Official Board Markets articles from September 2006

Official Board Markets archives from September 2006

Joint venture buys performance sheets.(IN CALIFORNIA)
September 2, 2006... Late last month Orange County Container Group (OCCG), City of Industry, Calif., and Corrugated Services (CS), Forney, Texas, formed joint venture and purchased Performance Sheets, a sheet feeder based in City of Industry, from integrated...

Transacted containerboard prices.
September 2, 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...

Norampac to shut board mill.
September 2, 2006... The management of Saint-Bruno, Quebec-based Norampac has shut down its Red Rock mill indefinitely. It manufactures virgin linerboard and is located in Northwest Ontario. This economically driven closure, which will be effective within 90...

Alcan opens N.C. facility.(COSTING $42M)
September 2, 2006... Last month Alcan, Montreal, officially opened its new $42.6 million (U.S.) carton plant in Reidsville Industrial Park, N.C., following its investment decision in July 2005. The new plant, called Alcan Packaging North Carolina, employs 170...

UCB receives financing.(EXPANSION PLANS)
September 2, 2006... Used Cardboard Boxes (UCB), Santa Monica, Calif, an environmentally friendly provider of old corrugated boxes, has raised seed financing from several individual investors. Now positioned for a nationwide build-out of its sustainable business...

Consumer confidence remains strong.(ON AN UPSWING NOW)
September 2, 2006... Recently the consumer spending outlook has been dimmed by a weakening housing market and surveys that show reduced consumer expectations. This is bad news for packaged goods demand. The attached chart, which depicts the Paper Analytics...

Weyerhaeuser acquires OrganicID.(RFID TECHNOLOGY)
September 2, 2006... Federal Way, Wash.-based Weyerhaeuscr Co. has acquired OrganicID, a developer of printed radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs). Terms weren't disclosed. OrganicID holds proprietary technology to design and develop low-cost, item-level...

AICC members gather in N.J.(REGIONAL MEETING)
September 2, 2006... On Aug. 28, members from AICC's Regions 8 and 9 met at the Robert Treat Hotel in downtown Newark, N.J., for a luncheon meeting followed by a plant tour of Southern Container Corp.'s Schiffenhaus Packaging Division. The meeting was co-hosted by...

Greif reveals record sales.(Financial report)(Brief article)
September 2, 2006... Greif, Inc., Delaware, Ohio, reports record net sales of $690.5 million in its third quarter, an increase of 13 percent from $609 million in the third quarter of last year. Operating profits before special items rose 70 percent to $75.2 million...

Recovered paper exports slow.(DOC REVEALS)
September 2, 2006... June shipments of recovered paper dropped 3 percent from May and reflect a slowdown that began last March, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce (DOC) reports. Since the end of the first quarter, the year-to-date comparison of this year to 2005 has fallen...

FFTA hits the road with new program.(AIMING TO EDUCATE)
September 2, 2006... The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA), Ronkonkoma, N.Y., is launching a nationwide program of regional roadshows that aim to provide the flexographic industry with affordable, comprehensive training solutions for every...

Chicago TAPPI unveils '06-'07 meetings.(MARK YOUR CALENDAR)(Calendar)
September 2, 2006... Chicago TAPPI has released a schedule for all its upcoming meetings. They are scheduled as follows: * Nov. 7, 2006, RFID, by John Lacriola and Chris Coniglio * Feb. 6, 2007, What's New in Corrugated, by Elaine Deak and Dennis Kaiser...

Transacted boxboard prices.
September 2, 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...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
September 2, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News News (1) (4) (6) (8) Chicago $50-55 (0) 45-50...

OCC prices soften.(Options Clearing Corp. (Chicago, Illinois))
September 2, 2006... A couple of months ago board mills were stuffing their warehouses wilth all the OCC they could find. As you might recall, the July 4th weekend was four days. So OCC prices spiked. With Labor Day just around the corner you would think they would...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
September 2, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades White Coated Hard New DLK News Soft Wht. White Cuttings Blanks Shavings ...

AVT enters sheetfed press market.(TO EXPAND BUSINESS)
September 2, 2006... Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), Hod Hasharon, Israel, a leader in web-fed presses print inspection, has strategically entered the sheetfed printing market. With an installed base of more than 1,300 systems in the web-fed packaging market and...

MeadWestvaco's suit is rejected.(IN VIRGINIA)
September 2, 2006... The City of Buena Vista, Va., has rejected MeadWestvaco Corp.'s $7 million lawsuit charging officials with breaching a contract to give the company land for a new $20 million, 600,000 sq ft distribution center, The News Leader reports. ...

IMI plans open house.(TO SHOWCASE MACHINERY)
September 2, 2006... Independent Machinery, Inc. (IMI), Palatine, Ill., is hosting a Graph Expo '06 open house featuring the new Fidia line of specialty folder-gluers and new Sanwa TRP1060SEII-41" diecutter. Capacity folders, specialty pocket folders and...

CCCA sets '07 Annual Conference dates.(Canadian Corrugated Converters Association)(Brief article)
September 2, 2006... The Canadian Corrugated Converters Association's seventh Annual Conference and Trade Fair will take place at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure on March 5 and 6, 2007. Exhibitors are urged to book early for the Trade Fair to secure the best...

DP wins 2006 Gold Ink Award.(FOR POP DISPLAY)
September 2, 2006... Diamond Packaging (DP), Rochester, N.Y., earned recognition in the 19th Annual Gold Ink Awards Competition by winning a Bronze Award for the Redken "Color Gels" point-of-purchase display. Winners were chosen from over 1,500 entries...

Reilly will hold sales coaching seminar.(Brief article)
September 2, 2006... Coaching For Sales Success: How to Create the Value Added Sales Culture is a one-day seminar presented by Tom Reilly that will occur Sept. 28 at Reilly's training facility in Chesterfield, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis. The purpose of this...

2-2-2-2 Controller.(Product Update)
September 2, 2006... The Montalvo Corp., Gorham, Maine, releases its 2-2-2-2 Controller, which offers industrial standard fieldbus connections and can be configured to communicate by DeviceNet, Profibus DP, CANopen, and Modbus. The controller can be mounted in a...

Symposium set for October.(WMU TALKS COATINGS)
September 2, 2006... Western Michigan University (WMU) will host its fourth Barrier Coating Symposium on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 9-10 on the WMU Campus in Kalamazoo, Mich. This year's program is packed full of new materials and methods for producing barrier...

FFTA wants your ideas.(FOR THE '07 ANNUAL FORUM)(Conference notes)
September 2, 2006... The FFTA's 2007 Annual Forum, taking place from May 6-9, 2007, will see some significant changes to its program content. Major modifications will be made to ensure that content is relevant, current and applicable to the industry's daily...

Amtech unveils conference agenda.(VIVA LAS VEGAS!)(Conference notes)
September 2, 2006... Amtech has set the agenda for its User Conference, which will be held Oct. 29-Nov. 1 at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Attendees will learn from informative presentations and hands-on demonstrations and have the opportunity to learn...

U.S. exports of machinery increasing.(PMMI SAYS)
September 2, 2006... The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), the leading global packaging industry resource and trade association for North American packaging machinery manufacturers, says U.S. exports of packaging machinery were up 6.37 percent...

KlimatePRO[TM].(Product Updates)
September 2, 2006... For many years, Caraustar, Austell, Ca., has been manufacturing fiber column forms used to form concrete columns, piers, pilings, and footings, under the Kolumn Form[TM] brand name. Caraustar has now taken a step forward in improving the use of...

Re-Leez[TM].(Product Updates)
September 2, 2006... HarperScientific[TM] the printing and coating supplies division of global anilox supplier Harper Corp. of America, introduces Re-Leez[TM], a product formulated especially for removing water-based ink from narrow web presses, anilox rolls and...

Converter's Resource.(People Updates)
September 2, 2006... Converter's Resource, Westfield, Mass., has brought on Gary Miller as business unit leader for marketing and sales consulting. Areas of Miller's concentration will include company branding, internal and external marketing communications, market...

Anderson & Vreeland (A&V).(People Updates)(appointment of Justin Green )(Brief article)
September 2, 2006... Anderson & Vreeland (A&V), Bryan, Ohio, a leading manufacturer and distributor of flexographic printing materials and equipment, has appointed Justin Green as training and technologies specialist. In his new position, Green will be directly...

Georgia-Pacific mill reorganizes.(JOB CUTS IMMINENT)
September 2, 2006... Reorganization is under way at the Georgia-Pacific containerboard mill in Cedar Springs, Ga., that will cost dozens of people their jobs. The mill was sold to Koch last December. Now, jobs are being cut. All of the 135 salaried employees...

Joel Weldon set to speak on 'Coyote Power'.(CORREXPO SPEAKER)
September 2, 2006... The CorrExpo 2006 Exhibit and Trade Fair and the 2006 Corrugated Packaging Conference wrap up their programming with illustrious speaker Joel Weldon's daylong presentation, "Coyote Power--How to Thrive, Not Just Survive." Set for Friday, Sept....

BCM Inks.(People Update)
September 2, 2006... Brad Cardell joins Cincinnati-based BCM Inks as a Southeast printing specialist. He is a veteran of the flexographic prepress, corrugated, and, most recently, commercial printing industry. Cardell, a graduate of Clemson University's graphic...

Solutions road show is a success.(AT NC A&T)
September 2, 2006... On Aug. 1, Harper Corp. of America and a group of suppliers updated, informed and entertained an audience of 90 flexo industry professionals with a full day of continuing flexo education at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro,...

Michelman appoints European agents.(TO SUPPORT GROWING BUSINESS)
September 2, 2006... Michelman, Cincinnati, adds two new European sales agents for its specialty coatings business line. GWC has been named as exclusive agent in Germany and Switzerland, and Barentz will exclusively represent the Czech Republic, Poland and...

Ethernet and serial ports.(Product Update)
September 2, 2006... Maxson Automatic Machinery Co., Westerly, R.I., has upgraded its product offerings to include both Ethernet and serial ports that allow remote diagnosis of drive, logic control, operator interface, and safety faults. This capability allows...

Caraustar.(People Update)
September 2, 2006... Glenn Womble rejoins Caraustar's Recovered Fiber Group (RFG), Austell, Ga., as senior sales and development manager. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the recovered paper industry, most recently as vice president, Recovered...

Impressions Inc.(People Update)
September 2, 2006... Impressions Inc., St. Paul, Minn., hires Chris Lehan as prepress and CAD manager. He brings more than 20 years of printing and prepress experience.

Box price increases [not equal to] machinery purchases.(NOT YET, ANYWAY)
September 9, 2006... Since last October, containerboard prices have increased $120 per ton. This rapid rise is unprecedented. Box price increases have followed, albeit slowly. When box makers sign contracts with their customers, especially the big national...

Transacted containerboard prices.
September 9, 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...

Greif to close Ohio plant.
September 9, 2006... Greif, Inc. will discontinue operations at its Zanesville, Ohio, corrugated box plant on Oct. 31. The plant designs, tests and manufactures corrugated containers for a number of regional customers. "This decision supports our strategy to...

IP may invest in Indiana plant.
September 9, 2006... International Paper is exploring the purchase and installation of new manufacturing equipment at the company's corrugated box plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., reports the Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance. The $385,000 proposal is...

LINPAC deal closes.(MANNKRAFT SHAREHOLDERS NOW OWN IT)
September 9, 2006... The shareholders of Mannkraft Corp. have successfully completed the purchase of recycled containerboard producer (and box maker) LINPAC, Inc., closing the deal that was completed last month (see page one OBM story, August 19th issue). Four...

Weyco's Rogel discusses box making.(ALL ABOUT PODS)
September 9, 2006... Late last month Steve Rogel, president and chief executive officer, Weyerhaeuser Co., was interviewed by Louisiana's The Shreveport Times about the future of the company's box plant in Shreveport. It's currently for sale. Why? "We're...

Recovered Paper competition will rise.(REPORT REVEALS TRENDS)
September 9, 2006... The latest edition of Outlook for Global Recovered Paper Markets--Increasing Competition for Recovered Paper was just released. It sees: * Continuing large-scale investments in new recovered fiber-based paper making capacity, particularly...

Report reveals need for energy reform.(FROM NAM)
September 9, 2006... While the National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM) annual labor day report is good news for manufacturers, soaring energy costs are hurting manufacturing workers at the pump and in their paychecks, the Fibre Box Association states in an...

MeadWestvaco named to DJSI again.(SUSTAINABILITY)
September 9, 2006... MeadWestvaco Corp., Richmond, Va., has been selected as a member of the 2007 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). The company was included on the prestigious index for the third consecutive year based on its success integrating...

Linerboard inventories inch up.(AF&PA REPORTS)
September 9, 2006... Linerboard inventories at mills crept up 0.8 percent between the end of June and the end of July, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) states. Specifically, they went from 223,600 tons at the end of June to 225,600 tons at the end of...

Paperboard mill performance.
September 9, 2006... 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.
September 9, 2006... Producer Price Indexes--1982 = 100 Year May June 2004/2005 2006 2006 Total Paperboard 170.2/175.5 194.6 196.5 Total Paper & Paperboard ...

FiberMark launches new site.(Brief article)
September 9, 2006... FiberMark's new Website, www.fibermark.com, was developed as a user-friendly resource and reference tool for new and existing customers of the Brattleboro, Vt.-based company. Features include search functions by product, application or market;...

OSHA launches flexo ergonomic eTool.(WEB-BASED TRAINING)
September 9, 2006... The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hunches a new flexography module as part of its interactive web-based training tool, Ergonomics in the Printing Industry eTool. The module and the eTool are products of the agency's...

Transacted paper stock prices--low grades.
September 9, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--Low Grades Mixed Boxboard Paper Cuttings News (1) (4) (6) Chicago $50-55 (0) 45-50 (0) ...

FPPA to hold Management Workshop.(WITH THE AICC)
September 9, 2006... FPPA's 2006 Management Workshop is set for October 10-12 in Chicago at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel Towers. FPPA has chosen to co-locate its workshop with the Annual Meeting of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC). FPPA...

FTA wants entries for '07 Awards.(TO HONOR EXCELLENCE)
September 9, 2006... The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) is now accepting entries for the 2007 Excellence in Flexography Awards Competition. More and more companies are entering several printed pieces into the competition. To encourage these companies...

Transacted paper stock prices--high grades.
September 9, 2006... Transacted Paper Stock Prices--High Grades White Coated New DLK News Soft Wht. Cuttings Blanks Shavings (13) ...

VortX United delivers in emergency.(ON-THE-SPOT SERVICE)
September 9, 2006... VortX United, a Milton, Pa.-based affiliate of Marquip-WardUnited, recently provided its portable mixing system to a Northeastern U.S. corrugated plant on an emergency basis. The plant's existing adhesive mixing system was damaged and rendered...

M-real Kemiart Liners places ValFormer.(FOR BOARD MAKING)(Brief article)
September 9, 2006... M-real Kemiart Liners, Norwalk, Conn., has successfully completed the installation of the world's first ValFormer forming section for board malting applications. The upgraded machine began operation in early August as initially planned. ...

Installation marks 333rd for JB machinery.(IN TURKEY)
September 9, 2006... JB Machinery Inc., Weston, Conn., recently completed the installation of four interstation flexo dryers and a final flexo dryer at Dentas Packaging and Paper Industry, Inc., Denizli, Turkey. Dentas marks JB's 333rd infrared dryer installation...

P-Squared to host lean tours.(SEATTLE WORKSHOP)
September 9, 2006... P2 will be hosting a Lean Champion Workshop in Seattle, September 25-29. The workshop material has been updated and will include learning tours at three companies in the Seattle area that have demonstrated exceptional success implementing lean...

AICC sales training was held at Royal Containers.(FROM PAGE CROUCH)
September 9, 2006... Dr. Page Crouch, professor emeritus from Clemson University and well-regarded AICC graphics trainer, held an eight-hour training program on improving the selling of corrugated graphics for 17 salespeople and managers at Royal Containers Ltd.,...

Weyerhaeuser Co.(People Update)
September 9, 2006... Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash., elects Kim Williams to the company's board of directors, effective Oct. 1. Williams replaces Robert Herbold who retired from the board earlier this year. Williams recently retired from Wellington Management...

PRI and SCM form strategic alliance.(TO INCREASE QUALITY)(alliances of PRI Technologies and Simon Corrugating Machinery Inc.)(Brief article)
September 9, 2006... PRI Technologies, a division of Printing Research, Inc. (PRI), Dallas, and Simon Corrugating Machinery, Inc. (SCM), Agawam, Mass., have formed a strategic alliance. PRI manufactures curing systems and SCM manufactures IR drying systems....

Everett Graphics opens new facility.(IN WYOMING)
September 9, 2006... Everett Graphics, Oakland, Calif., will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to introduce its new Evanston, Wyo. facility to the local community on Thursday, Sept. 14th at 8:30 p.m. (MDT). The ceremony will occur during Everett's Open House, one of...

Amtech Software.(People Update)
September 9, 2006... Mike Silberhorn joins Amtech Software as a senior business consultant. He is a 23-year corrugated industry software veteran who has worked with many of the leading converting companies in the world. Hc joins Amtech after working for HRMS as...

MeadWestvaco develops multiple substrate cartons.(FOOD AND BEVERAGE)
September 9, 2006... Richmond, Va.-based MeadWestvaco unveils the Hyperpack[TM] concept, a new family of cartons that uses multiple substrates to provide superior shelf presence and packaging flexibility. The cartons allow food and beverage producers to design...

Produce packaging needs may reach $4.3b by 2010.(LEARN HOW TO CASH IN)
September 9, 2006... U.S. demand for produce packaging is forecast to increase 4.6 percent per year to $4.3 billion in 2010. Growth will be fueled by trends toward healthier eating and rising demand for fresh-cut, ready-to-eat produce, which offers convenience and...

ICCA to study retail trends.(WORK GROUP)
September 9, 2006... How much corrugated is used for retail-ready packaging worldwide? How fast is the market growing? What are the trends in different regions of the world? What could threaten corrugated packaging in retail? These questions will be explored in...

Smurfit reflects on career.(ON EVE OF RYDER CUP)
September 9, 2006... "Find a niche, a specialty business, and stick with it," says Michael Smurfit, chairman, Smurfit Kappa. In a recent interview with Ireland's The Independent, he talked about this month's 36th Ryder Cup at the K Club, the County Kildare country...

Amtech holds report writing seminar.(IN LAS VEGAS)
September 9, 2006... Amtech will hold its Report Writing Seminar November 1-3, at Bally's Las Vegas. This Report Writing Seminar is tailored specifically for Imaginera clients. Attendees at this two-day seminar will learn to understand the table structure of...

WM Recycle America: restoring financial discipline: how has president Pat DeRueda reshaped the company over the past 18 months?(RATIONALIZING ASSETS, TOO)(Interview)
September 9, 2006... Three years ago (October 11, 2003 issue, cover story) we interviewed key executives at Houston-headquartered Recycle America (RA) about their goals and vision for the company. A lot has changed since then. First, Steve Ragiel, president, and...

Has case/pallet RFID hit its limits? RFID's future in the packaging industry lies in item level tagging, not pallet or case tagging.(DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR CONVERTERS)
September 9, 2006... Case and pallet tagging is now widely carried out at UHF frequencies to EPCglobal coding--every one having unique electronic identification. While this is far faster and more reliable than barcode reading, the original promise that it would...

IADD/FSEA show to break attendance record.(2007 ODYSSEY)(International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking and Foil Stamping and Embossing Association)
September 9, 2006... The International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) and the Foil Stamping and Embossing Association (FSEA) are experiencing record-breaking exhibitor registration for the upcoming 2007 IADD/FSEA Odyssey. Well on its way to...

IADD expands DVD Educational Series.(FOUR NEW TITLES)
September 9, 2006... The International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) has added four new titles to its DVD Educational Series. Set Bending Made Easy by Rudy Cendejas is a comprehensive tutorial by a master craftsman with 50 years of trade...

GPI to raise CRB prices.($30-40 PER TON)
September 9, 2006... Graphic Packaging International (GPI)plans a $30/ton increase on Pacesetter[R] coated recycled paperboard on calipers greater than 0.016 pt produced at its Kalamazoo, Mich., location. In addition, 0.016 pt will be increased by $40/ton. This...

Is IT an asset or liability to your business?(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
September 9, 2006... The best way to reduce costs is to thoroughly search your business for opportunities to increase efficiency. One way to improve a board converter's business was posted on AICC's website last week and presented at the AICC Controller's School...

Cut the power, cut your taxes: box plants stand to benefit from some big tax cuts if they can cut down energy consumption.(ENERGY CONSERVATION)
September 9, 2006... Many box making (or board mill) operations throughout the nation operate in older buildings with leaky windows, poor insulation and patched roofs. Despite escalating energy costs, the harsh reality is few owners or managers are aware of the...

MarquipWardUnited joins 'What's New' lineup.(CORREXPO EVENT)
September 9, 2006... "Providing Solutions for Today's Slitting and Scoring Needs," presented by MarquipWardUnited, joins the program for the What's New Technology Showcase taking place Sept. 14 at the 2006 Corrugated Packaging Conference and CorrExpo in Cincinnati....

Weyerhaeuser Co.(People Update)
September 9, 2006... Carter Wilson, Sr. is the new plant superintendent for the Weyerhaeuser Co. Plant City, Fla., box plant. Previously, he was the general foreman of the Amarillo, Texas, box plant. He has held several leadership positions in quality and...

PSI fall conference agenda set.(IN CALIFORNIA)(Calendar)
September 9, 2006... Anthony Pratt, ceo, Pratt Industries, Atlanta, will be the keynote speaker for the Paper Stock Industries' (PSI) 45th Annual Fall Conference, to be held November 7-9 at the Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach, Calif. Pratt's topic is, "Global...

Meeting will cap week of industry events.(PAPER TECH)
September 9, 2006... The Paper Technology Foundation at Western Michigan University (WMU) will holds its 47th annual meeting, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 12-13, at WMU's Fetzer Center, rounding out a week of high-level paper industry activities on the WMU campus....

Independent Corrugator Inc.(People Update)
September 9, 2006... Independent Corrugator Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, names Tom Bojin general sales manager. He joins the company with over 25 years of experience in the box making industry. Independent Corrugator Inc. services the corrugated, display and folding...

Paperboard Packaging Council.(People Update)
September 9, 2006... Ben Graham, vice president of finance, sales and supply chain at Bell Inc., Sioux Falls, S.D., has been named chairman of the "New Generation Leaders' Network" of the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC). Launched at the PPC's Spring 2006...