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The article informs that mixed paper prices have softened throughout Chicago, Illinois. One of the biggest reasons for this is the privacy laws that have been established at corporations and governments throughout the country. Throwing out documents isn't enough nowadays. Thieves will forage in a company's garbage and pull out these documents that have sensitive numbers on them. Schools are also gathering more mixed paper, as they now have established recycling programs that were not around five years ago.

The article reports on the issues discussed during the Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show in Chicago, Illinois. Marty Rusk, vice president for fiber supply at Corrugated Services, revealed the dangers of buying recovered paper. Quality and getting tons delivered on time were the biggest issues for the buyers who attended the event. Most buyers viewed China as another buyer of material and a competitor.

The article focuses on the discussion given by Jim Porter, president and chief operating officer (COO) of Solvay Paperboard on the impact of consolidation in the containerboard industry on recovered fiber markets during "Recycling Today's" Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show in Chicago, Illinois. Porter said that market players will be fewer and recovered fiber demand will expand. The predictions of Porter for the future of the industry are mentioned.

Information about several topics discussed at the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry's (TAPPI) meeting in Chicago, Illinois in March 2012 is presented. Topics include the selection of the right paper substrate. It also mentions the recommendations of Jack Fulton, vice president of sales at Printron, on press fingerprinting and process control.

A table is presented which lists the stock prices of transacted papers including the sorted white ledger which costs 250-260 dollars in Chicago, Illinois, boxboard cuttings which cost 85-90 dollars in New England, and an old corrugated container (OCC) which costs 150-160 dollars in Los Angeles, California.

The article focuses on the works of businessmen Myer Lissner in the recovered paper industry in Chicago, Illinois. Lissner started working at his young age with his father. When his family sold the paper division of its company to Waste Management Inc. (WM), he worked as president at WM and years after he started at Donco Paper Supply.

The article presents the transacted paper stock prices of various locations in the U.S. Some of the places are Chicago, New England, New York, Southeast and Los Angeles.

The article offers information on the Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show produced by "Recycling Today" to be held at the Marriott Downtown Chicago Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois on October 23-25, 2011.

A table is presented which shows the transacted paper stock prices in various cities including Chicago, Illinois, Los Angeles, California, and New York City.

The article discusses the "Official Board Market" in Chicago, Illinois' unpredictable high index prices for corrugated cardboard (OCC) and orient paper (ONP). It says that industries like publishing suffered the effects of the financial crisis and the Internet that eventually led to a drop in demand and supply, though the domestic and global demand for the packaging industry is good. A table that shows the prices of ONP and OCC in April 2010 and from 2007-2009 is presented.

Information about the Paper Recycling Conference and Trade Show in Chicago, Illinois is presented. Mike Hagood, senior director for store innovations at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., discussed the state of fiber supply recovery. While Matthew Coz, vice president for growth, commodity sales & marketing for WM Recycle America, explained the company's zero waste initiatives and discussed a study about a commodity composition of WM Recycle America.

The article reports that Moore & Associates will conduct a recovered paper supply development workshop on June 22, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. The supply development workshop aims to present a variety of approaches that are designed for developing new supplies of recovered paper. Bill Moore, president of Moore & Associates, said that new supply development is the future of the industry.

The article reports on the box shipment declination of corrugated products by 12.4 percent on May 29, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The Fibre Box Association (FBA) has revealed that the last time positive box shipments occurred in August 2008 by 4.6 percent over August 2007 shipment. It also demonstrates that containerboard inventories dropped at 6.9 percent. Chip Dillon, paper industry analyst forecasts that packaging demand will continue struggling over the next few months.

The article reports on the change of location for the annual paper industry meeting now known as Paper2011, from being held in New York to Chicago as its new location.

Reports on the investment of Prospect Partners LLC in Knight Paper Box Co., a folding carton converter in Chicago, Illinois. Expected revenue to be generated from the investment; Impetus to the interest of Prospect in the folding carton market; Disclosure on the amount of investment made.

The article reports on the decline in spot prices of old corrugated container (OCC) since April 2010. It states that the 5-dollar reduction per ton in July is considered to be the lowest, indicating that spot prices have attained a support level. It mentions that swap prices for OCC and old newspaper (ONP) remain unchanged for July, wherein the favorite spot price for ONP is at 75 dollars. It also presents tables for Mid Market Swap Price for OCC number 11 and ONP number 8 in Chicago, Illinois.

A chart is presented which represents transacted paper stock prices of several places including Chicago, Buffalo and San Francisco.

The article offers information on the Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show's pricing workshop "The X Factors: Recovered Fiber Pricing Variables Explained" to be held at the Marriott Miracle Mile in Chicago, Illinos on October 23, 2011.

A table is presented which lists transacted paper stock prices in low grades including in Chicago, Illinois, Buffalo, New York, and Los Angeles, California.

The article reports on the opening of a corporate headquarter by Massimo Pontin in Chicago, Illinois. Pontin, who is a mainstay in the international high-grade recovered paper trade, opened an office in Chicago to strengthen his presence in the American market. Meanwhile, Pontin USA Inc. is the exclusive partner of Vipa Lausanne SA.

Information about several topics discussed at the TAPPI CorrExpo Conference which was held in Chicago, Illinois on September 1-2, 2009 is presented. The event featured box making business consultants including Dick Target, Jeff Hahn, and Tom Pearce. Topics included measures that the box makers should equip themselves with when positioning for business recovery and ideas on building strategic alliances between employees, customers, and suppliers.

The article reports on the financial forecast for the box making industry for 2008 by Chicago, Illinois-based Fitch Ratings Inc. It is forecasted that the market for the corrugated boxes will be at best stagnant. Fitch Ratings Inc. added that for the paper industry as a whole, modestly better results in the forecast period are expected, but with few distinctions. It is noted that on the container board front, North American producers should benefit at the expense of their European counterparts.

The article reports that more than 60 percent of the booths have been purchased for the 2006 SuperCORR Trade Fair at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Chicago, Illinois on October 12, 2006 by the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC). The Trade Fair, a must-attend event in the corrugated container industry, will be held in conjunction with the AICC 2006 Annual Meeting.

Reports on the plan of International Corrugated Case Association to transfer its office to Chicago, Illinois.

The article offers information on the CorrExpo 2009 and TAPPI annual conference to be held on September 1-2, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Illinois.

The article reports that Fitch Ratings Ltd. in Chicago, Illinois has downgraded Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s (SSCC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and debt rating from B to C. It states that the downgrade has been prompted by concerns that SSCC may seek bankruptcy protection imminently due to a sudden decline in business conditions in the fourth quarter of 2008. According to the author, SSCC's liquidity has been low at the start of 2009, with $178 million in unused bank credit and cash.

The article reports on the confirmation of a survey about the concept of supply chain in Chicago, Illinois. Survey results confirmed the enthusiasm from exhibitors and buyers attending the three exposition that the concept of bringing the supply chain together supported the way they conduct business. Eighty percent indicated that their attendance and ultimately their purchasing decisions were influenced by the supply chain concept.

The article reports on the effects of the old corrugated containers (OCC) price increase implementation in Chicago, Illinois. It was observed that a number of major integrated companies are calling suppliers and expressing their concern about their future OCC deliveries. In some significant cases, OCC inventories at several paper mills are down.

This section presents a chart of paper stock prices in various states of the U.S. Some of the states included are Chicago, Buffalo, New York, Los Angles and San Francisco.

A table is presented that shows the transacted paper stock prices of various countries in export/low grades including Chicago, Illinois, New York, New York, and Los Angeles, California.

The article provides information on the performance of three MAN Roland presses employed in the carton plant of Caraustar Industries Inc. in Chicago, Illinois. In the installation of the presses specifically the Roland 900 seven-color with coater and two Roland 700 seven-color presses in Caraustar's operation, manufacturing is evaluated to portray a great improvement. In particular, its general manager Brian Coffee reveals that the presses enables them to reach easily their top operating rates.

The article reports on the preparations for the GRAPH EXPO 2007, also known as PackPrint that highlights package printing, folding cartons, and product label on September 9 to 12, 2007 at the McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The trade show is produced jointly by Graphic Arts Show Co. and the Flexographic Technical Association. Among the exhibitors are Bobst Group USA Inc. and Harper Corp.

The article offers information on the 2009 Fibre Box Association (FBA) Independent Corrugator Executive conference which will be held on October 28-29 in Chicago, Illinois.

Information about several papers discussed at the Recycling Today's Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show held in Chicago, Illinois in June 2008 is presented. About 100 paper recycling industry executives attended the said event. How paperboard mills can increase their recovered paper supply was one of the topics discussed. It also featured Bill Moore, president of Moore & Associates in Atlanta, Georgia.

The article reports on the realignment of containerboard mill systems at the Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) in Chicago, Illinois. The adjustment was part of SSCC's strategic initiatives plan. The company expected to incur a restructuring charge of approximately $18 million. SSCC's containerboard production decreased due to the increased mill maintenance downtime and two fewer production days.

The article offers information on Paper2011, an American Forest & Paper Association's (AF&PA) discussion regarding extended producer responsibility (EPR), held at Chicago on March 27-29, 2011. It states that around 660 industry executives have attended the event, wherein AF&AP gave EPR surveys to the attendees. Furthermore, the statement of Donna Harman, president and Chief Executive officer of AF&PA, which says that the government commands as though the EPR is not needed, is discussed.

Information about several topics discussed at the 12th International Containerboard Conference which was held in Chicago, Illinois is presented. It was attended by different industry executives including Gary McGann, CEO of Smurfit Kappa Group and Raymond Lee, CEO of Lee &x#0026; Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. The convention highlighted some challenges that confront containerboard capacity which include market pricing and capacity expansion.

The article offers information on the rise of office corrugated container (OCC) prices in Chicago, Illinois. It is because of North America's lack of generation and consumers who do not purchase goods packaged in corrugated boxes. In addition, it is easy to make a case for OCC prices going up or down, looking on which board mill happens to be serving.

This article discusses the proceedings of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters Designers Workshop in Chicago, Illinois. 34 designers and sales personnel learned how to design for production efficiency and how to solve customer problems. Topics of presentations include impact of material and equipment on structural design, and prepress/pre-production reviews.

The article reports that bankrupted company Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) has won court permission by a bankruptcy judge in Chicago, Illinois. The decision will allow the company to adopt a bonus program for its employees. It will also allow the company to pay $47 million to 3,700 executives and other employees.

The article reports on the reason behind the increase in demand for old corrugated container (OCC) in Chicago, Illinois.

The article focuses on a survey, which suggests that the "Official Board Markets" (OBM) journal should start publishing old corrugated container (OCC) export prices for Chicago, Illinois. About 92% of readers highlight the need for OBM to publish OCC export prices so that they can better reflect the impact of paperboard mills. The OCC export price for Chicago will be added to the chart in the May 3, 2008, issue of the journal.

The article announces that the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) in Chicago, Illinois is looking for companies to present in its What's New program which will be held on January 12, 2010. It mentions that applications should be submitted to Dave Mottram of Signode Industry Packaging Systems by November 20, 2009. It notes the address and contact information of Mottram.

The article offers information on the sustainable business executive briefing and conference of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) to be held in Chicago, Illinois from October 22-23, 2008.

The article reports on the partnership of Radius Solutions Ltd., a leading integrated business information management or enterprise resource planning provider for the packaging and printing industry, and Sun Chemical Ltd.'s Consulting Division in Chicago, Illinois. The said agreement has been intended to help Sun Chemical in the formulation of specifications on PECAS Vision Shop Floor Data Collection application which would be sold as PRINTEASY.

Reports on the establishment of Phil Alpert Memorial Award, initiated by Paper Stock Industries to honor National Fiber Supply company executive Phil Alpert in Chicago, Illinois. Requirements in order to be an awardees.

Reports on the factors influencing the anticipation for increased European attendees at the CMM International 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. Valuation of the U.S. dollar; Performance of the U.S. manufacturing sector; Affordability of the hotel rates.

The article reports on the micro site developed by the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) for its upcoming CorrExpo to be held on September 1-2, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The site offers information on the activities and opportunities at the event. It also provides details on the schedule of activities and location of exhibitors participating in the event.

The article reports that CMM International 2007 was rated very high by most participants in Chicago, Illinois. According to a survey, the package printing industry's premiere event was rated high by participants. Ninety-eight percent of attendees and 82 percent of exhibitors said they received good value and exceeded or met their expectations at the event. According to several exhibitors and attendees, major purchases were made and many quality sales leads were generated.

The article reports on the result of the 12th School for Financial Managers and Controllers of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters in Chicago, Illinois. A total of 14 controllers and executives have attended the event. The session started with the presentation on what controllers can do to make money for their companies. Guest speaker Walter Moore discussed on controlling electricity costs by having utility audits.