Official Board Markets articles from November 2006

Official Board Markets archives from November 2006

Wal-Mart details scorecard.(REDUCING PACKAGING)
November 4, 2006... Retail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., wants to make better purchasing decisions. To do this its buyers must have all the information about packaging alternatives or more sustainable packaging materials in one place. So now it's...

Transacted containerboard prices.
November 4, 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 may...

IP also wants more for its board.
November 4, 2006... Last week International Paper (IP), Memphis, started telling its customers that it will be raising its containerboard prices by $40 per ton, effective Jan. 1. Two weeks ago Weyerhaeuser told its customers the same thing. Mark Wilde, paper...

Altivity packaging to close carton plant.
November 4, 2006... Altivity Packaging, LLC, Carol Stream, Ill., will discontinue operations at its North Kansas City, Mo., folding carton plant. Its last day of production is scheduled for Dec. 30. Operations will be consolidated with other Altivity Packaging...

Dairy packaging to reach $4.3 billion.(GABLETOP CARTONS TAKE A HIT)
November 4, 2006... Demand for dairy packaging is projected to expand 4.1 percent annually to $4.3 billion in 2010, says The Freedonia Group, Cleveland. The market research firm has just come out with a new study, Dairy Packaging. Growth will be fueled by...

Potlatch earnings jump.(IN THIRD QUARTER)
November 4, 2006... Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wash., reports net earnings of $24.2 million for the third quarter of this year, compared to second quarter net earnings of $8 million and net earnings of $11.1 million for the third quarter of 2005. These results were...

Chicago TAPPI focuses on RFID.(ON NOV. 7)
November 4, 2006... On Nov. 7, Chicago TAPPI will present an evening program entitled "RFID/EPC and Corrugated Packaging--A View from the Inside." James Southwell, director, product technology and development for the Packaging Corporation of America, will be the...

FFTA/Cal poly hosts workshop.(NOV. 15-17)
November 4, 2006... The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association, Inc. (FFTA) is conducting a Digital Color Prepress for Flexography workshop at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obisto, Calif., from Nov. 15-Nov. 17. The three-day, hands-on...

Green Bay Packaging receives award.(FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY)
November 4, 2006... Green Bay Packaging, Inc., Green Bay, Wis., recently accepted the Environmental Stewardship Award from Orion Energy Systems, Plymouth, Wis., for its energy-efficient lighting projects. Currently, Green Bay Packaging has completed these...

Pkging plants install Heidelberg products.(IN CONN. & N.Y.)
November 4, 2006... Rice Packaging, Ellington, Conn., installed Heidelberg's six-color Speedmaster CD 102 with Prinect Image Control because of its need for a reliable press to manage growing needs. Rice Packaging expects to see an increase in productivity with...

Sonoco meets combined needs.(packaging contract with Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Seasoning Blends)(Brief article)
November 4, 2006... Through teamwork and collaboration within its divisions, Sonoco created a combination of packaging and point-of-purchase (P-O-P) displays for marketing Chef Paul Prudhomme's[R] Magic Seasoning Blends[R]. Each blend is sold in a 2-oz....

Southern purchases Pre-Flex.(NO LONGER JOINT VENTURE)
November 4, 2006... Southern Container Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y., has agreed in principle to acquire the remaining shares of Pre-Flex, a preprint operation started up earlier this year in Hebron, Ky. Southern is currently a partner in a joint venture with Group O,...

Transacted boxboard prices.(NO LONGER JOINT VENTURE)
November 4, 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...

EMBA is now manufacturing from Cleveland.(JUMBO MACHINERY PRODUCED)
November 4, 2006... The once empty former McKinley Machinery offices and workshop in Avon, Ohio, are now bustling again. Last month, EMBA shipped its first EMBA McKinley jumbo flexo folder-gluer manufactured in those facilities. Last year, the Berg Group, the...

MeadWestvaco sales are up.(BY 11 PERCENT)
November 4, 2006... MeadWestvaco Corp., Richmond, Va., reports net income for the third quarter of $56 million. Sales in the third quarter were $1.75 billion, an 11 percent increase compared to sales in the third quarter of 2005. Improved demand and pricing drove...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
November 4, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $45-50 (-5) 40-45 (-5) 45-50...

OCC prices keep falling.(Old Corrugated Cardboard)
November 4, 2006... High OCC inventories and strong generation are allowing board mills to continue to call the pricing shots. Nowadays the message these mills are telling their suppliers over and over again is simple and to the point: Sorry, we're full. Only two...

HarperScientific releases PEC test results.(PATENT PENDING)
November 4, 2006... Harper Sdentific[TM], the print ing and coating supplies division of Harper Corp. of America, released results of a qualification test conducted on the new Performance Enhancing Coating (PEC) for plate cylinders. PEC is a patent-pending...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
November 4, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades New DLK Cuttings (13) East $70-80 (.10) Midwest 75-85 (40) Southeast 85-95 (.10) Southwest ...

Executive roundtable to highlight global summit.(IN AUSTRALIA)
November 4, 2006... The International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA)/World Containerboard Organization (WCO) Global Corrugated/Containerboard Summit will occur March 14-18 in Sydney, Australia, and will be highlighted by an executive roundtable discussion....

Montalvo opens new testing facility.(IN MAINE)
November 4, 2006... Montalvo Corp., Gorham, Maine, has opened its new web control testing facility, which contains all the elements needed for effective web control and tension testing, such as rolls, brakes, clutches, dancer rolls, electronic tension equipment,...

Caraustar invests in VSOP.(IN MICHIGAN CARTON PLANT)(Brief article)
November 4, 2006... Caraustar, Austell, Ga., invested in a Drent Goebel Variable Sleeve Offset Printing (VSOP) machine in its Grand Rapids, Milch., carton plant. The machine has seven printing towers, flexo and Electron Beam (EB)-curing on board. The purchase...

Diamond packaging presents Diamondessence [TM].(COMBINATION PACKAGING)
November 4, 2006... Diamond Packaging, Rochester, N.Y., introduces Diamondessence[TM] combination packaging, new folding carton designs to leverage brand equity and deliver maximum impact on store shelves. Diamondessence uses a wide variety of styles and...

Ilim exec chides paper industry.(IN CANADA)
November 4, 2006... Russia-based Ilim Pulp's executive vice president criticized the Canadian paper industry for lacking the leadership to revitalize itself. Frank Graves, a former pulp salesman for Tembec Inc., recently told the National Post that Canadians...

VantagePoint installs accelerate software.(AT ROYAL PAPER BOX CO.)
November 4, 2006... Royal Paper Box Co., Montebello, Calif., will implement VantagePoint Systems' VantagePoint Accelerate[TM] core business software to optimize its business processes. The Royal Paper Box installation includes all Accelerate software modules,...

Be a change agent, says Sonoco.(HEARD AT PACK EXPO)
November 4, 2006... The $450 billion global packaging industry must transform itself from being viewed simply as a supplier of packaging products and services to becoming a partner capable of meeting rapidly changing customers' demands, says Sonoco Chairman,...

Paper companies look to Loophole.(PAYING WISCONSIN TAXES)
November 4, 2006... Over the next few months billions of dollars of industrial property--much of it at paper companies--could be removed from local tax rolls in Wisconsin because of a court decision that gives a break to some industrial operations, reports the...

Amtech installs at Wes-Pak.(SYSTEM SOLD)
November 4, 2006... Amtech, Bensalem, Pa., recently sold its advanced Imaginera system to Wes-Pak, Inc., Little Rock, Ark. Imaginera is a highly integrated, Windows-based software solution for the box industry. Included modules cover all aspects of customer...

Rollguard revamps website.(ON THE WEB)
November 4, 2006... Appleton, Wis.-based Rollguard[R], part of Great Northern Corporation's Specialty Group, reworked its website, making it easier to investigate and compare options for edge protection of rolled and cylindrical materials. To see all of what the...

Smurfit-Stone Container Crop.(reorganization)(Brief article)
November 4, 2006... Smurfit-Stone Container Crop. (SSCC), Chicago, has made key organization changes as part of the company's transformation process. Steve Strickland was appointed senior vice president, sales for SSCC's corrugated container division. He has...

Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.(People Updates)
November 4, 2006... Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc., St. Louis, names Dotal Boyer to the newly created position of director of international human resources. The company created the role because of significant global growth and expansion within the past year....

You can measure training ROI.(EXPLORE OTHER TOOL USE)
November 4, 2006... It is extremely important to get a significant return on any investment in training and development. Leaders will only participate in professional development when they believe it will achieve results. When considering communications...

Chesapeake, IP earnings are up, graphic pkg's are down.(MORE FINANCIALS)
November 4, 2006... Chesapeake Corp., Richmond, Va., reports income from continuing operations of $5.4 million for the third quarter of 2006 compared to income from continuing operations of $1.8 million, for the third quarter of 2005. Consolidated net sales...

AICC's new publications ready.(FOR 2006-2007)
November 4, 2006... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), Alexandria, Va., has released the 2006-2007 versions of three publications--the AICC Membership Directory, the Antitrust Compliance Manual, and the Salary, Hourly Wage & Benefit...

Midland Davis Crop.(People Updates)
November 4, 2006... Leonard "Bud" Kushins joins the St. Louis office of Midland Davis Crop., Moline, Ill. He will work with specialty grades and other needs of its growing base of both sellers and buyers of recycled fiber.

Geo. M. Martin Co.(Steve Fahl has returned as regional sales manager)(Brief article)
November 4, 2006... Steve Fahl has returned to the Geo. M. Martin Co., Emeryville, Calif., as the company's Midwest regional sales manager. Fahl will assume the position immediately. A more than 25-year industry veteran, Fahl had spent 15 years with Geo. Martin...

Systec Conveyors.(People Updates)
November 4, 2006... Steve Fraser joins Systec Conveyors as a regional sales representative. He will represent the Eastern region of the U.S.

Are customers comfortable with you?(PERSUASION VERSUS EMOTION)(Brief article)
November 4, 2006... Persuasion is a process, not an event. It is more than arguing someone into submission. It's a full-brain, heart-and-head process. It's about the content of your message and the context in which you present it. The content of your message...

TAPPI virtual seminar will center on Warp.(ON NOV. 10)
November 4, 2006... TAPPI's Corrugated Board Quality Improvement: Warp virtual seminar will occur on Nov. 10 from 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. EST. The seminar will cover such topics as identifying various warp shapes, determining the cause of warp (even when more than...

Flexo Concepts unveils new logo.(INTEGRATING BRANDS)
November 4, 2006... Flexo Concepts, Plymouth, Mass., recently unveiled a new corporate logo and brand identity system. The company makes MicroClean dry media roll cleaning equipment and TruPoint plastic and composite doctor blades. The new logo integrates these...

HarperScientific[TM].(People Updates)
November 4, 2006... Josh Kiser joins HarperScientific[TM], the printing and coating supplies division of Harper Corporation of America, Charlotte, N.C., as a technical support specialist.

The Montalvo Corp.(People Updates)
November 4, 2006... Rolf Olsen is named vice president, sales, for The Montalvo Corp., Gorham, Maine. He will lead advertising and marketing, and the sales force in North America, Asia, and South America.

SKG and L&M talks reveal contrasting perspectives.(HEARD AT CONTAINERBOARD CONFERENCE)
November 11, 2006... At last week's 12th International At last Containerboard Conference, sponsored by RISI, Gary McGann, CEO, Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), and Raymond Lee, CEO, Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing (L&M), both addressed capacity challenges but with...

Transacted containerboard prices.
November 11, 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...

AF&PA calls for passage of energy bill.
November 11, 2006... The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), Alexandria, Va., is urging Congress to pass the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act and send it to President Bush for his signature. AF&PA CEO Juanita D. Duggan says "passage of the Senate...

MeadWestvaco chooses downtown Richmond.
November 11, 2006... MeadWestvaco Corp. will establish its long-term corporate headquarters facility within the city of Richmond, Va. It will be part of a long-term development project named Foundry Park. Last March the company moved into a temporary building near...

Amcor looks to sell U.S. subsidiary.(IN CALIFORNIA)
November 11, 2006... Amcor, Melbourne, Australia, issued an information memorandum to prospective buyers of its Buena Park, Calif.-based subsidiary, Sunclipse. The Sunclipse business comprises a linerboard manufacturing arm and one of the largest packaging...

China's fourth-largest papermaker to launch IPO.(PUBLICLY TRADED)
November 11, 2006... Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock Ltd. will sell $159 billion worth of shareson the Shenzhen stock exchange, according to Bloomberg. The firm's A shares are expected to start trading on Nov. 15. When launched, shares of Sun Paper will become the...

Buckeye Boxes celebrates 40 years.(WITH AN OPEN HOUSE)(Brief article)
November 11, 2006... More than 200 guests celebrated the 40th anniversary of Buckeye Boxes, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, at its open house on Oct. 25. Guests at the open house toured Buckeye Boxes' design lab to experience how packages are created and how samples are...

IP introduces new bulk bin.(PATENT-PENDING)
November 11, 2006... International Paper Co. (IP), Stamford, Conn., unveiled a new bulk bin, its latest innovation in its full line of agricultural packaging solutions. The bin is rectangular with a built in 45-degree angle structural corner supports that...

City ordered to pay Rand-Whitney more.(PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES)
November 11, 2006... Costly court judgments continued to pile up last week in Montville, Conn., as a judge ordered the town to pay back more than $2 million in personal property taxes paid by the Rand-Whitney Containerboard Corp. Superior Court Judge Joseph...

AICC spring meeting set for April 18-21.(In Orlando, Fla.)
November 11, 2006... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), Alexandria, Va., will hold its upcoming spring meeting at the J.W. Marriot Grande Lakes Resort & Spa in Orlando, Fla. It is scheduled for April 18-21. The AICC has secured a...

Mood boosted at IP mill.(IN LOUISIANA)
November 11, 2006... The International Paper Co. (IP), Stamford, Conn., is looking to cut costs and become more competitive in the marketplace. In order to do so, they have been studying the possible downsizing or closing of some mills. Two Louisiana paper...

CCCA announces annual conference.(IN MONTREAL)
November 11, 2006... The Canadian Corrugated Case Association (CCCA), North York, Ontario, invites you to its manual conference and trade fair at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure, Montreal, March 5-6. Exhibitors from Canada and the U.S. will be present at the...

Trenton corrugated buys HyperWare software.(FOR BOX PLANTS)
November 11, 2006... Trenton Corrugated Products, Trenton, N.J., purchased HyperWare's BoxPro Estimating and Order Entry System along with ACCPAC. When fully integrated with ACCPAC's Accounting Suite, BoxPro offers a Windows-based business solution for corrugated...

Mead Pkg installs new machine.(JOGGER AERATOR)(Mead Packaging Div.)(Brief article)
November 11, 2006... Mead Packaging, Lanett, Ala., installed a new jogger aerator from Woodward Jogger Aerators, Inc., Rutherford, N.J. The new model P5468 can handle sheet sizes up to 54 inches by 68 inches and load weights up to 6,000 pounds. The new jogger...

FBA helps maximize corrugated opportunities.(WAL-MART SCORECARD)
November 11, 2006... The Sustainability Committee of the Fibre Box Association (FBA), Rolling Meadows, Ill., is working with Wal-Mart to help maximize opportunities for the corrugated industry created by Wal-Mart's new Packaging Scorecard and Virtual Trade Show....

People's Capital offers IRB and SBA.(FINANCE OPTIONS)
November 11, 2006... People's Capital and Leasing Corp., Waterbury, Conn., offers Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) and Small Business Adm. (SBA) Program financing for packaging and printing company expansions. Primarily meant to encourage capital equipment purchases,...

Kluge installs new machines.(IN WIS. & CANADA)
November 11, 2006... Brandtjen & Kluge Inc., St. Croix Falls, Wis., installed three new machines recently. Tab Products, Mayville, Wis., set up a Kluge Certified Unifold Automatic Folder-Gluer for converting reinforced and regular pocket folders. Options...

FFTA's exhibition changes dates.(MAY 7-8)
November 11, 2006... The Foundation of the Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA), Ronkonkoma, N.Y., has changed the 2007 INFO*FLEX Exhibition to Monday, May 7 through Tuesday, May 8. The original dates were May 6 through May 7. The primary reason for the...

September rigid box sales drop.(1.99 PERCENT)(Brief article)
November 11, 2006... September rigid box sales dropped 1.99 percent to year-to-date totals of $29,557,948, compared to January through September 2005 sales, according to the National Paperbox Association's (NPA) billed sales statistical program. The NPA report...

Dicar's 2007 calendar is available.(WITH EXTRAS)
November 11, 2006... The 2007 Dicar calendar is now available and being distributed free of charge to box plants in North America and Europe. But unlike past years, this year's calendar also features quick reference charts with nearly 100 mathematical formulas for...

Caraustar sales rise, RT's profits increase.(BY 9 PERCENT)
November 11, 2006... Third-quarter sales for continuing operations of Caraustar Industries, Inc., Atlanta, were $233.3 million, a 9 percent increase for the same period last year. Loss from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2006 was $3.7 million,...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
November 11, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $45-50 (-5)...

FTA is accepting entries for awards competition.(BY JAN. 19)
November 11, 2006... The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), Ronkonkoma, N.Y., is accepting entries for all its awards programs, including the 2007 Excellence in Flexography Awards Competition. The deadline for all entries is Jan. 19. New changes have...

IP offers BCTPro technology.(CORRUGATED PACKAGING)(International Paper Co.)(box compression test pro)(Brief article)
November 11, 2006... International Paper (IP), Stamford, Conn., has used proprietary technology to develop a new tool, Box Compression Test Pro [TM] (BCTPro), that will help suppliers of leading retailers improve against their sustainability commitments, while...

NAPCO hits the right note with new package.(FOR SUGAR HILL RECORDS)(Brief article)
November 11, 2006... NAPCO, Sparta, N.C., has created a unique rigid paperboard box for Sugar Hill Records' collector's edition CD boxed set called "Sugar Hill: A Retrospective." The rigid paperboard box has a full telescoping design in which the lid slides...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
November 11, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades New DLK Cuttings (13) East $70-80 (-10) Midwest 75-85 (-10) Southeast 85-95 (-10)...

Sonoco cans custard.(FOR PREMIER FOODS)(contract)(Brief article)
November 11, 2006... Sonoco is supplying Premier Foods with a 500 gram paperboard can for its new Angel Delight[R] brand of custard. The can is constructed of two spirally wound plies of paperboard and a medium-barrier liner to protect the custard mix from...

Schober offers capabilities brochure.(FOUR PAGES)
November 11, 2006... Schober USA, Cincinnati, has produced a new four-page, full-color brochure that provides an overview of its capabilities for paper, film, paperboard, self-adhesive film, and foil converting. It highlights available technology and products for...

Maxcess University to hold conference week.(IN CHICAGO)
November 11, 2006... Maxcess International, Camas, Wash., plans to hold Maxcess University Conference Week from April 16-20 in Chicago. The event will feature lectures and hands-on training using real-world examples. Maxcess University Conference Week will...

JAS&S acquires exclusive distribution rights.(FOR EUROPEAN LINES)(Jogger Aerator Sales and Service LLC )(Brief article)
November 11, 2006... Jogger Aerator Sales and Service, LLC (JAS&S), Brick, N.J., has taken on two lines of new European-made equipment for exclusive North American distribution. The new equipment includes mobile joggers and pile turners from Italy and economy...

Caution, RFID naysayers.(HEARD AT CHICAGO TAPPI)
November 11, 2006... The impact of RFID technology on the corrugated container industry has been discussed and debated for more than five years now. Wal-Mart is the driver behind the desire to apply RFID tags to pallets and packaging so that it can cut down on...

Demand for #8 news stays strong.(RECOVERED PAPER)(Official Board Markets)(Brief article)
November 11, 2006... Over the past 10 days OBM has received a number of phone calls and emails from both mills and suppliers expressing surprise (and even shock) over the recent $10 per ton increase in the Chicago #8 News. The current price range is $80-85 per ton....

GP box plant recognized for safety.(NORTH CAROLINA)
November 11, 2006... The North Carolina Department of Labor (DOL) officially awarded a Carolina Star for excellence in workplace safety and health to Georgia-Pacific Corp.'s Asheboro, N.C., box plant Oct. 19, designating its recent acceptance into the program, The...

MCP25-MS.(Product Updates)
November 11, 2006... Valco Cincinnati Inc. combines glue pattern inspection with its glue application systems. Its MCP25-MS control monitors bead placement and adhesive pattern at speeds exceeding 2,000 pieces per minute. Working in conjunction with the MCP25-MS,...

SRS-2000 self-centering ship shaft.(Product Updates)
November 11, 2006... Double E expanded its "SR" series of products to include the SRS-2000 self-centering ship shaft. The shaft creates and maintains a consistent axis of rotation for the roll, allowing smooth winding of sensitive web materials. It features a...

Sonoco.(People Updates)
November 11, 2006... Effective Jan. 1, Eddie Smith, currently vice president--customer and business development, will become vice president--industrial products and paper--Europe for Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C. Smith is replacing James Harrell who will be returning to...

Alcan, Inc.(People Updates)
November 11, 2006... Ilene Gordon has been appointed to senior vice president of Alcan, Inc., Montreal, and president and ceo of Alcan Packaging. Gordon, who is presently president of Alcan's Food Packaging Americas sector, succeeds Christel Bories, who was...

Temple-Inland.(People Updates)
November 11, 2006... Richard Smith was elected to the Temple-Inland, Austin, Texas, board of directors. Smith is also the chairman and editor-in-chief of Newsweek.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-America.(People Updates)
November 11, 2006... Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-America made two important personnel changes at their Corrugating Machinery Division Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Md. Charles "Chuck" Linzey was appointed parts business marketing manager for the Corrugating...

Madern Group of Companies.(People Updates)(Jos van Oekel appointment)(Brief article)
November 11, 2006... Jos van Oekel was appointed to the newly created position of sales director global for the Modern Group of Companies, Vlaardingen, Netherlands. He will lead and coordinate the companies existing sales organizations, manage and strengthen the...

Eastman Kodak Co.(People Updates)
November 11, 2006... Eastman Kodak Co. named Ion Bracken as vice president of marketing and channels, workflow and prepress equipment (WPE) for its Graphic Communications Group (GCG). In his new role, Bracken is responsible for all WPE marketing initiatives,...

October box shipments fall.(DOWN 3.1 PERCENT)
November 18, 2006... Last month's actual shipments of corrugated products (measured in billions of sq ft) were down 3.1 percent, the Fibre Box Association (FBA) reports. Adjusted for an extra shipping day in October (22), average weekly shipments plunged 7.5...