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Reports on the dramatic increase of price of paper due to rising demand and small capacity additions in the United States. Jump in paper mill operating rates; Linerboard; Free sheetpaper; Pulp; BLS overall paper and product inflation index; Price forecast; Coated and uncoated white papers; Containerboard; Kraft paper; Bleached board.

Reports that because of cost pressures in the paper industry, buyers should be careful, though they could benefit from cost-related declines in stationery. Views from Victor Miliar from Thinking Cap Solutions company; What Miliar warns buyers against; Statistics on envelope, stationery products and manifold business froms sales for 1994 and 1995. INSET: Estimated direct costs per $100 of manufactured product..

The article reports on the outlook of paper prices in the U.S. in 2009. It is expected that 2009 could bring relief for office paper buyers who look to buy fewer tons for the year. The outlook of Fitch Ratings Ltd. on paper for this year states that paper production costs were largely to blame for the pricing spikes in 2008. However, it notes that combined with dropping demands, these costs have begun to decline. INSET: Office furniture another area for cost-reduction.

Reports on the plans of the paper industry in the United States to invest in recycling. Newsprint; Printing and writing papers; Tissue papers; Unbleached kraft packaging; Containerboard; Packaging board.

Forecasts the purchasing trends in the U.S. in 2004. Demand for copy paper in the office; Increase in the demand for corrugated boxes; Increase in the purchasing of personal computers.

The article reports that major paper suppliers will increase prices in the U.S. effective February 15, 2008. International Paper, Georgia-Pacific and Domtar are notifying customers of a $60/ton price increase on cut-size uncoated free sheet. The increase would boost the market price to $1,090/ton. Buyers will be paying 36% more for basic office white paper.

Reports that paper recovery rose in the United States in 1999. Formula for determining total paper recovered; Consumption of recovered by US mills; Fastest growing user of recovered paper in non-traditional markets.

The article reports on the concerns over paper product price given weak dollar and machine problems in the U.S. According to analyst Claudia Shank Hueston of J.P. Morgan Securities, the magnitude of the price increase is larger and the timing of the announcement comes earlier than expected. In fact, paper producers blame mill machine shutdowns as well as the weak U.S. dollar and tepid imports for the price hikes.

States that the United States' paper and paperboard mills have increased the use of recovered paper more in 1996 than in 1995. Discussion on figures by the Abmerican Forest & Paper Association; Comparison of 1995 amd 1996 figures on recovered paper usage; Information on the 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance group project; Who sponsored the project.

Reports that prices of printing and writing papers are being significantly lowered by producers because the market is not expected to grow much in 1996. Analysts' views; Survey conducted by `PURCHASING' magazine; Analysts' expectations for the market. INSET: Soaring paper prices crumple..

Predicts that demand for office paper will grow modestly through 1998 in the United States. Increased shipment in 1994; Electronic storage of documents; Paper consumption from copiers and printers.

Reports on the finding that paper with 30 percent recycled content is equal in quality to paper made from virgin fibers according to Fort James Corp. Finding to spur cities and states to follow the federal government's lead in using recycled papers; Reduction in the volume of paper going to landfill despite an increase in paper usage in the United States.

Reports on the projected reuse of 50 percent of all the paper and paperboard products made annually by the United States paper industry by the year 2000. Double goal of the paper industry; Expected growth of productive paper capacity; Rise in the use of fibrous raw materials to make paper; Rise in the share of total fiber from recovered paper; Need to expand the collection/recycling system for recovered paper.

Reports that according to the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) pulp and paper mill standard is one of the most expensive standards proposed for a single industry. Reference to W. Henson Moore, president of AF&PA; What the compliance of the industry will cost; Details on some the processes some countries have imposed; Design of the final rule by the EPA.

Presents Dataquest principal analyst Lynn Ritter's forecasts for various office equipment markets in the United States. Lower prices of plain paper desktop units; Decline on the number of placements of thermal units; Growth of placements of plain paper facsimile machines.

The article offers news briefs related to producer prices in the U.S. The Henry Hub natural gas spot price projected that total consumption of natural gas will decline by 2% in 2009. Prices for liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor panels are projected at $3 with a further $2 hike. Prices at the newsprint market have recorded a decline of 15.5% due to a global showdown in demand.

Reports on the adoption of a new Hazardous Materials Transportation Act by Congress. Requirement that shippers and carriers of hazardous materials retain shipping papers at their places of business; Changes in training grant programs for firefighters, police, and other public sector employees; Authorization of pilot projects involving motor carriers; Call for the completion of rulemakings affecting rail tank cars.

Presents the cost/price analysis of commercial products published in the July 19, 1995 issue of `ICE-Alert,' Thinking Cap Solutions Inc.'s monthly newsletter. Steel; Nonferrous metals; Paper and packaging; Chemicals; Electronics.

The article reports on the extended shutdowns of pulp, paper, and lumber plant in the U.S. in 2009. AbitibiBowater Inc. became the latest paper firm to announce major cutbacks by closing its newsprint mill in Newfoundland. Another is SFK Pulp Fund, which closed a softwood pulp mill in Quebec for 20 days starting December 19, 2008. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., which curtailed production at its two bleached chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp mills is also mentioned.

Reports on the marketing and sales of plain-paper fax machines surpassing that of thermal paper fax machines in the United States. Plain-paper fax sales figures; Specifications; Performance comparisons.

Reports on the Electricity Consumers Resource Council's (ELCON) release of a position paper on regional transmission organizations (RTO). Advocacy for the establishment of just three large RTO for each existing interconnection to replace the 10 regional reliability councils; Primary positions detailed in the paper of ELCON.

Focuses on Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing's efforts to improve its market share for forklifts. Goal of eclipsing Hyster as sales leader of class 5 pneumatic forklifts; Introduction of large-capacity lift trucks to its 7-Series line; System technology called System of Active Stability; Expansion of facility in Columbus, Indiana.

Presents statistical data on the purchase of office supplies in the U.S. as of February 2006. Increase in prices of paper; Percentage of buyers who are expecting paper prices to increase in the next quarter; Annual growth rate of plastic sheet.

The article presents statistics related to office purchases in the U.S., including the amount expected to be spent on office equipment in 2010, percentage of buyers paying higher paper prices, and the number of office products in the database of Buyers' Laboratory.

Reports on the amendments made by the Interstate Commerce Commission on trucking rules. Elimination of reporting requirements; Reduction of administrative costs.

Reports on the status of the uncoated free-sheet paper market in the United States. Companies with price increases for their products; Increased demand for office papers and uncoated free-sheet types; Projections on the amount of cut-size papers used in printers.

Presents prices of commodity products in the United States for the week of April 22, 1999. Includes steel; Paper products; Chemicals and resins.

The article provides information on the developments in the paper industry, supplies and technology in the U.S. Fitch Ratings Ltd.'s outlook for the paper industry in 2009 states that the costs of paper production were largely to blame for the pricing spikes in 2008. Meanwhile, the business intelligence reveals a $1,629 high-end price for Lexmark family of laser printers. It also accounts on the 5% projected cutbacks in office supply buys for the first quarter in 2009.

Reports on the expected price hikes for paper-based packaging in the U.S. in 2006. Views of Ronald Domanico, senior vice president of Caraustar Industries, on price increase in raw materials associated with the manufacture of paper tubes and cores; Decline in the supply of containerboard tonnage leading to a price increase in kraft linerboard; Results of pricing surveys conducted by Purchasingdata.com.

Reports on the expected increase of paper- based packaging in the U.S. in spring 2006, as producers try to offset wintertime cost increases for pulp, paperboard, linerboard and corrugating medium and kraft papers. Percentage increase of all product lines due to the raw material costs associated with the manufacture of paper tubes and cores; Findings of the pricing surveys for Purchasingdata.com in late February 2006; Factors which will cause prices of corrugated boxes to increase in 2006.

The article reports on an increasing price of printing and writing paper in the U.S. This is due to its entry in the bull market which also increased the costs of numerous commodities. However, there is a decrease of U.S. shipments of most of the major printing and writing paper grades in 2005. Sean Erwin, CEO of Neenah Paper, believes that the prices of paper would remain due to the continued impact of higher raw materials and energy prices.

The article statistics related to raw materials in the U.S. compiled as of May 2007. 28.6 tons of steel are thrown away yearly. The countervailing duties imposed by the U.S. on Chinese glossy paper exports is 18.2 percent. About 33 percent of buyers and purchasers in the U.S. expect prices hikes for paper products.

Discusses the factors that affect product cost in the U.S. as of August 17, 2004. Improvement in semiconductor prices; Information on office white paper prices; Retail diesel prices.

Provides information on various price-related issues in the industrial procurement sector as of November 5, 2003. Decline in the average selling price of cellular phones in the U.S.; Views of Smith Barney equity strategist Tobias Levkovich on pricing of manufactured machinery products; Opinion of analyst Lisa Shonfield on the state of paper-product pricing.

Reports on the increase in the prices of containerboard in the United States in spring 1999. Influence of extensive downtime in six mills in increasing the prices; Predictions that market demand will recover enough to support higher prices; Projected increase in US linerboard exports.

Presents updates in stock market in the U.S. as of August 2002. Projection on paper purchasing and price inflation; Appeal of House Small Business Committee chairman Donald Manzullo to the Justice Department to investigate steel sheet prices; Decrease on the market prices for oriented strand board.

Reports changes in the price index in the U.S. Increase in the cost of steel; Evaluation on the prices of paper products; Expectation of the economists of a price increase for industrial materials. INSET: HOT SPOTS.

Presents data on the transaction prices of various industrial goods in the United States as of December 22, 2000. Ferrous metals; Pulp, paper and paperboard; Energy; Chemicals; Plastics; Electronic components.

Presents prices of various industrial product prices in the United States for the week of November 2, 2000. Average prices of ferrous and nonferrous metals; Fluctuation of paper products prices; Chemical price changes.

The article reports on the sustainable purchasing practices of office paper, based on the information given by office distributors Staples Inc. and Corporate Express Inc. in the U.S. Mark Buckley, vice president of environmental affairs of Staples, stated that the sustainable purchasing of the product would depend on its life cycle. The demand for green products has increased due to the growing consumption from healthcare, banking, education, and government sector.

Informs about a United States Presidential executive order requiring government paper buyers to purchase 30% post-consumer recycled content. Increase in the post-consumer content specification; Application of the order to all fiber printing and writing paper.

Commends the United States pulp and paper industries' move toward a chlorine-free bleaching process. Advantages of using chlorine dioxide.

Predicts lightweight coated paper prices in the United States in the second half of 1994.

Reports on paper towel prices in the United States.

Looks into the American paper forms industry. Decline in sales of core products; Forces driving industry outlook; Hope for the industry.

Predicts weak prices of paper and paperboard in the United States.

Reports updates related to industrial procurement in the United States as of November 2000. Purchase of the multi-channel fulfillment center for catalog and electronic commerce customers by Staples; Launch of an electronic commerce site by Office Depot; Results of a report on paper reuse and recycling by Xerox equipment.

Reports on the status of market prices for paper in the United States.

Features Andy Weyker, winner of `Purchasing' magazine's 1999 Crystal Ball economic forecasting contest in the United States. Cash prize; Position at the Appleton, Wisconsin-based carbonless and thermal paper manufacturer, Appleton Papers; Intuitive approach to forecasting; Factors behind the year-to-year consistency of top-performing contestants.

Reports on developments in the industrial towels and wipes market in the United States for the period ended July 15, 1999. Conflict between shrinking demand in industries and growing demand in the foodservice market; Weak demand in the away-from-home tissue business; Wiping trends.