Official Board Markets articles from October 2004

Official Board Markets archives from October 2004

AICC, FBA oppose changes.(Added Costs For Shipping KD)(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters, Fibre Box Association)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) and the Fibre Box Association (FBA) met recently with a committee of the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) to discuss an NMFTA proposal to change the classification of...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 2, 2004... Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing linerboard and medium. Air prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded at any time at any price...

Board demand improves.(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... North American containerboard demand in August showed improvement, increasing 7.4 percent over the corresponding month last year, Canada's Pulp and Paper Products Council, Montreal, reports. North American containerboard production...

Keller Crescent acquires North State.(North State Cartons LLC, Keller-Crescent Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Keller Crescent Co., an Evansville, Ind.-based marketing communications and packaging company, purchases all of the assets of North State Cartons, LLC, a Pineville, N.C., folding carton company. Financial terms weren't disclosed. North State...

U.S. creditors pursue APP assets.(Debt Default)(Asia Pulp and Paper Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... In a decision that undermines the legitimacy of Asia Pulp and Paper's (APP) exchange offers, the District Court of Kuala Tungkal, Indonesia, has invalidated more than $550 million in bonds sold in 1995 by APP International Finance Co. and...

Sun Automation becomes McKinley's creditor.(McKinley Machinery Inc.)
October 2, 2004... Sun Automation Group, Sparks, Md., has purchased the line of credit note that makes it the sole secured creditor of McKinley Machinery Inc. This note is secured by all of the assets of McKinley, according to Lou Sardella, chairman of Sun, and...

CVC buys BASF inks, printing plates operations.(BASF Printing Systems Group, CVC Capital Partners)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... European private equity firm CVC Capital Partners acquires the printing inks and printing plates operations of BASF, which includes BASF Drucksysteme GmbH and other printing system companies. The sale covers all BASF printing system facilities...

xpedx new agent for HumanEyes.(HumanEyes Technologies Ltd.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... xpedx, national distributor of printing and graphic imaging prepress equipment and supplies, is named exclusive U.S. paper merchant agent for HumanEyes Technologies, providers of advanced three-dimensional lenticular solutions. HumanEyes...

Newark Group will raise prices.(Tube And Core Products)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... The Newark Group, Cranford, N.J., will be initiating a minimum price increase on its tube and core products, headers, and chipboard sheets by 5 to 8 percent. This increase will be effective with orders shipped on and after November 1. The...

Green Printing wins Gold Ink Awards.(Green Printing and Packaging Co.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Green Printing and Packaging Co., Lexington, N.C., earns silver and bronze awards in the rigid packaging category of the 17th Annual Gold Ink Awards sponsored by PrintMedia and Printing Impressions magazines. Green is a subsidiary of Richmond,...

ICCA expands membership to large companies.(Leadership Members)(International Corrugated Case Association )(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... The International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA) revises its bylaws to allow a new category of membership: Leadership Member. The ICCA board of directors voted in June to invite the largest corrugated companies in each region worldwide to...

RISI conference focuses on China.(forest products industry)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... The 19th annual RISI North American Forest Products Conference, to be held in Boston Oct. 24-26, will focus on the theme of "China's Role as a Customer and Competitor." Speakers will address China's impact on fiber demand, transportation and...

Central Piedmont dedicates Harper Campus.(For Ron And Kathleen Harper)(Central Piedmont Community College)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) officially dedicated the Southwest Campus as Harper Campus on Sept. 17 for Ron and Katherine Harper. The CPCC board of trustees renamed the campus to honor the Harpers for their substantial...

Caraustar to increase prices.(On Tubes And Cores)(Caraustar Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Caraustar Industries, Inc., Atlanta, will raise prices on all paper tube and core product lines by a minimum of 5 percent. The increase will become effective with shipments on or after October 25. This price change will help offset recent...

Queen City acquires Louis Jacobs.(Specialty Paper)(Queen City Paper, Louis Jacobs and Son)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Queen City Paper, Erlanger, Ky., acquires Louis Jacobs and Son, a Brooklyn, N.Y., specialty paper company for undisclosed terms. Queen City Paper provides converting services and specialty board and paper products. The new Louis Jacobs Division...

Brookfield trains on viscometer operation.(Four Upcoming Courses)(Brookfield Engineering Laboratories)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Brookfield Engineering, Middleboro, Mass., offers four upcoming practical courses for laboratory viscometer operators. The course is designed to benefit people at all levels of viscosity measurement experience. Upcoming courses are scheduled...

Select LCS (Load Change Safety) stacker.(Product Update)(Geo. M. Martin Co.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... By taking a number of production enhancing features and intelligently integrating state-of-the-art technology, the Geo. M. Martin Co. has created its new Select LCS (Load Change Safety) stacker for rotary diecutting. Updating and improving on...

Mayr-Melnhof to combine divisions.(Increasing Production Efficiencies)(Mayr-Melnhof Karton GmbH)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG, Vienna, Austria, plans to merge its general packaging division with its cigarettes and confectionary division by the end of this year. Reasons given for this move include increasing customer utility, service leadership,...

Transacted Boxboard Prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 2, 2004... 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...

ProMark inks for sheetfed printers.(Product Update)(Inx International Ink Co.)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... INX International Ink Co. introduces its ProMark inks for sheetfed printers, designed to provide exceptional color sharpness with minimal dot gain on a full range of sheet label substrates, including recycled and low basis weight CIS stocks....

KBA North America.(Travers Stavac appointed)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Travers Stavac joins KBA North America as regional sales manager, corrugated equipment. He assists in the sales and marketing of KBA's Corrugraph, a new line of corrugated sheetfed flexo printers and diecutters targeted to the high-end graphics...

Eckart America L.P.(Bruce Schimmel appointed)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Eckart America L.P., Painesville, Ohio, appoints Bruce Schimmel as director of sales--graphic arts. He is responsible for sales, product management, and customer service within the Graphic Arts Division. He previously was with Ultra Additives,...

Obituary.(Fred Witkowski, Johnson Corrugated Products Corp.)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
October 2, 2004... Fred Witkowski, president and ceo of Johnson Corrugated Products Corp., Thompson, Conn., died from cancer. Witkowski was a member of TAPPI and the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters, and held his role at Johnson Corrugated from...

Paper Trading Int'l opens new office.(Castillo At Head)(Philip Castillo)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Paper and plastics brokerage company Paper Trading International, Inc., Germantown, Tenn., opens a new office in Nashville, Tenn. Philip Castillo joins the company to head the new brokerage office located in the Nashville suburb of Brentwood at...

Raise funds for Phoenix Challenge.(Oct. 15 Luncheon)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Attend the second annual Phoenix Challenge Luncheon Oct. 15, at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Charlotte, N.C., to raise funds for this year's Phoenix Challenge flexo competition for high school students. Donations will benefit the competition's...

Attend W.H. Leary Demos at Graph Expo.(At Tinley Park Headquarters)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... W.H. Leary Co. will hold live folder-gluer and gluing demonstrations at its Tinley Park, Ill., headquarters during Graph Expo and Converting Expo, Oct. 10-13 in Chicago. The company will provide free bus transportation from Gate 27 in the South...

Dayton Carton chooses Advantzware.(Box Software)(Dayton Carton Kentucky)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Dayton Carton Kentucky, Louisville, Ky., purchases Advantzware box software from Advanced Software, Inc., Yardley, Pa. The Windows-based suite automates all plant and office processes of a corrugated or folding carton plant. For more...

MeadWestvaco Corp.(Noteworthy News)(renovation of homes)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... MeadWestvaco Corp. Coated Board employees spent their third year volunteering for House of Heroes to renovate and restore the homes of local veterans and their spouses in the Chattahoochee Valley, Ala., area. The two homes repaired by...

Paper industry profits could triple.(In Canada)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Profits in Canada's paper industry are on an upswing after hitting the bottom of a cyclical downturn last year, according to the Conference Board's Industrial Outlook: Canada's Paper Products Industry. "The good news for the industry is...

Average sheet prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 2, 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. Southeast/ East South ...

WMU annual meeting set.(Rock-Tenn CFO To Keynote)(Steven Voorhees)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... The cfo from Rock-Tenn Co. will deliver the keynote address at the Western Michigan University (WMU) Paper Technology Foundation annual meeting Oct. 14. Steven Voorhees, executive vice president and cfo of Rock-Tenn, will speak on the meeting's...

Rigid box sales up 19 percent.(NPA Reports)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Rigid box sales increased 18.99 percent in August, from $3.8 million in August 2003 to $4.5 million in August 2004, according to the National Paperbox Association (NPA). January through August sales increased 2.93 percent, from $25.3 million in...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Illustration)
October 2, 2004... Prices are per short ton. They change the first issue of each month. Unless otherwise noted, they're effective for the calendar month. Grades and preparation requirements are as defined in the current ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular (now...

OCC prices flat ... for now.(Market Report)(old corrugated containers)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Suppliers of OCC in the Southeast say that board mills will soon be paying more for this grade, if they aren't already. But that remains to be seen. Yes, the four hurricanes that hit Florida over the past six weeks affected mill buyers'...

Transacted paper stock prices-high grades.(Illustration)
October 2, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades For detailed chart explanation, see page 11 White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings ...

Compu-pak expands.(Designs And Makes Dies)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Compu-pak, Carlstadt, N.J., expands its facility to 22,000 sq ft at the same location. The company handles package design, diecutting and finishing, and manufactures laser dies. In its expanded location it will include fulfillment and contract...

Pick up TAPPI survival pack in Atlanta.(At Supercorrexpo, Nov. 8-12)(Public Notice)
October 2, 2004... All SuperCorrExpo[R] attendees are invited to pick up a free TAPPI Survival Pack during the event. The Survival Pack contains an assortment of TAPPI essentials, including a test method, a technical information paper on correct installation of...

Regional box shipments disappoint.(FBA Reveals)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... On an average week basis (last August had one more shipping day than August 2003), August corrugated shipments by region, as reported by the Fibre Box Association (FBA), were disappointing. The East Central did best with shipments up 2 percent,...

Tim-Bar wins POPAI display of year.(TurboTax Display)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Tim-Bar Corp. P-O-P Packaging and Display Group wins a 2004 Display of the Year award from Point-of-Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) in the Temporary Display category. The company receives the award for its TurboTax Staples pallet...

Graphic Packaging Corp.(People Update)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Graphic Packaging Crop., Marietta, Ga., promotes David Scheible to coo. He assumes responsibility for all company operations worldwide. He has served as the company's executive vice president of commercial operations since the 2003 merger of...

American Paper Recycling.(People Update)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... William Anderson joins American Paper Recycling, Mansfield, Mass., as head of the Asheville, N.C., recycling division. Anderson will focus on baler installations throughout the Southeast region and sourcing deinking and pulp substitute grades.

All About Packaging, Inc.(People Update)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Marya Miller joins All About Packaging, Inc., Appleton, Wis., as a packaging sales representative for Midwest sales.

American Baler Co.(People Update)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... American Baler Co., Bellevue, Ohio, appoints Dave Barger as the new West Coast regional sales manager. He manages all sales and field customer service for dealers and customers in the 12-state Western region.

Voith Paper.(People Update)(Brief Article)
October 2, 2004... Voith Paper appoints Alexander Wassermann executive vice president, effective Oct. 1. He will be responsible for the company's Sales Division. Wassermann joined Voith in 1994 and has served at various locations. Voith Paper is based in Germany....

Box making made easy: how to meet and exceed customer expectations.(Heard At Chicago Tappi)
October 9, 2004... Kell Specialty Product's Mike Schliesmann is baffled when he hears about his industry peers running multiple set-ups for first-time corrugated print jobs. "If you can't set up [a new job] the first time you should get out of the business,"...

Transacted containerboard prices.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 9, 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...

FBA releases indicator survey.(Fibre Box Association)(Public Notice)
October 9, 2004... The Fibre Box Association (FBA) recently completed and released the 2003 Key Performance Indicator Survey to participating members. This benchmarking study surveys volunteering members for certain financial and operation attributes from the...

Prospect Partners invests in Knight.(Folding Cartons)(Knight Paper Box Company)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Prospect Partners LLC, Chicago, has invested in Knight Paper Box Company, Chicago. Financial details weren't disclosed. Knight designs and manufactures printed folding cartons for a variety of customers in the confectionary and consumer...

Graphic Packaging selects Approva.(Complying With The Law)(Graphic Packaging International Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Atlanta, selects Approva's BizRights[R] to improve visibility into existing controls and help ensure a continuous Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program.

'Handbag' chocolates package wins Europe's Carton of the Year.(From ECMA And Procarton)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Europe's Carton of the Year award is designed by Landor Associates and Model PrimePac makes the carton on paperboard from Iggesund Paperboard. The carton looks deceptively like a leather handbag. It is as easy to open and close as a...

Graphic Pkg to distribute DorPak box.(Signed Agreement With Cin-Made)(Graphic Packaging International Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Graphic Packaging International (GPI), Marietta, Ga., signs an exclusive distributor relationship with the DorPak Division of the Cin-Made Packaging Group to offer the DorPak rigid paperboard container. This package combines the innovations...

Appleton expands security products.(Tags, UV, Planchettes)(Appleton Papers Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Appleton, Appleton, Wis., expands its range of security products for brand protection and secure documents with new paper-and film-based products offering taggants, planchettes, UV logos, and pen-tick authentication capabilities. TechMark[R]...

Sonoco to raise prices.(5 Percent Minimum)(Sonoco Products Co.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Sonoco will increase prices for its paper-based engineered carriers (tubes and cores) and related specialty products by a minimum of 5 percent in the U.S. and Canada, effective with shipments on or after Nov. 1, 2004. "The uncoated recycled...

AICC student design contest winners announced.(On Display At SuperCorrExpo)(Association of Independent Corrugated Converters)(Annual Student Packaging Design Competition)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) announces winners of its 5th Annual Student Packaging Design Competition. More than 20 entries were received from Clemson University, University of Wisconsin-Stout, California...

Bay Cities makes 'Hair Show' display.(With IPG Imaging Professionals Group)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Bay Cities Container Corp., Pico Rivera, Calif., produces the promotional display for the upcoming "Hair Show" movie release in collaboration with visual merchandising company IPG Imaging Professionals Group, Irvine, Calif. Bay Cities designers...

FBA helps Calif. plants meet storm water regs.(Calif. Group Monitoring Program)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... The Fibre Box Association (FBA) launches the California Group Monitoring Program, an environmental service available to plants in California to help them meet storm water regulations. FBA and ENSR, a global provider of environmental and energy...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 9, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago ...

AF&PA offers online career board.(For Employers, Job Seekers)(American Forest and Paper Association)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) launches a new job board on its Web site at www.afandpa.org/careercenter. Employers who visit the site can reach a cross-section of forest, paper and wood products professionals, including more...

Weyco mill outsources chip operation.(New Woodroom)(Weyerhaeuser Co.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Late last month Valliant Chips, a subsidiary of The Price Companies, Monticello, Ark., began commercial production of wood chips for Weyerhaeuser's Valliant containerboard mill. The woodroom will make twice as many chips as a merchandiser,...

Europe reaches 53.9 percent recycling rate.(Paper & Paperboard Industry)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... The European paper and paperboard industry achieved a recycling rate of 53.9 percent in 2003, up from 53.4 percent reached in 2002, according to the latest figures released in The European Declaration on Paper Recovery Annual Report 2003,...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 9, 2004... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White Cuttings Blanks Shavings ...

Repeal FSC-ETI, says Moore.(Tariffs Hurt Industry)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... W. Henson Moore, president and CEO of the American Forest & Paper Association, has called on Congress to pass final JOBS legislation to repeal the Foreign Sales Corporation/Extraterritorial Income (FSC-ETI) export tax provision that has...

Automation show to debut.(In New York Next June)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Next year the Automation Technology Expo launches as part of Medical Design & Manufacturing East, EastPack, PLASTEC East, and Atlantic Design & Manufacturing, June 13-15, 2005, at New York's Javits Convention Center. The automation show will...

Autobox reaches 25 years.(Short-Run Box Making)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... This year marks Autobox's 25th anniversary manufacturing and supplying machines for short-run corrugated box making. When the company was founded in 1979, it began by supplying two pass box machines to the end user market. Following growth...

Stellar[TM] metallic inks.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Color Resolutions International's Stellar[TM] metallic inks prevent oxidation of the suspended metal flakes in metallic inks, resulting in increased luster, greater stability, and up to a 60 percent reduction in press downtime, the company...

Customer Resource CD.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Dynamic Dies releases its first Customer Resource CD. The 2005 catalog contains everything from rubber and rule to printing plates and storage solutions. Direct links to the Web site, online store, and forms to e-mail or fax orders is also on...

Sandvik Materials Technology has two new rules for the board industry.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Sandvik Materials Technology has two new rules for the board industry. The Dieflex Brite has a bright mirror finish and extremely sharp cutting edge, ideal for solving dust problems, the company says. Its smooth edge gives improved bendability,...

Series 200 stacker retrofit.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Increase productivity and efficiency during sheet collection with the Series 200 stacker retrofit from Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. The Series 200 stacker is easily retrofitted to ruling, paper folding, embossing, sheeting, or other...

Power Master.(Product Update)(Maillis Strapping Systems)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Maillis Strapping Systems' Power Master compresses loads with up to 13,200 pounds of downward force before applying up to four straps in each direction. These four straps may be applied using two strapping heads that move from their primary to...

Drent Goebel patents VSOP.(Europe, North America)(variable sleeve offset printing technology)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Drent Goebel, Eerbeek, Holland, receives patents in Europe and North America for the technique allowing variable sleeve offset printing technology (VSOP), the exchangeable supporting and positioning of printing cylinders in the offset printing...

Green Bay Packaging Inc.(Noteworthy News)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Green Bay Packaging Inc., Green Bay, Wis., won the 2004 Wisconsin Honor Roll Recognition Award for Quality at the Wisconsin Honor Roll's annual awards ceremony in Milwaukee. The honor roll, compiled by the Milwaukee office of Deloitte & Touche...

Viscometer.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... The Brookfield 1/23 CAP 1000+viscometer now can measure more low viscosity products. Engineers have lowered the full-scale torque range. The 1/23 CAP has a choice of standard speeds at 750 and 900 rpm or a single custom speed, which is ideal...

Viscosity control system.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Opti-Color's newest viscosity control system, the Junior VC, has several of the same functions as the advanced Multi VC model. The Junior VC features digital displays, potentiometer or button set point adjustment, and valve control. For...

VC350AG control.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Valco Cincinnati's VC350AG control has two independent channels that operate in auto glue mode. The feature automatically adjusts glue pattern length (tab side) for each box, regardless of size. Pattern entry also can be configured manually...

TimBar dedicates corrugator, completes expansion.($4 Million Investment)(TimBar Packaging & Display)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... TimBar Packaging & Display completes a $4 million expansion and upgrade at its Miami Carton Sales facility. On Oct. 6, employees and customers dedicated the new corrugator line to Edward Martin, former general manager for Carton Sales, who...

Schiffenhaus decentralizes organization.(Also Investing Millions)(Schiffenhaus Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Schiffenhaus Industries Inc.'s Suffern, N.Y., corrugating and converting operation is well on track to fulfill its strategic expectations, says Stephen Read, CEO. The company has made capital investments of more than $10 million in the Suffern...

Weyco donates for hurricane relief.($100,000 To Red Cross)(Weyerhaeuser Co.)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... The Weyerhaeuser Co. Foundation donates $100,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Program for victims of recent hurricanes in Alabama and Florida. Weyerhaeuser employees in Alabama and Florida recommended that the Foundation make the...

Color resolutions moves HQ.(70,000 Sq Ft)(Color Resolutions International L.L.C., headquarters)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Color Resolutions International, Fairfield, Ohio, moves into a new 70,000 sq ft corporate headquarters. The facility includes research laboratories, warehousing and manufacturing space, and corporate offices. The company manufactures...

RODA Converting SA.(People Update)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Peter Theel joins RODA Converting SA, Mezzovico, Switzerland, as director of international sales. Previously vice president of Alliance Machine Systems International, Theel is successor to Giovanni Bai, who recently retired from RODA.

Hycorr Machine Corp.(People Update)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Hycorr Machine Corp., Kalamazoo, Mich., adds Carl Baker and Angela Greenhalgh to its engineering department. Baker previously served as principal mechanical engineer at SeaLandAire. Greenhalgh previously worked for Stryker Corp., and will be...

Harper Corp. of America.(People Update)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Harper Corp. of America, Charlotte, N.C., promotes Pat Brzyski to customer service technical supervisor. She has been with the company since 1993. Brzyski assists the customer service manager with supervising the Charlotte-based customer...

Quest7 new sales agent for Lancaster Knives.(For Replacement Blades)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Lancaster Knives, Inc., Lancaster, N.Y., partners with Quest7, Inc., Roscoe, Ill., to offer standard and serrated replacement cut off knife blades for a variety, of corrugating machine manufacturers. Quest7 also offers knives and accessories...

Thoro Pkg installs Autobox.(For Lean Mfg)(Thoro-Packaging)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Thoro Packaging, Corona, Calif., installs a Hipak box making machine from Autobox as part of its approach to lean manufacturing. "We never run out of corrugated cases anymore," says Janet Steiner, Thoro Packaging president. "The Autobox...

Rock-Tenn Co.(People Update)(Brief Article)
October 9, 2004... Rock-Tenn Co. names Thomas Garland executive vice president and general manager of mill operations for the company's Paperboard Division. He is responsible for operations of all coated, uncoated, medium, and laminating mills and facilities...