visalia. "The main reason...

Norampac invests in its box plants: $17.5 million (c).(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... The recent ratification of a new three-year contract with the Independent Paperworkers' Union, Local 595, at Montreal-based Norampac's Etobicoke division has paved the way for the box maker to proceed with a $17.5 million (Canadian) investment...

Corrugated rated no. 1 for packaging: in national survey.
November 6, 2004... A new survey of packaging decision-makers shows that a majority prefer corrugated over alternatives as their first-choice packaging material. Wirthlin Worldwide, Inc. interviewed 500 packaging specifiers and purchaser decision makers to...

OEC graphics acquires Image I.T: OEC Graphics--I.T.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Prepress service provider OEC Graphics, Inc., Oshkosh, Wis., acquires Image I.T., an Appleton, Wis.-based specialist in high-end data asset management and color separation. Terms weren't disclosed. The new division, named OEC Graphics--I.T.,...

Citrus crop deals lemons for hurricane-hit areas.(Market Report)
November 6, 2004... Oranges, grapefruit and other agricultural crops will play more of a role in box production this year than any in recent memory. Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne wreaked havoc with grove and farm production, and the demand for boxes will...

Boise reinvents itself: Boise Paper Solutions.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP), a private Chicago-based investment group, has formed Boise Cascade, LLC, a new company that came out of the old Boise Cascade Corp. Boise Cascade Corp. changed its name to OfficeMax Inc. and now operates its...

Graphic Pkg reports profit: merger helps.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Graphic Packaging Corp., Marietta, Ga., reports a profit in the third quarter, boosted by its merger last year and steady sales. It posted net income of $5.5 million on $617.2 million in sales, compared with a net loss of $52.8 million on...

Roman Corp. posts loss: 3q results.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Roman Corp. Limited, Toronto, reports a loss of approximately, $1.5 million (Canadian) on revenue of $28.1 million for its third quarter of 2004 ending Sept. 30. This compares to a net loss of $454,296 on revenue of $26.5 million in the third...

FibreNet will serve independents: buying containerboard.(SuperCorrExpo)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... FibreNet, LLC, Lockport, N.Y., a containerboard-buying, consortium-management company for independent corrugated converters, has formed to combine the purchasing ability of its members, manage the procurement process, and offer volume and...

Rock-Tenn sales up for 4Q, year: financial results.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Rock-Tenn Co., Norcross, Ga., reports increased sales for both the fourth quarter of 2004 and the fiscal year compared with 2003. Net sales for the fourth quarter of 2004 were $417.9 million, up 8.5 percent from $385 million for the fourth...

EMBA enhances Web site: www.emba.com.(EMBA Machinery AB)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... EMBA Machinery AB, Orebro, Sweden, redesigns its Web site, www.emba.com. The enhanced site includes sections on updated news, product information, and how to find sales representatives worldwide. The site also contains detailed information...

Wek is new distributor for Lamina: in French-speaking countries.(Lamina System AB in distribution pact with Wek Machines Pour L'Industrie due Carton)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Lamina System AB, Boras, Sweden, partners with Wek Machines Pour L'Industrie due Carton, Neyron, France. Wek Machines now distributes Lamina System laminating/mounting and gluing machines in French-speaking markets. For more information, call...

Transacted boxboard prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 6, 2004... 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 any...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 6, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $60-65 (0)...

OCC prices remain steady: market report.(old corrugated containers)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... OCC prices the past four weeks have been extremely quiet. OCC supply remains in balance and is moving at a nice clip in most regions, with demand strongest in the Southeast and Southwest. The hurricanes of last September and plenty of...

OCC shipments slow: U.S. Dept. of Commerce says.(old corrugated containers)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Shipments of old corrugated containers (OCC) slowed in August, reports the U.S. Dept. of Commerce (DOC). Last August's exports of OCC totaled 308,672 metric tons, down 10.4 percent from a year earlier. Year-to-date OCC exports of 2.517 million...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 6, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White Cuttings Blanks Shavings ...

Paperboard Group promotes Schultz and Durkalski: to better serve readers.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Jackie Schultz is named editorial director/associate publisher of the Paperboard Group, and Esther Durkalski becomes web editor, a new position. Durkalski will retain her title of managing editor. "These promotions support our mission to...

Average sheet prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 6, 2004... Average Sheet Prices Based upon a survey of sheet plants. Per 1000 sq. ft., 50,000 sq. ft. single item orders, including delivery charges. East Southeast/ North Sheets Northeast Central South Central...

AICC gives training mini-sessions: at SuperCorrExpo.(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
November 6, 2004... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) will offer 30-minute sessions on most of its training programs to SuperCorrExpo visitors in Atlanta, Nov. 8-11. Training facilitators will present these sessions free of charge at...

Obituary.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
November 6, 2004... Louis E. Sauer, president of L.E. Sauer Machine Co., St. Louis, died Oct. 30 at age 89. Sauer became president of his family's business in 1953 and created and developed The Saner System, a line of rotary diecutting and scoring products for...

Plastic predicted to increase market share: plastic vs paper.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... In markets where plastic and paper compete as packaging materials, plastic is expected to increase its share of packaging demand to nearly 50 percent (in pounds) in 2008, according to the new study from market research firm Freedonia Group....

Creating a value-added culture: heard at PPC meeting.
November 6, 2004... If you left your company today, would your customers follow? Tom Reilly, president, Tom Reilly Training, St. Louis, says the way to be certain the answer is yes is to create a value-added sales culture. Last month he conducted a seminar on...

Chesapeake Corp.'s earnings rise: paperboard pkg segment.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, Va., reports income from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2004 of $5.5 million, up from $2.7 million for the third quarter of 2003. For the first nine months of 2004, income was $6.2 million compared...

Playing to win: from football to corrugated: Brent Wagner applies the strategies he used as a football player to his new position at Weyerhaeuser.(Q and A)(Interview)
November 6, 2004... In August, Brent Wagner was named general manager of Weyerhaeuser's containerboard packaging plants in Beaverton and Portland, Ore. Previously, he was area sales manager for the Oregon and southwest Washington containerboard markets. Wagner, a...

Geo. Martin to represent Scitex: for digital press.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... The Geo. M. Martin Co., Emeryville, Calif., signed an agreement with Scitex Vision America to collaborate on the sales of the Scitex Vision CORjet[tm] digital press in North America. The press is a completely automated system, which can...

Packaging machinery shipments up: study stats.
November 6, 2004... U.S. packaging machinery shipments reached $4.889 billion, an $82 million, or 1.7 percent, increase over 2002, according to the 10th Annual Shipments and Outlook Study conducted by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI). The...

Enter now for FTA awards: Dec. 31 deadline.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) seeks applications for its 5th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards. Awards are granted based on a company's efforts to help make progress in achieving a cleaner environment. Projects in contention...

Saving manufacturing: don't 'ride it out': TAPPI Corrugated Packaging Division Chairman Thomas Fulllove speaks out about the industry's challenges.(Q and A)(Interview)
November 6, 2004... When Thomas Fullove became chairman of TAPPI's Corrugated Packaging Division (CPD) last year he inherited a whole new ball game in terms of the division's goals and objectives. The association had changed its name and put in place a plan to...

Kiwiplan sponsors New Zealand trip drawing: at SuperCorrExpo.
November 6, 2004... Visitors to Kiwiplan's booth at SuperCorrExpo can register for a chance to win a trip for two to New Zealand. Stop by booth # 1812 to watch a brief presentation about the company's newest innovative Manufacturing Execution System solutions for...

Bursting Strength Tester.(Product Update)
November 6, 2004... Lorentzen & Wettre has improved its Bursting Strength Tester with a new strip feeding mechanism that gives a more consistent testing and shortens the laboratory workers' time at the instrument. The tester measures bursting strength of...

Channel Matrix.(People Update)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Channel Matrix, Wellingborough, U.K., appoints Francisco Farkas as executive export facilitator for the South and Central American export sales team. Farkas supports Channel's distributor network worldwide and provides technical expertise to...

Creating yet more member value: new AICC chairman opines: incoming AICC chairman Lee Shillito discusses how AICC can bring more benefits to members in the next year.(Q and A)(Interview)
November 6, 2004... When Lee Shillito, president of Triad Packaging, Bristol, Tenn., first become involved in the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) as a Region Five director 12 years ago, he was recognized for his honesty, objectivity, and...

Laminations[R].(People Update)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Laminations[R], part of Great Northern Corp.'s Specialty Group, hires Suzanne von Valtier as account manager for the Ohio Valley territory. She will cover the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. von Valtier has 19 years...

How to create profits from within: price squeeze is real: compete in the new quick-paced environment and thrive.
November 6, 2004... If you supply a Fortune 500 business, you re under the microscope. You're being scrutinized by government as well as your own customers who are studying every facet of your business as a supplier. Gartner Group consulting just released a report...

Delta Pkg installs Isowa SuperFlex: first in U.S.(Delta Packaging Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Delta Packaging Inc., York, Pa., installs a new Isowa SuperFlex Plus flexo folder-gluer, including an inline diecutter. Isowa has sold more than 80 of these systems worldwide, but this is the first U.S. installation. The non-circulating ink...

Cove launches new Web site: help with damaged rolls.(Cove Distribution Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Cove Distribution Inc. has launched its new Web site, www.covecuttingedge.com. The site should be of particular interest to any manufacturer, converter or insurance company who has water-or fire-damaged rolls that are in need of restoration or...

Maintenance management training covers bases: from AICC.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Ten maintenance managers, supervisors and others from Montreal to Seattle participated in the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters' (AICC) third four-day Maintenance Management for Converting Operations training program in late...

Amtech installs, upgrades in three plants: Imaginera.(Chickasaw Container Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Chickasaw Container Corp., Okolona, Miss., purchases Amtech's Imaginera system. The Windows-based software for the box industry covers all aspects of customer service, production and sales. High-level analysis is provided to evaluate sales,...

Creo ThermoFlex wins FlexoTech award: innovations in Prepress.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Creo Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, wins the 2004 FlexoTech Award for Innovation in Prepress for its ThermoFlex[R] sleeve imaging device. Announced at the FlexoTech International Print & Innovations Awards ceremony Oct. 20, the award was...

Great Northern Corp.(People Update)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Great Northern Corp., Appleton, Wis., elects John Kell to its board of directors. Kell, along with his brother Tom, sold their family-owned company, Fell Container, to Great Northern Corp. in October.

Gulf States Paper Corp.(People Update)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Gulf States Paper Corp's Pulp and Paperboard Division promotes Timmy McDaniel to maintenance foreman. He is located in the company's Demopolis, Ala., pulp and paperboard mill.

Packaging Corp. of America.(People Update)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Justin Huscher resigns from the board of directors of Packaging Corp. of America, effective immediately. He recently retired from Madison Dearborn Partners, the private equity firm that controls Packaging Corp. of America's largest stockholder....

Obituary.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
November 6, 2004... Charles Douglas, past president and board of directors member for Maritime Paper Products Ltd., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, died Oct. 26 at age 75. He was employed with Minas Basin Pulp and Power Co., and became president of Maritime from 1983...

Amtech acquires Hyperware: box software.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2004... Amtech Software, Bensalem, Pa., acquires Hyperware Software Co., Brentwood, Mo., for undisclosed terms. Hyperware's Box-Pro software is installed in more than 65 corrugated box plants in North America. Hyperware will continue to operate as an...

Customer needs drive industry.(paper box industry)
November 13, 2004... "Customer expectations have been shaped by global influences," Thomas Herlihy told attendees at last week's TAPPI International Corrugated Packaging Conference opening session. "Our challenge is to shape our business models to best satisfy...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only, Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price...

Sonoco buys tube maker in China.(Yatai)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., acquires a Chinese paper tube operation from Yatai in the city of Pinghu, province of Zhejiang, in the greater Shanghai area. Purchase price wasn't disclosed. This acquisition brings Sonoco's total number of tube...

SSCC to close Conn. box plant.(97 To Lose Jobs)(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Later this month Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) will be closing its box making plant in Milford, Conn., reports The New Haven Register. It employs 74 hourly and 23 salaried, all of whom will lose their jobs. A company statement says...

Weyco to rebuild board machine.(Raising Quality Levels)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Weyerhaeuser's Valliant, Okla., containerboard mill has hired Metso Paper, Jyvaskyla, Finland, for a board machine dry-end rebuild. It is designed to increase line capacity and help make hill quality linerboard grades. The machine rebuild will...

Palmeri inducted into Hall of Fame.(At AICC Meeting)
November 13, 2004... Joseph Palmeri, vice president and chief operating officer of Jamestown Container Corp. in Falconer, N.Y., became the 23rd person to be inducted into the AICC/Paperboard Packaging Hall of Fame. Palmeri was honored at AICC's Annual Meeting last...

Domtar considers U.S. expansion.(Fighting Rising Canada $)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Domtar Inc., Montreal, reports it could expand its operations further in the U.S. to fight the effects of a higher Canadian dollar. The company says the dollar's rise has already taken $140 million (Canadian) from its operating profit this...

GP first in OSHA pilot.(Corporate Programs)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Georgia-Pacific is approved by the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as the first company in the administration's new voluntary protection program (VPP) Corporate Pilot program. The VPP Corporate Pilot...

VaryBond glue machine.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Agnati's new VaryBond glue machine is engineered to improve the precision and reliability of glue application technology. The bonding process uses an exact amount of adhesive consistent with the board grade being processed. The possibility of...

Altair folder-gluer.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Vega's new Altair folder-gluer handles solid board and corrugated up to 115 in. wide at maximum speeds of 590 feet per minute. The folder-gluer handles straight line, lock bottom and four- and six-corner boxes, and has the capability to be...

Chroma-Print 160 and 205.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Celmacch Italia S.p.A., has achieved the bottom-printing machine Chroma-Print 160 and 205. The line uses technical state of the art solutions and advanced electronic devices. The highly flexible machine is manufactured in three versions, the...

SSCC's containerboard sales rise.(Company's 10-Q Says)(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Third quarter net sales for Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s (SSCC) containerboard and corrugated containers segment rose 12.5 percent compared to last year as a result of higher prices and shipments, the company reports in its 10-Q. It adds...

Cascades Boxboard installs cleaning system.(Long-Time User)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Cascades Boxboard Inc., Toronto, will install a Float Purger[TM] stock cleaning system from Kadant Black Clawson, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. The mill was the first to install one when the equipment was introduced in 1981. The new one will...

TAPPI awards Snyder, Fullove, Rothstrom.(In Atlanta)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Pete Snyder, national accounts manager of Harper/Love Adhesives Corp., was awarded the Corrugated Packaging Division Technical Award and Bettendorf Prize, the highest technical honor bestowed by the Division, during last week's TAPPI Corrugated...

PPC seeks input on KD cartons.(Fighting Reclassification)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) is working with the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) on its investigation of knocked-down (KD) folding cartons. The NMFTA began investigating corrugated boxes last spring and added...

Stora Enso acquires majority of Intercell.(Corrugated)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Stora Enso, Helsinki, will acquire 66 percent of the shares in the Polish packaging producer Intercell S.A. from private shareholders and the International Finance Corp. The company expects to close the acquisition by the end of 2004, subject...

GP first in OSHA pilot.(Corporate Programs)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Georgia-Pacific is approved by the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as the first company in the administration's new voluntary, protection program (VPP) Corporate Pilot program. The VPP Corporate Pilot...

U.S. Corrugated Machinery offers NA choice.(Announced At TAPPI Conference)
November 13, 2004... U.S. Corrugated Machinery, LLC, Walton Hills, Ohio, is a new North American manufacturer of a complete line of U.S.-made flexo folder-gluers and rotary die cutters for the corrugated container industry. The company was formed by Mike...

Consider increasing ER co-pay: design ER benefits so employees consider their cost first.(Managing Health Care Costs)(emergency room costs)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters' (AICC) benefits partner, New World Services, offers ideas on handling the rising costs of health care, along with practical tips all how to deal with your agent and insurance provider at...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Illustration)
November 13, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $60-65 (0) 60-65...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 13, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings Blanks ...

Oji embeds chips in paper.(In Japan)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Japan-based Oil Paper has jointly developed technology to embed semiconductor chips in paper during paper making processes. This invention was co-developed with two other companies, FEC Group and Toppan Forms. The embedded chip comes...

"Smart" adhesives, tapes, coatings, films, and carrier systems.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Adhesives Research's new functional, or "smart" adhesives, tapes, coatings, films, and carder systems can be used in food safety and homeland security applications to ensure the security of products consumed and warn about potential dangers,...

Prinergy Powerpack[R] 2.3.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Creo's PDF packaging software system, Prinergy Powerpack[R] 2.3, has new automation features that allow for the creation of multiple outputs from one input file, accelerating production and increasing efficiency, the company says. The new PDF...

Going lean means culture changes: at last week's TAPPI Conference in Atlanta box making industry executives addressed industry concerns.(Open Forum; Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... In the past few years corrugated box manufacturers have heard a lot about the benefits of lean manufacturing. Many of them have already started the process. But John Martin, vice president of manufacturing, Packaging Corp. of America (PCA),...

SuperCorrExpo attendance reaches 7158.(More Than 300 Exhibitors)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... SuperCorrExpo 2004 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta got off to a great start last week, with attendance totals reaching more than 7000 by last Thursday. SuperCorrExpo, sponsored jointly by the Association of Independent...

Lewisburg wins TAPPI Corbie/Best of Show again.(CorrPak Results)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Lewisburg Container, Lewisburg, Ohio, wins the Corbie/Best of Show honor at the TAPPI International Corrugated Packaging Conference's CorrPak competition, held last week in conjunction with SuperCorrExpo in Atlanta. The winning package was a...

Flexo Concepts' QuikShip supports Lean.(For Doctor Blades)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Flexo Concepts' new QuikShip guaranteed 24-hour doctor blade order fulfillment service is designed to support corrugated box makers' lean manufacturing effort, says Kevin McLaughlin, president. The service, launched last week at...

SSCC helps hurricane victims.(In Alabama)(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp)(American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC), Chicago, has made a $25,000 contribution to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to help with recovery efforts for victims of the recent hurricanes that hit the Southeast. The contribution will help...

Waterless capabilities.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... KBA North America adapts four of its press models, the Genius 52 and 52 UV, the Rapida 74G and the 74 Karat, with waterless capabilities. The Genius 52, a 20.5-in. five-color waterless sheetfed press, features a compact design to fit in right...

Integrated shipping system.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Kiwiplan's new Transport Scheduling System (TSS) is an integrated shipping system that automatically plans deliveries to optimize the "pull through" scheduling function, optimize truck mutes, maximize trailer use to reduce air space shipped,...

Temple-Inland.(People Update)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Temple-Inland names J. Patrick Maley III executive vice president, paper, with responsibility for the company's corrugated packaging business, which includes six containerboard mills and 69 converting facilities. He joined Temple-Inland last...

American Forest & Paper Association.(People Update)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2004... Aubra H. Anthony, Jr., president and coo of Anthony Forest Products Company has been elected chairman of the board for the American Forest & Paper Association.

Coming year critical for RFID.(Tappi Panel)(radio frequency identification)(Panel Discussion)
November 20, 2004... With only a few weeks left until the first phase of Wal-Mart's radio frequency identification (RFID) project initial launch, participants at TAPPI's International Corrugated Packaging Conference in Atlanta, held earlier this month, heard...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Illustration)
November 20, 2004... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price...

SSCC Fargo workers unionize.(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp)(Brief Article)
November 20, 2004... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) employees in the company's Fargo, N.D., box plant have recently formed a union. "The company kept promising gain sharing for three to four years and we never got that" says 20-year SSCC employee Rick...

Mondi streamlines businesses.(Improving Visibility)(Brief Article)
November 20, 2004... Mondi, the paper and packaging division of Anglo American plc, Johannesburg, South Africa, is consolidating itself into two businesses--Mondi Business Paper and Mondi Packaging. The reorganization, which will streamline and rebrand the existing...