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Focuses on the production of pulp and paper to supply the demands from the book publishing industry in North America. Percentage growth in production; Diversification of paper grades; Impact of price increases; Processes in paper production including recycling; Chlorine-free production; Use of the blade-metering size press for economic and efficient paper production.

Discusses the performance of the newsprint industry in North America. Factors behind the expected activity surge in the sector; Change in ownership among financially-troubled recycled-newsprint mills; Plan by Bowater Inc. to buy Newsprint South Inc.'s paper mill in Grenada, Mississippi; Move by Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. to close its newsprint mill in West Tacoma, Washington.

The article discusses the study conducted by the Center for a Competitive Waste Industry focusing on food scraps and soiled paper or source separated organics (SSO) in North America. The study found that the development of organics recycling infrastructure such as composting and anaerobic digestion have expanded the SSO programs urging for municipal solid waste. Thus, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has estimated a 29.7% of landfill discards for food scraps and soiled paper.

Reports on the restructuring of paper and forest-products companies in North America. Reason for the occurrence of restructuring in the second quarter of 1997; Average earnings of the industry in 1997. INSET: The paper shuffle.

Reports on the competitive pressure stacking up in the global paper chemicals market amid continued globalization and consolidation of both suppliers and their customers, as of February 2004. Reasons for the pressure facing paper chemicals suppliers; Forecast on the growth of the pulp and paper chemicals market in North America, according to Frost & Sullivan (F&S); Comments of Anurag Roy, program manager for specialty chemicals at F&S regarding the issue.

Focuses on the North American paper industry. Sales of chemicals; Shifts in chemical use; Chlorine alternatives.

Reports on the trend for consolidation in the pulp and paper sector of specialty chemicals due to takeovers of North American chemical suppliers to the industry. W.R. Grace's intention to sell its Dearborn subsidiary; Reaction of paper chemicals firms to a major shift in their customer base; Growth in paper companies' technology demands; Chemical makers' looking at their portfolios to meet the requirements.

The article deals with the efforts of North American book manufacturers and papermakers to adopt environmentally responsible practices. Printers and papermakers are recognizing the public relations value of bragging rights earned by official certifications covering the use of recycled materials and sustainable forest management practices. Both advanced science and supply/ demand management practices are helping companies meet their objectives. Edwards Brothers has been creative in finding ways to recycle waste.

Reports on Paperfo's projected worth of the North American paper and paperboard companies' internal sizes consumption in 1995. Peak in the volume of sizes consumed; Improvement of market value.

Assesses the demand for old newsprint in Canada and the United States. Release of the results of a survey of 28 paper mills using and producing newsprint; Statistics; Assessment of the newspaper-recycling business.

Reports on the acquisition of paper chemicals company E.QU.I.P International by Kemira. Advantages of the acquisition for Kemira's competitive post in North America; Percentage of newsprint paper consumed by the U.S. every year; Net sales generated by Kemira in 2003.

Reports the restructuring of the paper chemicals operations of Eka Chemicals in North America in November 2003. Closure of its coating additives facility at Albany, Oregon; Purpose of the restructuring move; Regional business units of Eka.

Calls for papers to the 21st North American Research Symposium on August 4 to 6, 1995. Deadline for abstracts.

Reports on growing newsprint consumption in North America even as newsprint producers continue consolidating. Forest products industry's impact on the Canadian economy; Spin-off of paper mills; Reduction of the publishing industry's web width.

Lists share prices of companies in the United States and Canada with significant newspaper interests. Closing levels as of July 21, 1999. Comparison with week- and year-ago levels.

The article reports on the decision of Imerys Pigments for Paper North America to restructure its Middle Georgia kaolin operations in Sandersville, Georgia, amid slowing demand in the North American paper market. The restructuring will result in about 50 job cuts of both company employees and contractors, as well as capacity reductions, according to Imersys. Other suppliers also cite those drivers and say that several years of mill closings and consolidation of their European, North American, and Scandinavian customer base have affected margins.

Information about several papers discussed at the Rapid Excavation and Tunnelling Conference (RETC) held on June 24-26, 2013 on the construction of tunnelling in North America, is presented. Topics include underground construction, tunelling market, and the installation of water mains and sewage systems. The conference featured several exhibitors and delegates who shared their views on the prospects for North American tunnelling including Boro Lukajic, Bradford Townsend, and Daniel N. Adams.

Focuses on developments related to newspaper publishing in North America, current as of March 26, 2001. Compensation of chief executive officers, Peter Kann and Tony Ridder; Decline of North American newsprint consumption in February 2001.

Presents news briefs on the chemical industry as of April 20, 2005. Expansion of the capacity of silanes at General Electric; Implementation of a temporary surcharge on all paper coating latex at BASF; Increase in fungicide prices of Troy in U.S. and Asian regions.

Focuses on North America-based newsprint producer Bowater Inc.'s plan to acquire Alliance Forest Products Inc. Value of the deal; Addition of Alliance's groundwood specialty paper to Bowater's coated groundwood and value-added papers; Projected operating savings of Bowater.

Announces a second round of increases in prices of newsprint in North America. Price hike for recycled newsprint supplied by Jefferson Smurfit Corp.; Breakdown in talks between pulp and paper workers' unions in Canada; Decline in end-of-month inventories by the Newspaper Association of America; Financial performance of companies in the newsprint business.

Highlights a session at the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies annual meeting in Montreal, on the strengths of alternative newspapers and their competitors' weaknesses. Increased competition seen for dailies from alternatives; Positioning tips offered for all free papers to use; Circulation issues raised; Advantages of alternatives over dailies. INSET: AAN maintains ban on papers with daily.., by Wendy Giman..

Reports on the decrease in the production of North American Newsprint in October 1993 compared to its production in October 1992, according to the American Forest & Paper Association. Increase in producer's end-of-month stocks in October; October operating rates for mills in Canada and the United States; Newsprint consumption by daily newspapers in the United States; More.

Reports on the increase in North American newsprint production in August 1993 from the year-ago level. Information from the American Forest & Paper Association; Production increase in United States (US) and Canadian mills; Increase in shipments; US daily newspaper consumption.

The article discusses the choices faced by newsprint producers as they struggle amid declining demand and increasing production costs as of November 2010. It cites the merger of North America's two largest newsprint producers coming out of bankruptcies. It notes that the companies are getting out of the newsprint sector and shifting into other grades which still requires investment in development. It adds that even the poorest newsprint makers are looking to improve their product and cut cost.

Presents news briefs on the chemical industry in North America as of December 29, 1999. Decline of debt ratings for Pioneer Cos. subsidiaries Pioneer Americas and PCI Chemicals Canada; Extension of the supply contract of Shipley with Rexam Coated Films and Papers; Company that awarded a contract to laboratory equipment supplier Transmation.

Reports on the low price of hydrogen peroxide in the United States. Overcapacity in hydrogen peroxide supplies; Recession in the paper industry; Decrease in profits for producers.

Announces plans for the free distribution of a 16-page full-color tabloid comic insert to alternative papers across the United States and Canada in November 1998. Target readers; Publisher Jesse Brown's rationale for the move; Background on Brown; Highlights of the insert.

Announces Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.'s call for an April 1998 price hike of 50 cent per metric ton of newsprint. Terms of Abitibi's proposed acquisition for Avenor Inc.; Acquisition of Stone-Consolidated Corp. in 1997; Producers' concerns over continuing newsprint price instability and fragmentation among manufacturers; Price increases asked by North America's leading newsprint makers.

Notes new developments in the North American newsprint industry. Newsprint consumed by US daily newspapers in August and September 1997; Supply levels; Update on companies including Stone Container Corp., Noranda Inc., Stora North America and Avenor Inc.; Chinese papermakers' allegations of below-cost newsprint costs by US and Canadian companies.

The article presents an outlook for the global prices of titanium dioxide as of February 2009. The global $10.2 billion titanium dioxide market reached 5.1 million metric tons in 2008, according to SRI Consulting. Demand is expected to grow at 4.1 percent per year, to hit 6.3 million metric tons by 2013. North American and Western European demand is decreasing, due largely to significant decreases in the paper and paint industries, SRIC says.

Presents statistics of the status of the U.S. newspaper publishing industry as of February 2004. Newspaper stock performance; Newsprint statistics in North America; Credibility of political advertisements; Readership in ethnic groups; Newspaper advertising index.

Focuses on the growth of juvenile and adult hygiene film market in the U.S. Results of the Polyethylene Film Market Study done by Mastio & Company; Importance of the thinner-gauge films on the reduction of costs for manufacturers; Effect of decreasing birth rate in North America on diaper manufacturers; Material preferred by most manufacturers due to its increased tear and puncture resistance at lower gauges.

Reports on the acquisition of Vulcan Material's pulp and paper chemicals unit by Kemira in North America.

Focuses on North America-based newsprint maker Abitibi-Consolidated's plan to take 50,000 tons' worth of downtime in April 2001. Decline of North American mill inventories; Drop in demand for newsprint; Proposed transaction price hike.

Assesses the performance of the newsprint industry in North America. Weakness in results for manufacturers that has led to additional downtime at mills; Earnings of North American newsprint maker Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. for the first quarter of 1999; Agreement for Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. to sell its Abitibi stock to Bunting Warburg Dillon Read Inc.

Reports on OxyChem's decision to restart work on a delayed 66,000-tons-per-year sodium chlorate project due to an uptrend demand for sodium chlorate in kraft pulp and paper mills. Obtaining a balance between capacity and demand for sodium chlorate; Companies that produce sodium chlorate in North American and their capacity; Use of chlorine dioxide, which is derived from sodium chlorate, for pulp bleaching.

Reports on the activities of several chemical companies in North America. Proposed merger; Production of calcined kaolin for paper industry; Implementation of $485-million refinancing; Stopping production of Frasch sulfur; More.

Looks back on reports featured in `Editor & Publisher,' dated July 26, 1947 about newspaper publishing in North America. Ruling made by a federal judge on the validity of subpoenas issued by a grand jury to Canadian subsidiaries of International Paper Co. in its investigation of newsprint supply and prices; Advice offered by International Typographical Union president Woodruff Randolph to its members.

Reports on the plan of North American newsprint suppliers to increase the prices of their products. Projected price range per metric ton of newsprint; Decline in publishers' newsprint inventories; Newsprint consumption of United States daily newspapers.

Reports on the decline in newsprint production in North America for the month of April 1994. Increase in shipments; Operation capacity of American and Canadian mills; Consumption; Decline in stocks.

The article reports on the decision of merchant photomask supplier Photronics Inc. to close its manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas. An estimated number of 80 employees of the firm will be losing their job. The reduction of unproductive high-end photomask manufacturing in North America influenced the facility closure. The plant closure surfaced after the firm announced its plan to construct a factory in Korea.

This article reports on the financial performance of office products retailer Staples in its North American segment for the first quarter ended April 30, 2005. Business unit income reached $149.1 million, up from $106.1 million year-on-year. This rise was driven by gross profit expansion and operating-expense management. Side-by-side with the North American retail segment, Staples North American delivery segment recorded a 17 percent rise in sales, reaching $1.2 billion from a year-earlier $1 billion. International segment sales grew 19 percent in the three months, to $549.1 million, compared with $461.9 million in the same period in 2004. However, international company retail sales were flat in the quarter. Consolidated sales grew by 13 percent, hitting $3.9 billion, up from $3.5 billion in the same three months during the prior year. Consolidated operating income reached $250.8 million, up from $201.9 million, while net income hit $159.4 million, compared with $125.7 million year-over-year. Staples operating margin improved by more than half of 1 percentage point in the first quarter, rising to 6.4 percent. This increase reflects the retailer's continued focus on customer service, execution and differentiation.

This article reports on the increase in the North American sales of Office Depot for fiscal fourth-quarter in 2004, hitting 1.5 billion, up from $1.4 billion in the same quarter in 2003. North American retail operating profit climbed to $99.5 million in the fourth quarter, ended December 25, 2004, more than double the $48.4 million recorded in the previous year. Improved technology category sales drove a 4 percent positive North American comp-store sales comparison in the fourth quarter over the same three months a year earlier, but this scenario also had a negative impact on product margins. Gross margin in the fourth quarter and full year improved slightly as increased vendor rebates and promotional support and reduced inventory clearance charges were partially offset by a higher mix of lower margin technology products. Comparable average transaction size for North American stores increased in the fourth quarter, but comparable transaction counts decreased for both the fourth quarter and the full year. Office Depot North American sales rose 5 percent in the 12 months, reaching $5.9 billion, up from $5.7 billion in 2003. Comp-store sales increased 3 percent. Consolidated Office Depot sales grew 7 percent in the fourth quarter, hitting $3.5 billion, compared with $3.3 billion in the same three months in 2003. Worldwide comp-store sales edged upward 2 percent. Net earnings for the quarter were $52.8 million, up from a year-earlier $45.8 million.

This article reports on the sales of Office Depot in North America for the third quarter ended September 25, 2004. Despite softer than expected back-to-school business, office supplies retailer Office Depot recorded a 3 increase in its North American sales during the third quarter, hitting $1.49 billion, up from $1.45 billion in the year-ago period. Improved technology category sales drove up North American retail computer store sales 1% Office Depot's North American retail segment operating profit climbed 7% segment operating profit climbed 7% reaching $107.9 million from $101 million the previous year. However, gross margin remained flat as a percentage of sales during the three months, as broad-based category gross margin percentage improvements were offset by an increased sales mix of lower margin technology products. Office Depot, which enjoyed its third consecutive quarter of positive retail computers, said its focus on increasing store profitability is beginning to produce meaningful outcomes, as it has made this one of its highest priorities. During the third quarter. Office Depot opened 24 stores, closed two and relocated six office supply stores. The retailer operated 923 office products superstores in North America at the end of the third quarter.

This article reports on the increase in North American retail sales of office supply chain Office Depot during the first quarter of 2003. Strong first quarter sales of technology products helped the company register its first positive retail comparable store quarter, with North American retail sales increasing five percent and comparable store sales three percent. The chain's comparable store sales increase was attributable to the technology products sales increase, and a direct result of several technology-merchandising initiatives started in the fourth quarter of 2003. Total company sales jumped 18 percent in the first three months, reaching $3.6 billion, up from $3.1 billion year-on-year. Operating profit climbed nine percent in the first quarter, hitting $175.5 million, compared with $161.3 million in the same three months in 2003. Net earnings in the first quarter came in at $115.6 million, up from $79.2 million in the same period a year earlier. Included in the first quarter 2004 results was a $4 million charge to settle outstanding litigation.

This article reports on the increase in the North American computer store sales of Staples in the fourth quarter of 2003. The office products chain also recorded a 9 percent increase, reaching $2.3 billion from $2.1 billion in the same three months a year ago. The company's retail segment enjoyed operating profit of $220.3 million, up from $172.6 million year-on-year. For the 12 months, Staples store also increased 4 percent, with segment sales jumping over 8 percent to $7.8 billion. Operating income totaled $523.6 million, compared with $413.9 million a year earlier. The company also enjoyed a consolidated sales increase of 10 percent, hitting $3.7 billion from $3.3 billion year-on-year. Consolidated net income increased 29 percent, reaching $211.9 million, compared with $164.7 million in the same period a year earlier. Operating margin rose to 9.3 percent. For the 12 months, the company's sales soared 14 percent, reaching $13.2 billion, up from $11.6 billion in the previous year. Net income rose 10 percent to $490.2 million, from $446.1 million. In addition, pro forma net income climbed to $552 million, which excludes an adjustment that reduced the retailer's first quarter income by $62 million.

Reports on the growth of pulp production and sodium chlorate demand in North America due to increased export demand in the last quarter of 2003 and first quarter of 2004. Impact of the increased demand on chlorate suppliers and producers; Comment from Drew Cochrane, director at Eka Chemicals, on chlorate demand in North America; Effect of the increasing pulp production in Latin America on the cost of pulp production in the U.S.

Reports on the increase in sales of office supplies retailer Staples in its fiscal third quarter in 2003. Comparison with year earlier results; Net income of the company; Retail sales in North America.