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Three top executives from major recovered paper processing companies assembled last week at the Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show in Chicago to address paper recycling industry issues in a [...]

In the recovered paper industry, volume speaks volumes. Steve Ragiel, president of Houston headquartered Recycle America Alliance (RAA) knows this all too well. He cites it as a key reason [...]

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 [...]

When prices for recovered paper began plummeting last October, the recycling industry found itself trying to unload an oversupply of old corrugated containers (OCC) and other grades of recovered paper. [...]

The U.S. paper recovery is nearing the 50 percent goal set by the paper industry in 1995. After showing little change during the three preceding years, the U.S. recovery rate [...]

Canadian paper industry management and unions realize that they're in the middle of a storm, says Jean-Claude Savard, president, Savard Consultants. He has more than 30 years experience in consulting [...]

Recently I had the opportunity to interview paper recycling industry veteran Steve Ragiel, ceo, Greenstar North America, a Houston-headquartered business established last October. It is one of this country's largest [...]

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has set a new paper recovery goal of 55 percent of all paper consumed in the U.S. by 2012. The current rate is [...]

Memphis, Tenn.-based International Paper (IP) and Temple-Inland (TI) agreed to a deal in which IP will acquire TI for $32 per share in cash, plus the assumption of $600 million [...]

International Paper (IP) last week reported a massive restructuring of the company, stating that it may sell businesses to focus on its main packaging and paper divisions. The company's three-part [...]

Don't be afraid to ask questions, lots of questions. That's what Arnie Peltz would advise any paper recycling industry colleague who might call him up and express interest in growing [...]

It's tough to make a living in the paper recycling industry right now. Ask anyone who has been in this industry more than a few years why and he or [...]

Recovered paper buying is one of the more difficult jobs in the paper industry. These positions are widely misunderstood because, with the exception of companies that maintain recycling divisions or [...]

Stronger paper and paperboard output will have to provide the platform for higher recovered paper prices, says David Clapp, senior economist with Resource Information Systems, Inc., in the May issue [...]

The paper and paper-based packaging check-off program is a new and distinct effort that promotes the broad category of paper and paper-based packaging products. Donna Harman, president and ceo, American [...]

The board of directors of Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc. promotes Randy Nebel to president. He has 31 years of experience in the paper and packaging industry, working at [...]

The American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) is hosting its 124th annual Paper Week on March 11-13 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Paper Week adds two new Sunday [...]

There is no doubt that recovered paper quality in North America has declined over the last 15 years. The key question for the paper recycling industry is will it get [...]

'If Chinese board mills stop buying, we'll be in trouble,' says Maurice Colontonio, president of Tab Paper Recycling Inc., West Berlin, Pa. In a recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, [...]

A popular financing mechanism used by the paper industry for the past decade--tax-exempt solid waste bonds--is now being regularly questioned by the Internal Revenue Service. According to Bill Moore, president [...]