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The article announces that the U.S. has been producing cigarette paper from fresh, homegrown flax fibers in quantities enough for all national needs and for export. About 90% of U.S. cigarette paper import used to come from France, but by 1943, the U.S. was importing only 625,000 pounds of rag paper from all foreign sources, and exporting 14,098,760 pounds of flax paper to 62 countries from a total domestic production of 49,900,000 lbs. Cited is Ecusta Paper Corporation's Pisgah Forest, which has expanded into a 12 million U.S. dollar plant.

Information about several issues discussed at American Paper and Pulp Association's (APPA) annual convention concerning pulp production is presented. It states that there had been speculations of paper shortage in the U.S. which is feared to restrict industry operations however, it is predicted that shortages will not exist for some time. The convention featured APPA affiliated organizations including Pulp Producers Association, Kraft Paper Association, and Tissue Association.

The article focuses on the condition of the U.S. paper industry amid global competition of paper products as highlighted by J. Stanford Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of International Paper Co. (IP). It states that the rise of paper prices din 1976 has not prevented U.S. paper companies, such as IP, Fibreboard Corp., and St. Regis Paper Co. to suffer losses. The author estimates that IP has already lost more than 100,000 tons of production to its competitors.

The article focuses on the upturn in the paper industry of Wisconsin. It states that in 1900s, the industry played a major part in newsprint and book paper requirements of the U.S., and started to produce other types of coarse paper when the nation opened its reciprocal trade agreement with Canada. It also mentions Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co.'s (Nepco) efforts to address the issues of Canadian competition wherein it had made developments in earnings and sales.

The article reports that the recent trend of wearing paper dresses has increased the sales of disposable garments in the apparel industry in the U.S. to an estimated 100 million dollars. As stated, some manufacturers see it as a permanent style. It states that in the conference of American Apparel Manufacturers Association in Dallas, Texas in June 1967 Oliver J. Sterling, president of James Sterling Paper Fashions predicted that these clothes will amount to 25 percent of the industry.

The article discusses the continued shortage of paper in the U.S. as of May 1945. It states that despite victory in Europe, a paper shortage exists due to lack of pulp imports. It reports that continued demand from the military, particularly for packaging materials, will ensure continued austerity measures on paper products for the country's civilian population. This is the result of pulp supplies being cut off from Scandinavia, while those from Canada have been reduced due to a lack of manpower in the woods, bringing in only 2,410,000 tons in 1944.

The article focuses on the trends of paper clothes and other disposable supplies in the U.S. market, which could help address laundry problems. It states that Scott Paper Co. has received 500,000 paper dress orders after it has advertised a 1.25 dollars paper dress in March 1965, wherein, its contractors are reported to lag behind the scheduled deliveries. It says that the biggest potential market for disposable items is in hospital goods with regards to problems of laundry cost and cleanliness.

The article focuses on the declining trend in the sales and earnings posted by paper companies in the U.S. in the fall of 1957. The shares of paper products have lost around 25 per cent of the gain made during the upward trend between 1953 and 1956. Along with the trend, the author mentions that heavy institutional buying in the country had affected the paper shares floating supply.

The article focuses on the anticipated venture by Hudson Pulp & Paper into the toilet and facial tissue markets in the U.S. It says that the company will compete with Scott Paper Co. and International Cellucotton Products Co. The marketing strategy of the company includes a shift to a multi-product merchandiser with a new management alignment and a 15 million dollars worth of expansion of its paper mill facility.

The article reports on the uniform and simplified standard of measures for paper set out by the U.S. War Production Board (WPB). Supporters of the plan propose pulp content reduction at 5% in the annual paper tonnage. The proposed standard calls for 1,000 sheets of 25x40 inch in size. However, it points out that the sizes of sheets or rolls of paper ordered from a mill or dealer will not be changed.

The article examines whether the increase in profits of the U.S. paper and paper-products industry has reached its peak as of March 1948. Paper production surged to 21 million tons in 1947, which was higher by 9% compared with 1946. It is noted that high wage and raw material costs have been more than offset by increased prices, continued capacity operations and low or no reconversion expense. Other issues tackled include the usual reaction of the paper industry to a recession, its volatility and its current expansion program.

The article reports on the supplies of paper and paper products in the U.S. It states that in the year 1948 the supply of paper products will match the demand for paper with exception of newsprint whose demand as estimated will be five percent higher than supply. However it states that paper items including toilet paper, grocery bags and wrapping tissue will be scarce, though paper towels and facial tissues will be plentiful during the year 1947.

The article reports on the crisis in the U.S. commercial paper (CP) market. It states that many people feel the rapidly growing 40 billion dollars commercial paper market in the U.S. during 1970 is on the downfall following the bankruptcy filed by Penn Central Transportation Co. However few market participants including International Harvester Co. believe the CP market is anywhere near collapse. It states the new companies in the U.S. are also having problems floating their CP issues.

The article reports on the feelings of the top-level mill executives on the stories of War Production Board (WPB) scrutiny on the possible suppression of the paper industry in the U.S. in 1942. It notes the fluctuation of the orders seen by the paper board mills due to the news of the WPB and the Office of Price Administration (OPA). It mentions the forecasts of the Office of Production Management on the probable shortage of paper to meet the nation's needs.

The article focuses on the difficulty of the U.S. government in looking for a mill that will produce lighter paper grades and gages due to the reluctance of paper mills in 1941. It states that paper producers chooses and pick the orders which can give them more profits because of the costs of running the business operation. Papermakers are also facing industry pressures such as the costs of equipment repair and its effect to the business and the reduction on the use of chlorine chemicals.

The article focuses on the plan by American entrepreneur Karl F. Landegger in 1969 to expand his pulp and paper business to Canada and the U.S. It states that Landegger has built, equipped, and operated pulp and paper mills in different nations except Canada and the U.S. It says that presently, he senses that his empire, which includes Black Clawson Co. and Parsons & Whittemore Inc., has gained the resources and size to establish and run mills in North America.

The article reports on the growing trend in the commercial paper market in the U.S. It states that the paper market, considered as the country's oldest public short-term money market, has outperformed the banks' short-term business loans with corporations turning to it for money advances. It also notes that commercial paper outstandings have increased to 2.8 billion dollars and that the trend was expected to continue over a long period.

The article reports on business expansion plans of business enterprises related to the paper industry in the U.S. It is stated that pulp exports have risen rapidly to 1.6 million tons. It is mentioned that the upsurge of consumer economies and the global trend toward mass merchandising have created growing demand for shipping containers and food packages. There is also untapped potential in tissue and other sanitary products.

The article examines the state of the U.S. paper industry in 1977. It states that the price increases announced by paper companies in the spring of 1977 have been rolled back, and in some instances replaced by reductions in list prices. Many paper manufacturers have discounted prices for linerboard, tissue products, and bleached paperboard. Thomas P. Clephane, senior analyst for Goldman, Sachs & Company, says there has been a general loss of price discipline in the paper industry.

The article offers information on the impact of the electronic technologies to the paper industry in the U.S. It presents the growing threats of electronics to the optimism for the paper industry including the possible replacement of optical discs for storing of information, computers will replaced typewriter, and video systems will replaced directories. It mentions that the demand for papers such as carbon and mimeograph papers declined due to the technological change.

Reports on the growing demand for recycled paper and the drawback caused by the high cost of recycling equipment. De-inking process; Effect of weak profits on recycling efforts; Restricted use of chlorine in papermaking; Pressure from the government to recycle.

The article discusses the growing popularity of the market for commercial paper in the U.S. The growth is attributed to the banks' high prime lending rate and the finance companies have had a good year because of the banner auto market. Advantages of commercial paper include a lower cost for borrowers and a handy place for short-term surplus.

The article looks at trends and activities in commercial paper trading in the U.S. in 1937. It reveals that the business dropped to 5 percent of the all-time high recorded in 1920, and is now back to 20 percent. Only A-1 credit risks, or well-known firms such as Sears, Roebuck, R. J. Reynolds and Kelvinator, have resorted to the open market. The article discusses how the industry uses commercial paper for season borrowing, while the open market is frequently used as a means of paying off bank loans.

The article reports on the production of paper in the U.S. in 1954. It informs that the production of paper which is the country's fifth largest industry has been declined very less in comparison to other business activities of the industry. It tells that the Standard and Poor 500 Index of paper shares have been increased by 41.5 percent since the beginning of 1954. Two graphs showing the production of paper in the U.S. from 1949-1954 are also presented.

The article discusses the possibility that prices for paper and paper products in the U.S. may increase as of January 1949. It states that since the industry has more inventory than in 1948, they expect prices to remain stable, despite demands for more service and better quality. It reports, however, that pulp prices will determine price, and while these are expected to remain stable, producers in the U.S. and Canada are demanding higher prices for freight allowances, from 7.50 dollars to 12.50 dollars per ton. Should they get it, paper prices will rise.

The article reports on the shortage of pulpwood in the U.S. in 1944. It mentions that the War Production Board (WPB) will require mills to produce the scheduled amount of paper and board on the preferred production list despite output of other type of paper should fall off. It explains that the shortage was driven by the purchases used directly by the armed service, war plants, export, and other purchases used to maintain a war economy.

The article discusses International Paper (IP) Co.'s expansion into the global market with the 2007 venture with Ilim Pulp, which operates plants in Siberia and Russia. IP has also entered into ventures in Brazil and China, which will supply coated paper to international divisions of companies with which IP has existing contracts. IP will narrow its business and focus on paper lines instead of other more diverse products. IP has also sold timber property in the U.S. to deal with tax laws.

The article offers information on the reasons for the growing popularity of the Sunday papers as compared to the dailies in the U.S. It mentions several new Sunday papers including Scripps-Howard's the Indianapolis Times in Indianapolis, Indiana. It presents several charts depicting the faster growth of Sunday papers as compared to dailies. It discusses reasons for the growing popularity of the Sunday papers with the advertisers which includes growth in readership rates and lower milline rate.

The article offers a look at the stock performance of the paper industry in the U.S. in 1956. Since the bull market reemerged in 1949, there has been an increase if 8.5 times in paper stocks as a group. Among the companies that form part of the industry are Crown-Zellerbach Corp., International Paper, and Lily-Tulip Cup Corp. Yields on paper stocks range between 2.5 and 3.5 percent.

The article forecasts that the improvement in the paper industry in the U.S. might be slow in January 1978. It mentions that most of the markets in the country for paperboard and pulp have grown too slowly in order for them to support the increased prices of paper and paper products. According to the author, paper companies predict that their earnings may decline because of the rising costs of energy and labor.

The article reports that the paperboard industry is suffering from the effects of the overestimation of paperboard requirements by U.S. war planners. Estimates for 1942 that were made in 1941 showed that paperboard capacity would not be able to meet minimum requirements for civilians. As it turned out, the programs for minimizing civilian use and the collection drive for wastepaper were too successful. The result is a decline in the prices of paperboards.

The article focuses on the expansions being made by U.S. makers of paper, paperboard and allied products as of September 1964. At least 940 million U.S. dollars is being invested by such companies into new plant and equipment, an increase of 33% from the previous year. For its part, Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp. has launched a 3 and a half-year program that will cost 106 million U.S. dollars. Among the reasons for the industry's optimism about the year 1964 are continued strong rise of domestic consumption and rising exports.

The article reports on the shortage of paper in the U.S. throughout most of the industries, due to the increase in business activity for which paper is being stockpiled. It is reported that the impact of the shortage will be widespread as paper is used in almost all the industries. It is reported that, paper makers in the country are also facing shortage of raw materials especially of wood pulp.

The article reports on the impact of the spreading strikes at the paper mills of 12 manufacturers in the West Coast on pulp and paper production and the immediate prospects for the industry. A 30% decline in production was reported as a result of the strikes, while suppliers are putting customers on allocation. To illustrate the point, Crown Zellerbach Corp. has its newsprint customers on 60% allocation. Also reported is the closure of two mills of Publishers Paper Co. in Oregon.

The article focuses on the trends in the business conditions and stock trade of the U.S. paper industry during 1972. It reports that the second quarter profit in the paper industry was 40 percent more than that in 1971, however the trade of paper companies' stocks has remained low. A chart comparing the sales and stock prices of several paper companies, including Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc., St. Regis Paper Co. LLC and International Paper Co.

The article reports on the recovery of the commercial paper market in the U.S. Analysts suggest that there is some 32 billion dollars worth of outstanding commercial paper in the market as of July 1972. They say that commercial paper remains popular among investors because it has higher returns compared to Treasury bills. In addition to the recovery of the market, there is also a growing competition among dealers and other old-line market-makers.

The article reports on the use of semichemical process of wood pulping by the U.S. paper-making industry following the decrease in the softwood stock. It states the paper-making industry have to utilize the hardwood hence the best option for them is using semichemical process of wood pulping invented by the Forest Products Laboratory. It offers information on softening the hardwood chips and the semichemical process.

The article discusses the impending paper shortage in 1944. While the combined requirements of the U.S., Canada and England are expected to exceed by seven percent the 1943 figures, a shortage in production by 27 percent, is anticipated. A Combined Pulp & Paper Committee of the three countries was formed to investigate and report on paper. The paper crisis is attributed to the shortage of woods labor for felling trees, cutting to length, stacking of corkwood, and hauling to market.

The article reports on the increase of commercial paper rates, which is part of the general scheme of the money market in the U.S. It notes that dealer paper is sold by the borrower to a dealer who also seals it to a commercial bank, pension and insurance company. Furthermore, this paper continues to be the stronghold of seasonal borrowers including wholesale food companies.

The article reports that Boise Cascade Corp., which experienced decimated profits after moving into diverse and various businesses in 1982, will focus on its root line, paper. It says that the forest products producer, under chairman John B. Fery, had failed taking on land development and homebuilding due to the housing slump in the U.S. It adds that Boise will put emphasis on high-quality paper, with 1.4-billion dollar investments to expand its capacity by 65% and modernize its paper mills.

The article discusses the effects of the freeze on paper production by the U.S. War Production Board (WPB) and the Canadian Wartime Prices and Trade Board. The freeze will cut down 3% of production output and will mean the imposition of a classification system where a section of paper consumers will feel the negative effects more than others. It says that the paper shortage is not due to a shortage of forestry products but from labor, power and transportation facilities. It adds that the WPB has also banned the shipment of pulp from the West Coast.

The article discusses the 'semi-chemical' papermaking process for pulping wood. Dubbed as the sixth process of papermaking, the process steers a middle course between the cooking process and the grinding process while at the same time succeeding in retaining most of the wood constituents but greatly reducing the length of the fibers. The details as well as the advantages of utilizing the process are elaborated. Data on the U.S. paper production by thousands of ton are also presented.

The article reports on the shortage of paper production in the U.S. in 1973. It notes that the tremendous improvement of demand has accelerated the growing prices of paper, paperboard and wool pulp. It indicates that the supply problems in the paper industry are due to a series of poor profit margins and bad weather that have made logging difficult.

The article focuses on business strategy the International Paper Co. (IP). It states that IP is facing problems related to the U.S. paper industry, but Paul A. Gorman, chairman at IP has taken several steps to increase its profits, including sell-off of ailing paper-mills and diversification into other industries. Gorman says that the he wants to make IP the most profitable company of the World.

The article discusses the decreasing demand for paper products in the U.S. as of July 1980. It states that till June, the paper industry was confident that demand would continue to rise, increasing prices on some products and ramping up production for more orders. This has reportedly changed as of July, however, with linerboard prices dropping to 30 dollars a ton on the East Coast, and demand for uncoated papers in decline. Demand for coated papers remains stable, but is expected to change in the latter half of the year, as is the supply of newsprint.

The article presents a business outlook for the paper industry in the U.S. in 1979. It says that the demand for almost all types of paper is higher than it has been since 1975. According to industry executives, a mild recession in the middle part of the year would not affect the demand for paper until the later parts. The rising prices of paper, the developments that could prevent the impact of any sag in demand on paper manufacturers and the tight supply of newsprint are also discussed.

The article reports that the sales of Bounty paper towels manufactured by Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) have fallen considerably over the past few months. Despite this, Bounty still dominates paper towel segment. It still holds 39% of the total market share in the U.S. PG has appointed four sales manager for the brand over the past 18 months.

The article discusses the labor union which will be announced as the legal bargaining representative for western paper and pulp industry of the U.S. at the U.S. National Labor Relations Board election. It mentions that American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations' (AFL-CIO) affiliated labor unions International Brotherhood of Teamsters and International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union are indicating their interest in representing workers of the industry.

The article reports on the profitable uses for the mill wastes produced by pulp and paper manufacturers in the U.S. in November 1945. It says that the Sulphite Pulp Manufacturers' Committee on Waste Disposal of Wisconsin has aimed its studies at discovering useful waste products in the mills. The author adds that researchers have developed processes to obtain feed proteins and yeast from waste sulphite liquor at decent costs. The disposal studies of the National Council for Stream Improvement of the Pulp, Paper & Paperboard Industries is also discussed.

The article reports on the conditions of the newsprint industry in the U.S. from 1925 to 1927. It states that newsprint business have been operating at fantastic levels and catching up demands during World War II but producers are slowing operations down to a ratio of 97% in 1957 and were faced with the job of selling their product. It notes that paper companies were worried on the return of the soft market but others were optimistic because long term outlook shows steady rise of demand.