European SC & Coated Mechanical Shipments Up in January

EURO-GRAPH reported shipments of Supercalendered paper shipments increased +8.7% in January as compared to the same month last year.  Demand rose +12.8%.  Exports declined -9.6%.  Coated mechanical paper shipments rose slightly by +0.7% in January.  Demand fell -5.9%.  Exports jumped +25.8%. 

Alpac Increases NBSK Price

Alberta-Pacific announced late today that its NBHK pulp price will increase $30-35/tonne in North America and Asia, effective March 1 until further notice.

Smart Papers Closes Ohio PM

http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/middletown-news/layoffs-continue-at-smart-papers-1333882.html

SMART Papers continued layoffs Friday as it winds down its paper mill business here.

In spite of the layoffs, executives of the city’s last running paper mill said they are still aggressively looking for buyers.

SMART this week shut its single paper machine down on Friday.

Standard Register Reports 2011 Revenue

Standard Register Reports a $648.1 Million Revenue for 2011: Standard Register today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2011. The Company reported revenue of $161.4 million and a net loss of $95.5 million, or $3.28 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2011.

Penton's Technology Media to Go Digital

Penton's technology media group to go all-digital: Penton Media's technology media group announced that it will cease printing its magazines, which will become entirely digital brands beginning in May.

FT Group Digital & Subscription Revenues Up

Digital, Subscription Revenues Ever More Important for FT Group:
Since 2007, the Financial Times Group has grown its digital business from a quarter of overall revenues to almost half, says Pearson in its 2011 financials. While traditional lines of business are flat or down, the group is placing a premium on digital and subscription revenues.

2012 Ad Spend to "Significantly" Improve

Report: US advertising spend to "significantly" improve in 2012: Total U.S. advertising spend is expected to increase 2.7% to $152.1 billion in 2012, according to a forecast conducted by research firm Strategy Analytics. A Strategy Analytics statement described the jump as "significant improvement."