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Although containerboard tons at box plants rose from 2,661,300 million at the end of June to 2,712,200 tons at the end of July, weeks of supply during this period dropped [...]

Average transacted price levels are tabulated by obtaining paid prices from independent converters purchasing lineboard and medium. All prices are intended as a reference standard only. Transactions may be concluded [...]

The Fibre Box Association (FBA) recently conducted a field trial with grocery retailer A&P to test performance of its new common footprint containers for produce packaging in real application scenarios. [...]

A delegation of Chinese paper industry executives will be attending the Ninth Annual International Containerboard Conference, September 13-15 at the Sheraton Bal Harbour, Miami, Fla. Li Hong Xin, chairman and [...]

National Packaging Solutions Group, Inc. (NPSG), Mt. Pleasant, S.C., recently acquired two sheet plants. NPSG's acquisitions of Interstate Packaging, Inc., Albert Lea, Minn., and General Corrugated Manufacturing, New Orleans, bring [...]

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s Jay Gurandiano will retire on September 1 from his positions of chief operating officer and as a director of the company 'for personal reasons. He had joined [...]

Amcor Ltd., Australia's largest packaging company, says second-half profit fell 17 percent, reflecting the sale of its paper assets. The Melbourne-based maker of packaging products says profit from operations in [...]

TICKER CLOSE EXCH COMPANY SYMBOL 08/15/00 NYS Boise Cascade BCC NASD Caraustar Industries CSAR MON Cascades Inc. CAS 7.55 NYS Chesapeake Corp. CSK 25.00 NYS Domtar Inc. DTC 9.44 NYS [...]

United States corrugated/solid fibre product shipments, in billion square feet, as reported by the Fibre Box Association. Corrugated/ Cumulative Solid Fibre YTD Monthly Total July 2000 32.667 234.719 July 1999 [...]

Change in dollar volume As reported by independent and integrated participating members, in U.S. geographical divisions, to the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), National Paperbox Association (NPA), and the Pacific Coast [...]

Graphic Packaging International Corp., Golden, Colo., has completed the sale of $100 million convertible preferred stock in a private transaction with Grover C. Coors Trust, one of the Coors family [...]

U.S. paperboard production by furnish, current and cumulative totals in 1000 short tons, as reported by the American Forest & Paper Association. Unbleached Kraft Semi- Total Linerboard(*) Chemical June 2000 [...]

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 [...]

Today virtually everybody has plenty of OCC on hand. There's enough to go around for everyone, whether you're a board mill or a supplier. So what happens when prices get [...]

The pace of European legislation in the field of food contact paper and board is accelerating, says Kappa Packaging's Fionnula Wynne, who spoke at the most recent FEFCO Congress in [...]

Arvco Container Corp., Kalamazoo, Mich., received a superior rating for overall food safety at its Food Packaging Distribution Warehouse in Kalamazoo. The certification renewal audit was performed by the American [...]

Latin America is in a state of constant change. This is not only due to market forces but also because of political forces. For instance, significant changes are taking place [...]

Star Corrugated Box Co., Inc., Maspeth, N.Y., recently installed a two-color Automatan Inkontrol® system to automatically monitor and adjust flexo ink viscosity and pH on a United Flexus rotary diecutter. [...]

Chicago TAPPI's first meeting of the 2000-2001 year will feature Pratt Industries' Michael Harwood, deputy ceo, who will give an overview of the global containerboard and corrugated markets. The meeting [...]

Dick Brown, the founder of Jet Corr, Inc. and former deputy chief executive officer of Pratt Industries, Inc., has formed a trucking company, NS Carriers, Inc., that has multi-state Common [...]

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.'s (ISRI) Scrap Specifications Circular: Guidelines for Nonferrous Scrap, Ferrous Scrap, Glass Gullet, Paper Stock, Plastic Scrap is now available online in the public [...]

Mexico continues to be the U.S.'s fastest-growing trading partner, growing an average 15 percent per year since 1995. Trade between the two countries is projected to surpass $200 billion during [...]

International Paper plans to divest Arizona Chemical to provide a better long-term future for the pine chemical business. This decision comes in conjunction with its previously-announced $3 billion divestiture program [...]

Last week Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash., launched a $5.4 billion hostile bid for rival Willamette Industries Inc., Portland, Ore. At presstime, the Board of Directors of Willamette Industries was [...]

The Folding Carton Division of Green Bay Packaging, Green Bay, Wis., has achieved more than seven years without a lost time injury. 'The attainment of this milestone is indicative of [...]

Ticker Close Exch. Company Symbol 11/29/00 NYS Boise Cascade BCC 30.13 NASD Caraustar Industries (L) CSAR 9.00 MON Cascades Inc. CAS 6.75 NYS Chesapeake Corp. (L) CSK 17.00 NYS Domtar [...]

United States corrugated/solid fibre product shipments, in billion square feet, as reported by the Fibre Box Association. Corrugated/Solid Fibre Cumulative Monthly Total YTD Oct 2000 36.245 337.625 Oct 1999 36.040 [...]

U.S. paperboard production by furnish, current and cumulative totals in 1000 short tons, as reported by the American Forest & Paper Association. Unbleached Kraft Semi- Total Linerboard(*) Chemical Sept 2000 [...]

Based upon a survey of sheet plants. Per 1000 sq. ft., 50,000 sq. ft. single item orders, including delivery charges. Southeast/ East South North Sheets Northeast Central Central Central West [...]

Change in dollar volume As reported by independent and integrated participating members, in U.S. geographical divisions, to the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC), National Paperbox Association (NPA), and the Pacific Coast [...]

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 West Coast is swimming in OCC right now and so the drops we've made in the three regions shouldn't come as a big surprise. Why so much of it [...]

The Contract Packaging Association has expanded its focus to include contract manufacturing and has renamed itself the Contract Manufacturing and Packaging Association (CMPA). 'What we found was that many of [...]

Color Resolutions International LLC has completed its purchase of the printing ink business of Borden Chemical, Inc. Terms were not disclosed. The newly-formed company, Color Resolutions International, is headed by [...]

The Chicago division of TAPPI will hold a workshop on corrugators and the future of the machinery on Dec. 5 at the Ramada Hotel O'Hare. The afternoon workshop, starting at [...]

CMM International is now co-sponsored with the Canadian Paper Box Manufacturers Association (CPBMA). Also, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) will again co-sponsor the next show, which will be held April [...]

Southcorp Ltd., Melbourne, Australia, has agreed to sell its Asian-Pacific packaging portfolio to Australia's Visy Industries for $850 million Australian dollars (US $437.4 million), some A$150 million above book value. [...]

The Superior Printing Ink Co., Inc., New York, names Cliff Panczyk branch manager of its Addison, Ill., facility. He will oversee all facets of this branch operation. Stuart Mabee is [...]

Mexico is the U.S.'s second largest trading partner, after Canada. Its economy, once state-dominated and highly-protected, has become one of the most open in Latin America. Its economic growth this [...]

Recently we surveyed board mills about sorted white ledger (SWL), postconsumer. The results in the accompanying pie charts speak for themselves. [Chart 1-5 ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Over the past few years [...]

'B2B E-Commerce: Changing the Way You Do Business,' presented by Tim Clark of Jupiter Communications, is the keynote presentation of the Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association's (FPPA) 4th Annual Convention. The [...]

The 2001 Paper Recycling Markets Directory can now be ordered from the Recycling Today Media Group, a division of Cleveland-based GIE Media, Inc. This resource contains more than 4500 listings, [...]

Flint Ink introduces GEMINI[TM] UV ink system, which enables printers that normally outsource UV work to produce UV-quality print with minimal investment. Unlike traditional UV inks, Gemini ink's proprietary formulation [...]

Investors know that a major environmental disaster can push down the prices of the shares of the companies involved and also result in costly litigation and regulatory compliance requirements. But [...]

Domtar Inc., Montreal, has been invited once again to be part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Group Index (DJSGI). Domtar is the only Canadian, pulp and forest products company to [...]

Continuing on its present course of slow growth, paper and paperboard capacity is projected to rise at an annual average rate of 0.7 percent in the next three years. The [...]

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 [...]

Schiffenhaus Canada Inc. (SCI) has signed an agreement with Gaylord Container to acquire the assets and business of the Gaylord Preprint facility in Livermore, Calif. Terms were not disclosed. The [...]

Pactiv Corp.'s Norcross, Ga., design laboratory was recently awarded the International Safe Transit Association's (ISTA) Laboratory Certification. The 6000-sq-ft facility is now certified to perform ISTA's testing procedures. Pactiv's Atlanta-area [...]

Greif Bros. Corp., Delaware, Ohio, reports that its net sales for fourth quarter 2000 increased to $239.4 million from $234.4 million a year ago. Higher paper prices and increased sales [...]