Artic Increases Coated & Uncoated Paper Prices

http://www.paperage.com/2012news/02_16_2012arctic_paper_price.html

Arctic Paper said that it will increase pricing on all of its Uncoated Woodfree and Coated Woodfree paper grades, both in sheets and reels, by 5-6%.

The price increase will be implemented for all markets and deliveries effective March 15, 2012.

Arctic Paper has four paper mills in Europe with a total capacity of is 825,000 metric tonnes of paper per year.

Update on Fibrek / Resolute Fight

Fibrek fighting for the rights of its shareholders to accept Mercer’s superior offer:
Fibrek Inc. announced today that a hearing before the Bureau de décision et de révision (Québec), the administrative tribunal with statutory jurisdiction in securities law and regulatory matters in the Province of Québec, will be held on February 17 and 20, 2012 to consider the application filed by AbitibiBowater Inc. (doing business as Resolute Forest Products) for an order to cease trade the superior offer proposed by Mercer International Inc. to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Fibrek and the private placement of 32,320,000 special warrants to Mercer for gross proceeds of $32,320,000.

Valassis Reports Q4 and 2011 Results

Valassis Reports Revenue Declines for Fourth Quarter, Full Year:
Fourth-quarter 2011 revenues were $595.3 million, a decrease of 5.7% from the prior-year quarter. Full-year 2011 revenues were $2.24 billion, a decrease of 4.2% from full-year 2010.

Larger Format for Spin Magazine

http://www.adweek.com/print/138326

As alternative music magazine Spin figures out how to be a music magazine for the digital future, it's taking a page from the past.

On Feb. 28, the March/April issue will hit newsstands, now bimonthly considerably larger and heavier than before, with thicker paper stock and a 9.5” x 12” trim size that will allow more attention to photography and design.

6 B-toB Marketers on 2012 Outlook

http://www.audiencedevelopment.com/2012/b+b+and+consumer+circ+outlook+2012

If the contributions by the following six audience developers are any indication, 2012 is going to be a breakout year for publishers.  Paid print and digital content bundles will be a key focus, as will HTML5 and e-commerce partnerships. In b-to-b, BPA’s new rules for auditing digital distribution could have profound effects on overall circulation growth for that market.

Reed Business Information 2011 Results

Reed Business Information’s Adjusted Operating Profit Spikes in 2011:Reed Elsevier’s U.S. b-to-b content division Reed Business Information [RBI] had a strong 2011. Revenue was down slightly at $1.08 billion, falling three percent from 2010’s $1.12 billion.

F+W Buys The Martha Pullen Company

F+W Buys The Martha Pullen Company: F+W Media has morphed a joint venture with Hoffman Media into a full-on acquisition, buying Hoffman's Martha Pullen Company, which serves the sewing and craft markets. Key to the deal was Martha Pullen's e-commerce and fulfillment operations.

USPS Redesigning Processing Network

USPS Redesigning Mail Processing Network Based on Area Hubs: The Postal Service is looking to reduce the size of its Area Mail Processing (AMP) plant network from around 461 facilities to under 200 over the next few years, and is expected to complete closure reviews in the next two weeks.

USPS to Begin Consoidating Before PRC or Congress Act

http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2012/12-007-article12meeting-120215.htm

In a meeting with the APWU on Feb. 13, postal officials notified the APWU that they plan to begin consolidating mail processing facilities as soon as the moratorium on consolidations ends. The moratorium is set to expire on May 15..does not intend to await an advisory opinion by the PRC..

nor does the USPS intend to await action by Congress to address the Postal Service’s financial crisis.