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The article focuses on the performance of the U.S. paper industry in 1956. It discusses the impact of overproduction and price-cutting on the industry and cites the increase in the production of paperboard and newsprint by 1.2 million tons and 52%, respectively. It also mentions the move of several papermakers including International Paper, Crown Zellerbach and St. Regis to add plants as the year ended despite the large investments needed for new plants.

The article looks at factors that brought about a condition in U.S. paper industry described by the author as "recession" as of January 1, 1963. Topics addressed include the need for paper companies to concentrate on product marketing strategies and maintain a balance between price cutting and price increase.

The article discusses the state of the U.S. paper industry as of January 1, 1955. The year 1954 was said to be the second best year for the paper industry with third quarter production only 1% less than 1953 record. Management policies of top paper manufacturers Saint Regis Paper Company, Crown Zellerbach Corp., and Champion Paper and Fibre Co. are discussed. Other topics such as labor relations, community and public relations and stockholder relations are also tackled in detail.

The article looks at the performance of pulp and paper manufacturer International Paper Co. (IP) as of June 15, 1976. The author pays special attention to the corporation's reorganization launched by IP's chief executive officer (CEO) J. Stanford Smith. Other topics addressed include the acquisition and diversification policy and the disadvantages of its marketing.

The article reports on the performance of companies in the U.S. paper and packaging industry in 1964 based on the performance indicators of growth, profitability, and trend. Topics include the industries' relatively mediocre returns despite an industrial boom and a tax cut, and factors leading to poor profits. Also mentioned is the prospect of exporting North America-produced paper to Europe and other destinations. INSET: EXPANSION FOR EXPORT?.

The article focuses on the performance of the forest and paper products manufacturers in the U.S. in 1966. Topics discussed include the increased earnings posted by paper companies, the upward trend in the earnings of Mead Corp, West Virginia Pulp and St. Regis Paper as well as the positive results of the U.S. Plywood's decision to integrate back from its markets into manufacturing under its president Gene C. Brewer.

The article discusses financial, management, and business performance of the U.S. paper manufacturing industry as of January 1952. During World War II, profits, production, and output of the sector significantly increased. Union Bag & Paper managed to outperform several firms including West Virginia Pulp and Paper, Crown Zellerbach, and Kimberly-Clark in terms of profit margin. Membership to the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers is also described.

The article discusses significant developments in the forest and paper products industry in the U.S. in 1967. Majority of forest products companies reported a drop in earnings due to the rapid increase in total capacity than demand. Problems that affect the industry's performance are identified, including price weakness in some major grades, start-up costs of plants and modest excess capacity created by the slackening demand.

The article discusses the developments in the U.S. paper industry in 1959. Special attention is paid to papermaker plant capacity, sales, prices and the profitability of the paper products sector. A table is presented illustrating the business performance of various sector companies, including International Paper, Crown Zellerbach, and Kimberly-Clark. The article also discusses the newsprint supplier industry, focusing on newsprint producer Great Northern Paper.

The article focuses on the performance and prospects for the U.S. pulp and paper industry. It notes that the industry supplied around 200 pounds of paper per American in 1927, translating to a national consumption of 12 million tons. It highlights that the annual paper consumption in the country doubled between 1914 and 1925 from 5.49 million tons to 10.58 million tons. Details of the increasing demand from both local and foreign users of paper are also provided.

The article discusses developments in the pulp and paper industry in the U.S. as of mid-November 1954. It focuses on the operation of Scott Paper Co., which is advancing an expansion program under its president Thomas Bayard McCabe. Among the moves of the company are the acquisition of Detroit Sulphite Pulp and Paper Co., and a merger with Hollingsworth and Whitney Co. of Detroit, Michigan.

The article examines the performance of the U.S. paper industry in 1961 and its prospects for 1962. According to the author, the operating rate of the paper industry had dropped below the 90 percent of capacity that is considered the lower limit of satisfactory operation. As a result, paper manufacturers were forced to cut prices which led to the most severe price competition since 1941.

The article discusses the performance of top companies in the paper and container industries in the U.S. as of January 1958. It examines industry trends and business activities of companies including Container Corp., Continental Can and Scott Paper. It presents the criteria used in measuring the management success of the companies which include profitability, corporate growth and the amount that management have to pay on average to borrow money. A chart showing the rankings is also presented.

The article assesses the decline in earnings of the paper and pulp industry in the U.S. in 1960. The decline is attributed to a failure of papermakers to increase their production capacity in order to supply a growing market, which is increasing at 2.5% annually. This trend is exemplified by newsprint and paperboard producers. An exception are producers of consumer paper products, Scott Paper and Kimberly-Clark, which improved their earnings.

The article argues on the growth of recycling waste papers in the U.S. as of September 1, 1924. Topics discussed include the increase in profits of paper mills that resulted in collecting, sorting, baling and shipping of these waste papers, such as magazines, documents and boxes, and the importance of recycling of waste papers in conserving the forests by using less wood pulp. Also mentioned is the advent of the fibre package.

The article offers a forecast for the U.S. paper industry for 1946. It presents a table highlighting financial information such as book value, dividend yield, stock price and price earning ratio of leading paper and paper products companies, including Champion Paper & Fiber, Mead Corp., and Kimberly-Clark. The article also predicts that the U.S. paper industry faces a highly promising outlook for demand and earnings improvement as the U.S. industrial economy geared for high-level activity.

The article discusses a new industry developed by Harry H. Straus which created jobs, gave farmers a new cash crop and turned waste into wealth as well as freed American of dependence on precarious imports. He made cigarette paper and asked his engineering to use seed-flax straw for developing fiber flax. Strauss is trying to develop a 3rd flax-growing region in addition to Minnesota and California while his researchers are trying to find industrial uses for the wood removed from the fibers.

The article reports on the status of the U.S. paper industry in 1987. Topics discussed include rise in the industry's earnings in 1987, impact of the weak U.S. dollar and the low inflation rate on industry earnings and printing and writing paper grades as the strong performers for the year. Also discussed are the profitability and growth performance of individual companies, such as Jefferson Smurfit, Kimberly-Clark, Scott Paper and Boise Cascade. INSET: Tiger in paper.

The article focuses on the financial performance of the U.S. paper industry in 1986. Stocks in the industry had outperformed the market due to improving sales and new market conquest. However, earnings for producer of coated papers had declined by about 12% since some magazines have translated into fewer catalogs. Furthermore, paper companies foreign invasion has created increase in demand in the paper market. INSET: Most improved (p. 205).

The article focuses on the management performance of paper companies in the U.S. in 1984 based on their growth and profitability. Topics covered include the increase in demand for uncoated paper as a result of the proliferation of personal computers, the impact of price competition in domestic markets on the companies' profitability and the emergence of Fort Howard Paper as number 2 in the "Forbes" magazine's 1984 yardsticks of management performance ranking.

The article discusses the development of paper production as a business barometer for the development of all other branches of industry. Attention is paid to an economic forecast made by economist Henry B. Arthur for the U.S. Association of National Advertisers. The author focuses on two charts with data on gross national product (GNP), rail carloadings, and paper production, as well as on the U.S. per capita paper consumption and income between 1937 and 1953 in the U.S.

The article discusses the paper manufacturing industry in the U.S. Several charts are also presented depicting the management performance of the industry in the national market. The market performance includes the rate of profitability and the growth on sales as well as the earnings per share of several paper manufacturing companies.

The article reports developments in the paper industry in North America as of June 1988, particularly the operation of the firm Repap Enterprises. It features George S. Petty, who is the firm's chairman, chief executive officer, founder and principal stockholder. It claims that Petty formerly worked at International Paper and Parsons & Whittemore. It presents the firms Champion and Consolidated Papers as Repap's main competitors.

The article assesses the stock performance of selected paper companies in the U.S. as of July 15, 1960. These include Champion Paper & Fibre, Crown Zellerbach, and International Paper. Also mentioned are Mead Corp., West Virginia Pulp & Paper, and Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp. The volatility of the stock market and the improved outlook for the paper industry following a period of over-capacity and higher wages are discussed.

The article discusses the sudden rush of mergers among U.S. paper companies in June 1955. These mergers include St. Regis paper and General Container Corp. and Crown Zellerbach and Gaylord Container Corp. The whys and wherefores of the sudden merger fever have caused paper investors scratching their heads wearily. A closer look at a profit-making trend in the industry is offered.

A chart of the key management performance indicators for the U.S. paper industry is presented, including earning power, growth power, and profits vs. plowback.

The article focuses on U.S. toilet paper producer Scott Paper Co. as of December 1976, with particular focus given to its competition with household products manufacturer Procter & Gamble (P&G). Topics discusses include Scott's history since its inception in 1879, its financial performance through the years, and its toilet paper product Cottonelle, launched according to the author, in response to P&G's paper Charmin.

The article discusses the best-performing firms in the forest products sector, including paper and packaging, in the United States in 1976. Topics mentioned include the costs of investing in new equipment and new plants, the history of paper manufacturing from its invention in the second century in China to today, and a chart showing economic data such as return on equity and return on capital for firms including Olinkraft, Mead, and Weyerhauser.

The article examines the stocks performance of the paper industry in the U.S. as of April 1958. By early April shares of the ten largest paper companies rose 19 percent on average from their 1957 lows. Production for the whole industry during the first quarter averaged out to 88 percent of capacity, about 9 percent below the level of 1957. Mead Corp. chairman Howard E. Whitaker said it appears clear that production capacity is more than ample to meet demand for many months ahead.

The article reports on the business performance and profitability rankings of companies in the U.S. forest and paper products industry in 1965. Georgia-Pacific Corp., Rayonier Inc., and Boise Cascade Corp. all gained profits. U.S. Plywood Corp. is expected to earn increased return on equity, while the success of Scott is attributed to its marketing strategy. Several companies, including St. Regis, International Paper, Crown Zellerbach, and Kimberly Clark, tried to offset the dilution through modernization.

Describes the profitability of Wausau Paper Mills Co. How it is 1/40th the size of International Paper yet twice as profitable; Low net earnings in 1995; Experiment with brightly colored paper; Specialty products; Quality and innovation keeping Wausau alive.

The article focuses on the decision of John J. Hinman, chairman of International Paper Co., to invest in domestic newsprint production in the U.S. in 1955. Hinman has bought Brown Corporation's Canadian pulp mill and 2,500 acres of Quebec woodland for 37.6 million dollars. In 1954, American consumers read about 6,162,761 tons of newsprint, but American producers rolled only 18%, the reason behind Hinman's sudden interest in newsprint production.

The article discusses the growth of the U.S. paper industry since the end of the Second World War, focusing on production struggling to keep up with the demand. Topics mentioned include increasing uses of paper including for wrapping frozen foods, acoustic tile, and increasing copies of magazines and newspapers.

This article discusses the launch of a new series of president-adorned coins in the U.S. Washington politicians assert that changing from paper money to a coin system would save millions of dollars as coins last longer than their paper counterparts. Several attempts to integrate new dollar coins have been met with abysmal results leaving millions sitting in mints. Public opinion suggests that these newest coins will meet with the same fate.

The article discusses the financial performance of Riegel Paper Co. In 1961, the U.S. paper company posted earnings of only 1.96 dollars per share, as compared to the 2.95 dollars per common share in 1956. For the first three quarters of 1962, Riegel has reported earnings of 2.09 per share on 84 million dollars sales. The company has been undergoing expansion and modernization.

The article features Nashua Corp., a supplier of paper in the U.S. The company buys paper stock from suppliers, like Fraser Paper Ltd., and converts it into industrial and commercial products as office copy paper and identification labels. Financial performance of the company is discussed. The company experienced growth since its entry into the copy-paper sector.

The article examines the market restriction solution for the forest products industry in the U.S. as of July 15, 1974. Topics discussed include the proposed export ban on timber, a deficit in balance of payments as export is higher than import, pessimism on getting fiber supply from public lands, and the ability of the country to produce more trees. Also mentioned are the factors that push export to overtake import including the growing paper consumption and increasing demand in Japan.

The article focuses on the U.S. paper industry. In 1985, as the dollar strengthened, prices of internationally traded paper products plunged. The price of pulp, for example, dropped nearly 15%. With every uptick in the dollar, droves of salesmen from such paper-producing countries as Sweden, West Germany, Italy, Finland, Brazil and Great Britain deplaned and knocked on U.S. doors. Not only were their prices good, but their products were often innovative and of a quality superior to that of competing U.S. products. U.S. paper executives have even begun to notice the export market themselves.

The article discusses a content analysis of the annual reports of paper and pulp companies in the U.S. for 1951. Eash report was assessed and rated based on the presentation, and the financial data and general information it provides to stockholders. Champion Paper & Fibre Co.'s report got high rating for its presentation. Crown Zellerbach's book received almost perfect score for financial disclosure and presentation.

The article reviews the condition of financial markets in the Untied States as of April 15, 1956. The economic outlook for different industries is discussed, including coal, rayon tire yarn, and steel. Explored is the impact of technological innovations, population changes, redistribution of wealth, and changes in supply of raw materials on the country's economy. Post-World War II developments in the U.S. copper and paper industries are included as examples.

The article looks at the performance of U.S. paper industry as of December 1, 1963 with particular focus given to drawbacks in its production efficiency.

Reports on forest products and packaging as part of the Annual Report on American Industry. Merger; Conservation; Paper and lumber; Packaging. INSET: Paper's tiger (discusses International Paper and chairman John....

The article discusses the success of West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. (Westvaco) in the U.S. paper industry as of 1967, under the leadership of its president David L. Luke III. The company earned 23 million dollars on some 360 million dollars in sales in the fiscal year ended October 31, 1966. Luke has launched a three-year, 80 million dollar project to build a pulp and paper mill on the banks of Mississippi River in Kentucky.

The article examines the market performance of paper manufacturing company International Paper (IP) Co. in the U.S. According to market analyst Mark Kurkland, IP will likely multiply its earnings in 1987, but with stocks sold at a 10% plus discount from book value, this may cause them to fail considering other forest products takeovers. Kurkland said that if paper prices continue to improve, chances are the earnings of IP could reach the $6-a-share level enjoyed by the company in 1980-1981.

The article discusses the excess capacity in the American paper industry. The author describes the opposing opinions of West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. president David Luke and St. Regis Paper Co. chairman Roy King Ferguson. While Luke believes overexpansion will threaten the industry, Ferguson has allocated $75 million for expansion between 1956 to 1957.

The article looks at the financial decline of the U.S. forest and paper products manufacturer Scott Paper and its management by chief executive Philip Lippincott as of July 1983. Topics include Scott's financial performance, competition in the paper products industry, and a five-point plant by Lippincott for business development. Also discussed are the company's assets and its attractiveness to acquisitors such as Canadian investment firm Brascan Ltd.

The article discusses issues related to the commodities markets in the U.S. Topics discussed include a background on the decision of established commodity markets to create contracts for the credit markets as a protection against fluctuations in interest rates, an overview of a commercial paper contract offered by the Chicago Board of Trade and the reason why corporations issue commercial paper.

The article discusses the performance of U.S. packaging and forest products industries as of January 1, 1971, with attention paid to a reduction in the demand for paper. The article presents a table of paper producers and forest products processors with information about the management performance, including profitability and growth, since 1965 of companies such as Crown Cork & Seal, Scott Paper, and Potlatch Forests.

The article discusses developments in the operation of paper manufacturers in the U.S. as of February 1953, particularly the firms, St.Regis Paper Co. and West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co.

The article presents the author's analysis of U.S. stock market conditions in the upcoming year of 1965. He discusses the gain in capital expenditures based on early returns, citing the importance of this upward trend. He also mentions the multiplying effect that capital spending has on the economy and the lack of attention given to the mid-year stimulus. The author is also of the opinion that 1965 will hold speculative surprises in the building, paper, chemical, and aluminum industries.