Official Board Markets articles from November 2008

Official Board Markets archives from November 2008

Are you a brand maker?(ASKED AT PPC FALL MEETING)
November 1, 2008... Does using the word "new" make your products innovative? Absolutely not, says Alan Isacson, president and founder, ABI, New York City, a business-to-business marketing company. He discussed how to build sales by building brands at the...

Transacted containerboard prices.
November 1, 2008... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price...

Fire destroys Grossman recycling facility.
November 1, 2008... A fire started from a contractor's cutting torch spark destroyed the 32,000 sq R Grossman Group paper and plastic recycling facility in Westerville, Ohio. The building, equipment, and approximately 750 tons of paper and plastic was destroyed in...

T-I reports net income of $3m.(3Q RESULTS PLUMMET)(Financial report)
November 1, 2008... Temple-Inland Inc., Austin, Texas, reports third quarter 2008 net income of $3 million, compared to third quarter 2007 net income of $36 million and second quarter 2008 net income of $8 million. Corrugated packaging segment operating income...

Van de Water honored for service.
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tony Petrelli, PPC board chairman, thanks Jerry Van de Water, outgoing PPC president, for his eight years of association service with a portrait done by the wife of incoming PPC President Ben Markens. Van de Water...

McDonald's rolls out global packaging.(STARTING IN U.K.)
November 1, 2008... This month food service retailer McDonald's, Oak Brook, Ill., is offering its new generation of global packaging, the most comprehensive rollout in the brand's history. All 118 countries with a McDonald's will participate in this rollout over...

SSCC celebrates high-tech plant opening.(IN CHICAGOLAND)
November 1, 2008... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) celebrated the opening of its new Chicago-area container plant located in New Lenox, Ill., last week. Located in the nation's second largest packaging market, the New Lenox plant is one of the most...

Executive conference shows sustainability is here to stay.(FOCUS ON CERTIFICATION)(Conference notes)
November 1, 2008... Corrugated packaging executives met on Oct. 22 and 23 in Chicago to learn about a subject that most agree isn't going anywhere: sustainability. The information-packed, two-day "Sustainable Business Executive Briefing and Conference" held by the...

Menasha awarded by Fox Cities.(FROM FOX CITIES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Menasha Packaging, Neenah, Wis., has been named the 2008 Manufacturer of the Year in award competition sponsored by the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The award was given from the category for employers with more than 300...

More work needed on LCA.(MARKETING SUSTAINABILITY)
November 1, 2008... Corrugated packaging executives expecting to hear the results of the industry's Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) during the "Sustainable Business Executive Briefing and Conference" Oct. 22 and 23 in Chicago, were told the study is not yet complete....

Recycled Fiber Full Roll Perfed.(Product Update)
November 1, 2008... Rollguard[R], part of Great Northern Corp.'s Specialty Group, has expanded its line of protective roll cradles with the new Recycled Fiber Full Roll Perfed, a cradle designed specifically for the converter market. The Recycled Fiber Full Roll...

Diamond named P&G Supplier of the Year.(EXCELLENCE AWARD)
November 1, 2008... Diamond Packaging, Rochester, N.Y., was named a "Supplier of the Year" by the Procter and Gamble Co. (P&G) during P&G's first ever global Supplier Summit on Oct. 15. P&G hosted the event with its 350 top global suppliers to discuss their...

Nestle to remove plastic packaging from shell eggs.(USE RECYCLABLE PAPERBOARD INSTEAD)
November 1, 2008... Nestle Confectionery is leading the way in the confectionery market by being the first manufacturer to remove plastic inserts from the majority of its shell eggs by spring 2009. This is part of a drive to reduce packaging across the whole range...

Containerboard confab lineup finalized.(NOV. 12-14)
November 1, 2008... The 13th International Containerboard Conference, Nov. 12-14 at the Chicago Marriott in Chicago, reports its theme is "Surviving the Current Economic Challenges" and has finalized its speakers for the conference. The speakers and topics...

Average sheet prices.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Average Sheet Prices Based upon a survey of sheet plants. Per 1000 sq. ft., 25,000 sq. ft. single item orders, including delivery charges. Southeast/ East South ...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
November 1, 2008... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $5-10 (-55) ...

Recovered paper prices nosedive.(OCC MARKET REPORT)
November 1, 2008... What's amazing about the current recovered paper price collapse is its quickness. Industry veterans remember well that in the summer of 1995 OCC prices rose to a bit over $200 per ton and then over the next four months dropped. But that didn't...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
November 1, 2008... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings ...

MeadWestvaco earnings fall.(TO $54 MILLION)
November 1, 2008... MeadWestvaco Corp., Richmond, Va., reports third quarter 2008 income from continuing operations of $46 million. Sales from continuing operations increased 8 percent to $1.81 billion in the third quarter of 2008 compared to $1.68 billion in the...

Longview closes board machine.(LAID OFF 90)
November 1, 2008... On. Oct. 22, Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging shut down its board machine and laid off about 90 hourly workers in Longview, Wash. Longview President Frank McShane says the slowing economy reduced demand for products produced at the No. 9...

P Squared publishes lean workbook.(HOW-TO GUIDE)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... P Squared, Renton, Wash., recently published its first workbook to give companies in the packaging industry a practical step-by-step guide for implementing lean manufacturing. This first book in a planned series addresses one of the...

Absolute Engineering launches new website.(WWW.ABSOLUTE-ENG.COM)(Website overview)
November 1, 2008... Absolute Engineering has launched a new website, www.absolute-eng.com. The company has its headquarters in the U.K. and agents across the world, in addition to a U.S. office offering service and technical support. The new website is designed to...

Diamond Coat[R] Soft Touch[TM].(Product Update)
November 1, 2008... Sheetfed packaging, commercial and P-O-P printers can now provide their customers with a new coating texture as a cost-effective product offering with Rycoline's Diamond Coat[R] Soft Touch[TM] coating, a new special effect coating that imparts...

Transacted boxboard prices.
November 1, 2008... Transacted Boxboard Prices The prices tabulated here are intended only as a reference standard to the current levels commonly prevailing in a representative proportion of the U.S. contract transactions. The prices listed do not connote...

Greif to close Ohio box plant.(IN DECEMBER)
November 1, 2008... Greif Inc. will close its corrugated packaging plant in Toledo, Ohio, in December and eliminate 69 jobs as company leaders cite an eroding local customer base and slow business, WTVG-TV reports. The plant, which the Delaware, Ohio-based...

IADD-FSEA Odyssey to offer solutions.(EDUCATION AND EXHIBITION)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The 2009 IADD-FSEA Odyssey, May 6-8, at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, will provide immediate solutions to tough diecutting or foil stamping/embossing challenges. Sponsored by the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking...

IP third quarter earnings down.($149 MILLION)(Financial report)
November 1, 2008... International Paper (IP) reports preliminary third quarter net earnings of $149 million, compared with net earnings of $227 million in the 2008 second quarter and $217 million in the third quarter of 2007. Third quarter amounts include the...

Field achieves FSC and SFI chain-of-custody certifications.(SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY PRACTICES)
November 1, 2008... Independent corrugated converter Field Packaging Group (FPG), Bedford Park, Ill., has achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) chain of custody certification. FPG has become one of the first...

Sun Chemical.(People Update)(Felipe Mellado has been appointed)(Bradley Schrader has been appointed)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Sun Chemical names Felipe Mellado chief marketing officer and Bradley Schrader vice president of strategy and business development. As the chief marketing officer, Mellado will oversee all of Sun Chemical's corporate marketing activities and...

FSEA joins SGP partnership.(FOR INDUSTRY ISSUES)
November 1, 2008... The Foil Stamping and Embossing Association (FSEA) has joined the Sustainable Green Printing (SGP) Partnership as a supporting association. FSEA is a non-profit organization established to increase the use of foil stamping and embossing...

Nomar Series.(Product Update)
November 1, 2008... Michelman's Nomar Series of abrasion resistant coatings meet market requirements for nonscuff performance for corrugated shipping containers. When shipping items as small as a box of cereal or as large as a dishwasher, the Nomar Series coatings...

Rose City Printing and Packaging.(People Update)
November 1, 2008... Rose City Printing and Packaging, Portland, Ore., has recently named Matt Manley as its senior account executive in the California region. Rose City Printing and Packaging, with two production facilities now serving the Western U.S., has added...

Box makers brace for change.(PRESIDENT OBAMA'S IMPACT)(Editorial)
November 8, 2008... On Jan. 20, Barack Obama will become the 44m president of the U.S. Although some box makers would argue that it is too early to say how his presidency will impact their businesses, other industry executives argue change is inevitable. And this...

Mason Box uses grants.
November 8, 2008... The Mason Box Co., North Attleboro, Mass., is embarking on a series of ambitious programs with the help of three grants, awarded at the state and federal levels. The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded Mason Box a Trade Assistance Grant to...

Transacted containerboard prices.
November 8, 2008... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price...

Greif sells off packaging assets.(INCLUDES THREE BOX PLANTS)
November 8, 2008... Greif, Inc., Delaware, Ohio, recently conducted four transactions in its North American packaging business. The company has sold three box plants. The assets of its Toledo, Ohio, box plant are being sold to Welch Packaging, and the sheet plant...

Allied Waste starts upgrade to Buffalo plant.(FROM DUAL STREAM TO SINGLE STREAM)
November 8, 2008... Allied Waste Services is upgrading its Buffalo, N.Y., recycling plant to single stream processing. The plant currently uses a dual stream system. Once completed, it will be able to process more than 350 tons of recyclables per day. The...

FBA to hold Sheet Plant workshop.(FEBRUARY IN HAWAII)(Fibre Box Association)(Brief article)
November 8, 2008... The 2009 Fibre Box Association (FBA) Independent Sheet Plant Operations Workshop will be held at the Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island of Hawaii on Feb. 15-18, 2009. The workshop is an opportunity to network and share common ideas relating to...

Don't limit your marketing methods.(BECOME MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE)
November 8, 2008... In the current tough economic climate for paperboard packaging producers, executives are much more likely to worry about generating revenue and paying the bills than marketing themselves. But Gary Slack, chairman of Chicago-based Slack...

Container Graphics opens plant in Florida.(PART OF SOUTHEAST REGION)
November 8, 2008... Container Graphics Corp., Cary, N.C., has opened a cutting die manufacturing and repair plant in Jacksonville, Fla. It is part of Container Graphics' Southeast region, which includes Charlotte, N.C., Stone Mountain (Atlanta), Ga., and Winter...

GPI makes microwavable tray.(FOR JAPANESE CONSUMERS)(Graphic Packaging International, Inc. partnered with Tokan Kogyo Co., Ltd.)(Brief article)
November 8, 2008... Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (GPI), Marietta, Ga., has partnered with Tokan Kogyo Co., Ltd. to make the first application of the MicroRite[R] tray in Japan. The MicroRite tray, which consists of special aluminum foil patterns laminated...

Longview to begin rolling shutdowns.(DURING THE HOLIDAYS)
November 8, 2008... Longview Fibre Co., Longview, Wash., is staggering production curtailments on all five paper machines at its converting paper and containerboard mill in Longview, Wash., to occur from Nov. 10 until late December, The Daily News reports. The...

Caraustar loses $75 million.(VOLUME DOWN, REVENUE UP)
November 8, 2008... Caraustar Industries Inc., reported its third quarter net loss widened to $75.4 million from $6.5 million a year ago. The company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment loss of $125.3 million. Revenue rose to $214.5 million, from $209.6...

Sani-Blast will move to new location.(ALL UNDER ONE ROOF)(Brief article)
November 8, 2008... Sani-Blast will move to its new location at 6409 Goodrich Ave. in Minneapolis on Nov. 14. The move combines the company's headquarters with the manufacturing and distribution facility. It will position Sani-Blast to quickly respond to customer...

Creative 'Juice' flows at stribling: a design agency can bring more business to your plant.(SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION)
November 8, 2008... Stribling Packaging and Display had the design team in place at its Rogers, Ark., box plant, but the customers just weren't coming. After all, what do folks churning out corrugated displays know about marketing and design? At least that's what...

China overtakes U.S. in production.(U.S. LEADS IMPORTS AND EXPORTS)
November 8, 2008... China has surpassed the U.S. in paper and paperboard production for the first time, out producing the U.S. by about 900,000 metric tons. In first-half 2008, China produced 41.7 million metric tons of paper and paperboard, an increase of 14.5...

PMMI conducts secondary packaging study.(AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE)
November 8, 2008... The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) has issued the results of its "Secondary Packaging Market Research Study." PMMI researchers interviewed packaging professionals from consumer packaged goods (CPG) firms in the food,...

RFID expected to exceed $5.3 billion.(TO GROW BY 15 PERCENT)
November 8, 2008... The worldwide RFID market will exceed $5.3 billion in 2008, according to a new forecast from ABI Research. Annual revenue growth will increase over the next five years, accelerating over the mid-term as high-growth, high-volume applications...

Easi-Set[TM] Folder Arm Upgrade.(Product Update)
November 8, 2008... The Easi-Set[TM] Folder Arm Upgrade from T-Buck, Inc., Lake City, Fla., is a new option for folder-gluers. The durable, fully adjustable dual-pivot folding arms eliminate the guess work and positioning limitations of conventional OEM folding...

Board inventories keep increasing.(CAN BOX PLANTS REDUCE SUPPLY?)
November 8, 2008... For the third consecutive month, total containerboard inventories (which combines those at mills and box plants) rose, reports the American Forest & Paper Association. Specifically, between August and September they rose 3.8 percent to...

Futura presents at Amtech Conference.(OVER 300 ATTEND)(Futura Services)(Conference news)(Brief article)
November 8, 2008... Futura Services, Bensalem, Pa., was on hand at the Amtech User Conference held last month in Las Vegas. The company gave a presentation on customer support best practices to over 300 people from the folding carton and corrugated container...

MVW forms joint venture in India.(FOR FRESH PRODUCE)
November 8, 2008... MWV, Richmond, Va., has formed a joint venture with India-based corrugated box maker Wadco Packaging Pvt. Ltd. by purchasing a 51 percent equity stake in the company. The joint venture will extend the corrugated packaging design, manufacturing...

Equipment interest rate index.
November 8, 2008... Current monthly payments for 100 percent financing for 84 months on $1.0 million range from $14,535 to $15,275 depending on credit strength and equipment being purchased. [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

Paperboard mill performance.
November 8, 2008... Paperboard Mill Performance U.S. paperboard production by furnish, current and cumulative totals in 1000 short tons, as reported by the American Forest & Paper Association. Unbleached ...

Producer price indexes - 1982 = 100.
November 8, 2008... Producer Price Indexes--1982=100 Year July Aug 2006/2007 2008 2008 Total Paperboard 192.0/201.7 211.7 226.3 Total Paper & Paperboard...

BIR highlights unethical practices.(RECOVERED PAPER)(Bureau of International Recycling)(Brief article)
November 8, 2008... The overall economic and financial crisis hasn't spared the international recycling industry, reports the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR). It states that some buyers are "completely ignoring the terms of the contracts they signed some...

OSHA cites IP for safety violations.(AT VICKSBURG BOARD MILL)
November 8, 2008... International Paper (IP), Memphis Tenn., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for workplace safety violations at its kraft linerboard mill in Vicksburg, Miss. This follows its...

Graphic Packaging increases losses.(SALES SOAR)(Financial report)
November 8, 2008... Graphic Packaging Holding Co., Marietta, Ga., posted a net loss of $14.4 million in the third quarter, compared with a net loss of $13.9 million during the same period a year ago. The company's sales were up 90.4 percent to $1.2 billion for the...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
November 8, 2008... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $5-10 (-55) ...

Gerber, JCC donate to ICPF.(SUPPORTING THE FUTURE)
November 8, 2008... Gerber Innovations, Wilmington, Mass., has committed a pledge of time, assistance and $250,000 in support of the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF). Jamestown Container Corp. (JCC), Falconer, N.Y., is pledging an additional...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
November 8, 2008... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings ...

Amazon.com launches 'Frustration-Free' packaging.(EASY-TO-OPEN, LESS WASTE)
November 8, 2008... Online retailer Amazon.com is making it easier for customers to open up packages with a new initiative it is calling "Frustration-Free Packaging." The two types of packaging the company is focusing on first are clamshells and plastic-coated...

OCCG achieves ISO 9001 certification.(IN MEXICO)(Orange County Container Group of Companies )(Brief article)
November 8, 2008... Orange County Container Group of Companies (OCCG LCC) has achieved ISO 9001 certification for its Corrugados de Ciudad Juarez Plant in Mexico. The plant was certified after adopting and implementing an integrated management system for quality....

NAPA to host Monte Carlo Night.(55-YEAR TRADITION)(North American Packaging Association)(Brief article)
November 8, 2008... The North American Packaging Association (NAPA) is celebrating the holidays with a Monte Carlo Night, Dec. 4 at the Royal York in Toronto in the Imperial Room starting at 6 p.m. An annual tradition for 55 years, this year's festivities will be...

China company begins making boxes.(TRIAL RUN UNDERWAY)
November 8, 2008... China's Tiandong Guan Yu Plastic Co., Ltd. has begun a trial run of a new paper box production line at its Baise City, China, plant. The project is a $1.5 million company investment. The main goal of the new production line is to reuse waste...

Smurfit Kappa plans new board machine.(IN FRANCE)
November 8, 2008... Smurfit Kappa Group plans to build a new recycled linerboard machine reusing parts from two of the company's other paper machines and restart production at its idled mill in Saillat-sur-Vienne, France. It expects to begin board production...

Metallized folding carton.(Product Update)
November 8, 2008... Dura-Fibre[R]'s newest addition to its folding cartons substrates line is its metallized folding carton. It is a 27 pt, three-ply laminated board featuring a smooth, shiny metallic appearance on the top with a white reverse. The printable...

PepsiCo plans $1 billion investment in China.(OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS)
November 8, 2008... PepsiCo plans to invest $1 billion in China over the next four years. It is part of the company's strategy to expand in emerging markets and broaden its portfolio of locally-relevant products. The investment will fund a variety of major capital...

Rock-Tenn boosts profits.(UP 44 PERCENT)
November 8, 2008... Profits at Rock-Tenn Co., Norcross, Ga., rose 44 percent in the fourth-quarter. For the three months ended Sept. 30, net income climbed to $28.4 million, from $19.7 million during the same period a year ago. The company says higher pricing and...

Chicago TAPPI plans 2009 meetings.(SEVERAL EVENTS TO ATTEND)
November 8, 2008... Chicago TAPPI's 2008-2009 program year is underway with events scheduled throughout next year. On Feb. 3, the organization presents, "What's New in Corrugated." Then, on March 3, the theme is "Upgrading Versus Buying New Machines." A trade fair...

Dura-Seal.(Product Update)
November 8, 2008... Dura-Fibre[R], Menasha, Wis., has added Dura-Seal to its paperboard product line. A replacement for clamshell packaging, it is used for trapped and fold-over blister packaging, available in 26 pt and 36 pt. Dura-Seal is a multi-ply laminated...

Woodward Jogger Aerators, Inc.(People Updates)
November 8, 2008... Lou Cannizzaro has been promoted to senior vice president of sales at Woodward Jogger Aerators, Inc., Brick, N.J. He advances from his post as vice president of sales. He has been selling Woodward Jogger Aerators for 25 years.

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.(People Updates)
November 8, 2008... Alan Goldberg has retired as a director of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC), Chicago. He is a co-managing partner of Lindsay Goldberg and is retiring from the board of directors in order to focus all of his attention on his business...

Gerber Scientific Inc.(People Updates)
November 8, 2008... Gerber Scientific Inc., South Windsor, Conn., appoints Steven Gore as president, Gerber Innovations. He will report to Gerber Scientific Products President Stephen Lovass. Since Gerber's acquisition of Data Technology in May 2007, Gore has been...

Walmart updates scorecard status.(AT PACK EXPO)
November 15, 2008... Walmart's packaging scorecard, which was unveiled two years ago this month, continues to evolve. Spearheaded by Amy Zettlemoyer-Lazar, packaging director of Sam's Club and co-manager of the Walmart Sustainability Value Network, Bentonville,...

Transacted containerboard prices.
November 15, 2008... 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...

Arkay expands Virginia plant.
November 15, 2008... Arkay Packaging Corp., New York City, cut the ribbon last week to celebrate the latest expansion at its Roanoke, Va., folding carton plant. The 62,000-sq-ft expansion doubled the plant's size. It is the company's second addition at that...

SSCC shuts down two board machines.(IN LOUISIANA AND MONTANA)
November 15, 2008... Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Chicago, will temporarily shut down its No. 5 paper machine at its containerboard mill in Hodge, La., beginning Nov. 24 and ending Dec. 11. The machine produces linerboard and its shutdown will mean 80 employees...

SSCC will close Fresno box plant.(PRODUCTION AT CALPINE)
November 15, 2008... Chicago-based Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) will close its 114-employee corrugated box plant in Fresno, Calif., this month, according to a company spokesperson, the Central Valley Business Times reports. Production will be taken...

U.S. moves quickly to offset financial squeeze.(UNTESTED GOV'T ACTIONS)
November 15, 2008... Box demand will be weak in the remaining weeks of this year as the Timer indicates. Still, despite the declines in employment, production and the stock market in October, the Timer advanced, suggesting a better demand climate for boxes is...

EPG sells two ink control systems.(FOR GPI PROJECT)
November 15, 2008... Essex Products Group (EPG), Centerbrook, Conn., sold two KeyColoF[TM] III ink control systems during last month's Graph Expo, including KeyColor AutoSet software for presetting, to press manufacturer Drent Goebel North America Inc. Drent Goebel...

Solarsoft hosts Summit 2008.(MORE THAN 130 ATTEND)(Brief article)
November 15, 2008... Solarsoft for Packaging, Vancouver, Canada, hosted its Summit 2008 Customer Conference in Las Vegas last month. The event brought together more than 130 customers, partners and Solarsoft personnel to examine new software offerings, network with...

AMA lines boxes with wool.(NATURAL INSULATION)
November 15, 2008... A packaging design company in the U.K. has developed a corrugated box with a wool fining that's used to keep temperatures cool for products like frozen food, packagingnews.co.uk reports. The "woolcool boxes" by AMA Consultants are made from...

Wynalda expands press capabilities.(SIXTH MANROLAND PURCHASE)(Brief article)
November 15, 2008... Wynalda Litho, Belmont, Mich., has purchased a new 6-color Roland 700 from manroland, Westmont, Ill. The company's Roland 900 XXL large format press from manroland became operational earlier in the year. The 700 will allow the company to...