Official Board Markets articles from October 2006

Official Board Markets archives from October 2006

In-store marketing can now be measured.(MEASUREMENT MODEL)
October 7, 2006... The audience for in-store marketing can now be measured. A consortium of manufacturers and retailers spearheaded by the In-Store Marketing Institute has created a tool for measuring in-store consumer reach at the category level. The model was...

Transacted containerboard prices.
October 7, 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...

Visy launches new legal battle with Amcor.
October 7, 2006... Visy Industries has launched a new legal battle against archrival Amcor with allegations that the group, via a former Visy employee, unlawfully obtained confidential information about Visy's operations. The new case, initiated last week in...

Sonoco signs LEGO packaging deal.(FOR FIVE YEARS)
October 7, 2006... Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., has become a supplier of packaging services to the LEGO Group in Europe. Under terms of the five-year contract, it will be supplying packaging services for the LEGO Group's Education and BELVILLE, products, both from...

FBA sets 2007 meeting speakers.(PLOT YOUR COURSE)
October 7, 2006... The FBA 2007 Annual Meeting, entitled "Plot Your Course," will teach attendees how to navigate through the maze of issues they face in the workplace. The business sessions will be loaded with a wealth of speakers on topics such as...

RWC's legal bills will be paid.(BY WPCA)
October 7, 2006... Last year Rand-Whitney Containerboard (RWC), Montville, Conn., sued Montville and the Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) over the quality of water the authority provided the company. The recycled linerboard producer uses this water in its...

Caraustar develops paperboard book grade.(BINDER TEX 45)
October 7, 2006... Caraustar Industries, Inc., Atlanta, has developed Binder Tex 45, a recycled paperboard grade used in the manufacture of hardbound textbooks, law books and library binding books. This product is produced at Caraustar's Carotell Paperboard mill,...

Linerboard inventories decline.(AF&PA REPORTS)
October 7, 2006... Linerboard inventories at mills fell 7.1 percent between the end of July and the end of August, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) states. They went from 225,600 tons at the end of July to 209,700 tons at the end of August....

Recovered paper exports keep slowing.(DOC REVEALS)
October 7, 2006... China consumed 826,800 metric tons of recovered paper during the first seven months of this year compared to January to July 2005. Nevertheless, the year-over-year increase in total U.S. recovered paper exports fell for the fifth straight...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
October 7, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $50-55 (0) 45-50 (0) ...

Mills dictate OCC prices now.(MARKET REPORT)
October 7, 2006... We're right in the midst of the high OCC generation season and that translates into board mills calling the shots on pricing. "Mills are in control now, they're in the catbird seat," says one mill buyer in the Southeast. "They smell blood...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
October 7, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades New DLK Cuttings (13) East $80-90 (-5) Midwest 85-95 (-10) Southeast 95-105 (0) Southwest ...

FBA corrugator confab attracts 14 companies.(IN TORONTO)
October 7, 2006... Twenty-nine attendees from 14 different companies attended the FBA 2006 Independent Corrugator Executive Conference last month in Toronto. Through a 24-hour format, attendees were able to discuss and share ideas on major topics such as...

Producer price indexes--1982=100.
October 7, 2006... Producer Price Indexes--1982=100 Year 2004/ June July 2005 2006 2006 Total Paperboard 170.2/175.5 196.5 197.1 Total Paper ...

AICC renews sales force with intermediate training.(13 SALES REPS ATTEND)
October 7, 2006... Thirteen sales representatives from independent corrugated converters and supplier companies from the U.S. and Canada participated in AICC's new Renewing Your Sales Force--Intermediate Level training, Sept. 19-20, in Toronto, facilitated by...

Commencement bay to install AccuCount.(FROM CONTROL ENGINEERING)
October 7, 2006... Control Engineering Corp., Greenwood, Ind., has received an order from Commencement Bay Corrugated, Orting, Wash., for an AccuCount optical corrugated sheet counting system. The counting system captures an image of the fluted edge of the...

Transacted boxboard prices.
October 7, 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...

Federal officials sue folding carton converter.(ANTI-DISCRIMINATION)
October 7, 2006... Federal anti-discrimination officials sued Western Container Co., a Kansas City, Mo., folding carton converter, last week, claiming the company did little to stop racial harassment of black employees. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

EMBA ships first U.S.-build jumbo.(MILESTONE)(Brief article)
October 7, 2006... September 25 marked a new milestone in the history of EMBA with the first shipment of a new McKinley-line jumbo built by EMBA Machinery in its recently acquired Avon, Ohio, facility. The 66- by 190-inch (1,676 mm by 4,826 mm) flexo...

Warneke installs Speedmaster.(FROM HEIDELBERG)
October 7, 2006... Warneke Paper Box Co., Denver, Colo., installs a new Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 eight-color with coater and full UV capabilities. According to Owner Steve Warneke, since the installation of the CD 102 the shop has increased productivity...

Turning a sheet plant vision into reality: When Jose Rivas arrived in Houston 21 years ago, he spoke no English. But he already knew that he wanted to do more than just collect a paycheck.(HERMAN PACKAGING)
October 7, 2006... Gloria Rivas was scared. In the winter of 1994 her husband, Jose, sat her down and told her that he wanted to start his own sheet plant in Houston. He had $6,000 in the bank. He had borrowed $12,000 from his brother-in-law and other relatives....

Why books ship in corrugated.(Penguin Publishing )(Brief article)
October 7, 2006... When The Globalist recently received a small package with a book inside, it was surprised to see that it wasn't surrounded by foam peanuts inside a corrugated box. Instead this book was inside a thick linen cloth with the ends hand-stitched...

Flint group educates on plates.(IN CHICAGO)
October 7, 2006... Trade shop representatives from across the U.S. and Canada met in Chicago September 13 and 14 to hear the latest developments in photopolymer printing technology and to share their interests and concerns as they relate to the flexographic...

FBA sets independent sheet plant workshop.(FEB. 18-21)
October 7, 2006... The Fibre Box Association (FBA) has set its 2007 Independent Sheet Plant Operators Workshop in Los Cabos, Mexico at the Marquis Hotel from February 18-21. Through a roundtable discussion forum, attendees will discuss topics from current...

Danbury square celebrates 100 years.(A CLASSIC FAMILY BUSINESS)
October 7, 2006... "We don't tell customers, 'Oh, no, we don't do that,'" says Mike Allen, owner of 100-year-old Danbury Square Box Co., Danbury, Conn. In a recent article in The News-Times he discussed how his company developed boxes shaped like laptop computers...

Canadian mills consume more OCC.(IN AUGUST)
October 7, 2006... Last August Canadian board mills consumed 23 percent more OCC than they did in August 2005, the Pulp and Paper Products Council, Montreal, reports. During the same period, OCC inventories dropped 28 percent. The numbers indicate that thanks to...

Protect trade secrets and prevent lawsuits: information about a product can be more valuable that the product itself. Here are strategies to protect your interests.(GUARD YOUR INTERESTS)
October 7, 2006... The board converting industry has become increasingly competitive over the past decade. Larger firms are consolidating and smaller firms are working to increase market share. In these environments, the need to protect company trade secrets is...

Packaging Systems Optimization (PSO[TM]).(Product Updates)
October 7, 2006... Georgia-Pacific's (GP) Packaging Systems Optimization (PSO[TM]) program helps companies reduce total packaging costs and achieve greater sustainability with a short lead time. With customers realizing overall packaging cost reductions of...

EMBA SERVOFEED[TM].(Product Updates)
October 7, 2006... EMBA Machinery, Inc.'s next generation of lead edge feeder, the EMBA SERVOFEED[TM], is the synergy of a well-proven feed technique and the latest in motion-control drive technology. SERVOFEED is the product of three years of development....

Mondi will reduce board capacity.(IN SOUTH AFRICA)
October 7, 2006... Mondi Packaging, Johannesburg, South Africa, is planning to reduce its corrugated board capacity by 9 percent by shutting down two corrugators, one in the UK and one in Belgium. On September 15 it told its workers in Scunthorpe, UK, that it...

How one converter realized lean benefits.(THANKS TO AICC COURSE)
October 7, 2006... "We have undertaken a sales lean initiative for our company with a focus on reducing paperwork--human resource forms, etc.," says Amy Gelia, executive assistant, sales and marketing, Jamestown Container Corp., Buffalo, N.Y. She attended an AICC...

Europe wants higher recycling rate.(66 PERCENT BY 2010)
October 7, 2006... "The European Declaration on Paper Recycling," first launched six years ago, has set an ambitious new target. Europe is currently the leader in paper recycling with a regional rate of 55.4 percent. A total of 46.6 million metric tons of...

Coaching can improve sales.(salesmen)(Brief article)
October 7, 2006... One way to make your life easier and become a more effective salesperson is to help your sales manager be a better sales coach. After hiring, this is his or her primary job. Helping them means helping you. Here are some coaching realities: ...

Diamond 3000LX press.(Product Update)
October 7, 2006... Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses' Diamond 3000LX press can handle a wide range of stock types and thickness at high press speeds. This 28- by 40-inch machine significantly increases production capacity by printing on lightweight paper all the...

Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging.(People Update)
October 7, 2006... Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging appoints Terry Reigelsperger sales manager for its Oakland, Calif., corrugated box plant. He brings 20 years of broad sales and marketing experience in corrugated packaging. He will manage sales of multi-color...

Harper and CPCC push flexo education.(NEW ADMINISTRATOR)
October 7, 2006... Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) and Harper Corp. of America, Charlotte, N.C., are stressing the importance of education in the flexographic industry by creating a full-time flexo education administrator for the college. The...

How to handle waste due to warp.(FROM TAPPI)
October 7, 2006... Corrugated Containers Waste Management: Waste Due to Warp is a new TAPPI PRESS CD-ROM course that tackles the most common and frustrating warp problems. This comprehensive instructional program offers solutions to controlling waste through the...

MPUR-series hot-melt slot coat applicators.(Product Updates)
October 7, 2006... The Shure-Glue/Melton MPUR-series hot-melt slot coat applicators are designed specifically for use with polyurethane adhesives. MPUR sealed systems offer considerably reduced maintenance and associated labor costs. Zero-cavity module design...

Tension control system.(Product Updates)
October 7, 2006... Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. incorporates a proportional type tension control system into its roll stand design to allow for automatic brake compensation as the roll decreases in diameter. The device eliminates the need to thread the web...

Kodak's Thermal Direct non-process plate is now fully commercially available in the United States and Canada.(Product Updates)
October 7, 2006... Kodak's Thermal Direct non-process plate is now fully commercially available in the United States and Canada. Kodak's new non-process plate shortens the platemaking cycle, reduces time to press, and increases production throughput possibilities...

FBA Technical Committee works on two items.(VACUUM HANDLING, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS)
October 7, 2006... The recent meeting of the Fibre Box Association (FBA) Technical Committee generated two important topics of information. The committee is currently working on the following items: * Vacuum Handling of Filled Corrugated Containers A...

Converter's Resource becomes The Markens Group.(PROFIT AND BUSINESS PLANNING)(Converter's Resource Inc.)(Brief article)
October 7, 2006... After nearly 20 years serving the folding carton industry as Converter's Resource, Inc., the organization has decided to change its name to The Markens Group. "Our roots have been in folding cartons, printing and packaging," says Ben...

Create clients for life: how to establish win-win partnerships with customers.(CUSTOMER SERVICE)
October 7, 2006... Unfortunately, in today's "win at any cost" competitive work world, many organizations have trained their people to go for the quick kill, the fast buck, and the "closed deal." However, if you've ever been given the short end of the stick, you...

Kiwiplan to hold ESP training seminar.(IN CINCINNATI)
October 7, 2006... Pleased by the continued growth and acceptance of its Enterprise Sales Processing (ESP) system in the marketplace, Kiwiplan is holding open enrollment for a weeklong training class in the functionality and capabilities of this product. The...

Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses.(People Update)
October 7, 2006... Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses, Lincolnshire, Ill., names Marke Baker, formerly vice president of customer service, as president. He will have primary responsibility for MLP U.S.A.'s day-to-day operations domestically and in the Mexican,...

Bates' box journey reveals growth lessons.(Bates Container Inc.'s Linda Timmons management techniques)(Editorial)
October 14, 2006... In 1992, Linda Timmons, now president and ceo of Bates Container, North Richland, Texas, was confronted with a moment of truth. She was leading Bates Containers' new box plant in San Antonio but the operation wasn't going according to plan. The...

Transacted containerboard prices.
October 14, 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...

Bobst Group will support Bobst Canada fully.(Brief article)
October 14, 2006... The corrugated and folding carton operations of Bobst Canada will now be fully supported by, and fall under the auspices of, Bobst Group USA. The combination will join the sales, service and technical support capabilities of both the U.S. and...

Altivity's Riconosciuto resigns.(WAS PRESIDENT AND CEO)
October 14, 2006... John Riconosciuto, president and ceo, Altivity Packaging, Carol Stream, Ill., has resigned to pursue other interests. George Bayly, an industry executive with more than 20 years in the folding carton, flexible and rigid packaging industries,...

Innovation has many angles.(HEARD AT PPC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE)
October 14, 2006... Lisa Bodell, ceo, Futurethink, New York City, works with a designer, Julie Sizemore, who loves to bake. One day she came in with a cake encased in a hot ink cake dome. Bodell fell in love with the dome as on as she saw it and excitedly asked...

Caraustar closes Reading board mill.(IN PENNSYLVANIA)
October 14, 2006... Caraustar Industries, Inc., Atlanta, closed its Reading paperboard mill in Sinking Spring, Pa., last week. The Reading mill is a recycled uncoated boxboard manufacturing facility with an annual capacity of 16,000 tons. The mill produces robe,...

Finland tops paper recovery rate.(HITS 70 PERCENT)(Brief article)
October 14, 2006... Approximately 70 percent of the paper consumed in Finland is recovered. In an international comparison the country came out first, which is remarkable considering it is sparsely populated. "All of the recycled fiber available in Finland is...

ClearView[TM] production information system.(Product Update)
October 14, 2006... The ClearView[TM] production information system from Nordson Corp. provides real-time data collection and analysis to improve overall equipment effectiveness and increases profitability, the company says. It uses electronic alerts along with...

What's derailing innovation?(PTIS SURVEY REVEALS)
October 14, 2006... In their pursuit of innovation, folding carton converters are constantly faced with many packaging innovation derailers. When Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions (PTIS), Kalamazoo, Mich., recently asked 52 decision makers (including...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
October 14, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $50-55...

Nine Dragons founder is billionaire.(IN CHINA)
October 14, 2006... The wealthiest person in China prospered by turning recycled paper from the U.S. into Chinese packaging products, reports the Associated Press. It also helped that she listed her company on an overseas stock market. Zhang Yin, 49, the...

Sonoco plans cost reductions.(restructuring of plant)(Brief article)
October 14, 2006... Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., is starting cost reduction measures primarily focused on certain of its international operations. These actions are expected to achieve approximately $23 million in annual pre-tax savings when fully phased in through...

Oldham becomes Esko distributor.(IN THE MIDWEST)
October 14, 2006... The Oldham Group has become an Esko distribution partner in the U.S. It will focus on selling the Esko Scope packaging software suite, along with the Kongsberg series of dieless cutting tables. It will primarily solicit and serve customers in...

MAN Roland Partners with St. Louis Metallizing.(CYLINDER RECONDITIONING)
October 14, 2006... MAN Roland press users in North America can now go directly to St. Louis Metallizing Co. (SLM) for press cylinder reconditioning. The press maker has certified SLM as its primary cylinder reconditioner for sheetfed and web offset presses. It...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
October 14, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White Cuttings Blanks Shavings ...

Signature building second box plant.(IN MISSOURI)
October 14, 2006... Signature Packaging and Paper LLC, Conyers, Ga., plans to build an 80,000 sq ft plant in Jackson, Mo., that will create 40 new jobs and be running by the end of this year, reports the Southeast Missourian. As Signature does at its Georgia...

Harper honored by Red Cross.(IN CHARLOTTE, N.C.)
October 14, 2006... The Greater Carolinas Chapter of the American Red Cross has chosen to honor long time substantial donor Katherine Harper with the naming of the on-site disaster staging area located on Park Road. The staging area will be named The Katherine...

TNT-Series web tension sensing roll.(Product Update)
October 14, 2006... Montalvo Corp.'s TNT-Series web tension sensing roll features a highly sensitive strain gauge system and a high-performance lightweight, low-inertia aluminum tube manufactured by Componex[TM] that combine to produce an integrated sensing roll...

PPC panel defines innovation.(DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES)
October 14, 2006... Packaging end users always want their suppliers to develop new innovations. But what do they really mean when they tell folding carton (and box) converters to innovate, innovate, innovate? To answer this question the Paperboard Packaging...

Do you have a good elevator speech?(PLANNED DOESN'T MEAN CANNED)
October 14, 2006... The elevator speech has been around for at least as long as there have been elevators, probably longer. It's a succinct overview or quick summary of your value proposition. It's a sales pitch in the time span of an elevator fide. It's your...

Shorewood opens London office.(SERVICING EUROPE)
October 14, 2006... Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, has opened a new sales office in London. From this location, it will service manufacturers of Home Entertainment products in the U.K. and across Europe, including Germany, the Netherlands,...

Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses.(People Update)
October 14, 2006... Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses appoints Angel Beltran del Rio to the sheetfed sales team. Beltran del Rio was named district sales representative, responsible for sales of Mitsubishi Diamond series sheeffed presses in the territory covering...

Upgrades to compression testers.(Product Update)
October 14, 2006... Emerson Apparatus offers upgrades to compression testers with state of the art technology, enabling users to maintain testing quality and consistency with the latest in new electronics and compression tester software. The company can upgrade...

Wertheimer inducted into Hall of Fame: Jay Wertheimer is awarded posthumously with the AICC/Paperboard Packaging honor.(AT AICC FALL MEETING)
October 14, 2006... Jay Wertheimer, who was well-known for his "new normal" message to the corrugated container industry, was inducted into the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC)/Paperboard Packaging Hall of Fame last week at the AICC's Fall...

Rock-Tenn mill closed due to fire.(IN CHATTANOOGA, TENN.)
October 14, 2006... An afternoon fire on October 5 at the Rock-Tenn Co. boxboard mill in Chattanooga, Tenn., sent workers scrambling, reports WDEFNews12 TV. The facility will remain closed until Rock-Tenn can repair the damage. Paramedics treated three Rock-Tenn...

IGS and Grafech form joint venture.(IN CHICAGO)
October 14, 2006... Independent Graphic Services, Inc. (IGS), a service and sales company, and Grafech Engineering, LLC, a manufacturer of inline roll sheet feeders, have agreed in principle to a joint venture. The agreement involves specific contributions from...

VantagePoint Systems, Inc. now makes available its newest software module, Visual Scheduling Assistant (VSA).(Product Update)
October 14, 2006... VantagePoint Systems, Inc. now makes available its newest software module, Visual Scheduling Assistant (VSA). The VSA can be implemented as an add-on component to VantagePoint's core business software solutions. It enables more efficient...

DiTrolio celebrates perfect placement record.(ONE YEAR)
October 14, 2006... DiTrolio Flexographic Institute (DFI), a state-of-the-art training facility for the flexographic printing industry located just outside Chicago, recently celebrated a year of perfect placement. Since August 1, 2005, DFI has placed every...

Chesapeake carton plant earns award.(FROM TOBACCO CUSTOMER)
October 14, 2006... Chesapeake Corp.'s folding carton plant in Bradford, England, recently earned the prestigious Business Enabler Survey Award from long-time customer British American Tobacco (B.A.T.). The plant supplies hinge lid cartons and outers to B.A.T....

FFTA provides regional Flexo courses.(NEXT IS SET)
October 14, 2006... The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA) will hold its next regional roadshow November 13 at Waukesha County Technical College, Pewaukee, Wis. The two sessions that day are Basic Flexo Press Introduction and Meeting Safety...

Obituary.(Obituary)
October 14, 2006... Jerome "Jerry" D. Shine, 77, passed away on October 9 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He founded AIM Corrugated Container Corp., Buffalo, N.Y., in 1962. He was active in the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters and was past chairman of the...

Shorewood expands in LA.(OFFICE TRIPLES IN SIZE)
October 14, 2006... Shorewood Packaging, New York, a business of International Paper, has relocated its Los Angeles sales office to a larger, freestanding facility. This move creates a company that offers home entertainment and consumer products companies on the...

How manufacturers reduce costs.(NEW STUDY)(Brief article)
October 14, 2006... A new study by Best Practices LLC seeks to understand how leading manufacturing companies achieve productivity gains through system approaches and innovations that reduce raw material and packaging material costs. "Driving Raw Material and...

Domtar Inc.(People Update)
October 14, 2006... Marvin Cooper resigned as senior vice president of cellulose fibers, paper, containerboard manufacturing and engineering for Weyehaeuser. He will become chief operating officer of the new Domtar Inc.

Montague reaches out.(Larry Montague of Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry)(Interview)
October 21, 2006... On October 1, Larry Montague was named president of TAPPI after a six-month comprehensive search by TAPPI's board of directors for a person with proven industry experience and sales and marketing expertise. Prior to joining the TAPPI...

Transacted containerboard prices.
October 21, 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...

KBA transfers web press sales, service.
October 21, 2006... KBA North America is transferring web press sales, service and parts activities from York, Pa., to its North American sheetfed division, which has been based since the early 1990s in Williston, Vt. The new combined sheetfed and web company will...

IP sells division, mill to CHH.(BEVERAGE PACKAGING)
October 21, 2006... International Paper Co. (IP) has entered into an agreement to sell its beverage packaging division to New Zealand-based Carter Holt Harvey Ltd. (CHH), the Associated Press reports. Terms were not disclosed. The sale also includes IP's...

New Forest opens containerboard mill.(NEAR TORONTO)
October 21, 2006... New Forest Paper Mills, a company jointly owned by Atlantic Paper Packaging and Mitchel-Lincoln Packaging, has officially opened its new recycled containerboard mill in Scarborough, Ontario. The new facility will recycle used corrugated...