April Recovered Paper Consumption Declines

US recovered paper consumption decreased in April
According to the American Forest & Paper Association's April 2012 U.S. Recovered Fiber Monthly Report, total U.S. industry consumption of recovered paper in April was 2.48 million tons, 4% lower than March 2012. Year-to-date consumption in 2012 is 3% lower than during the same period last year.
U.S. exports of recovered paper increased 7% in March compared to February, with increases mainly seen in Mixed and Corrugated. Year-to-date exports of recovered paper in 2012 are 3% higher than during the same period in 2011.

Facebook Ads Rarely Viewed

83% Rarely or Never Click on Facebook Ads: An AP-CNBC poll finds 83% of U.S. adult Facebook users hardly ever or never click on online ads or sponsored content when using Facebook.

Source Interlink Finds New Ways to Relaunch Hot Rod

Source Interlink Uses Face-to-Face Events to Promote Hot Rod Re-Launch: Hot Rod magazine will not only be transformed for its re-launch across print, online and social mediums —its publisher, Source Interlink, plans to also take the brand straight to consumers as part of a seven-city U.S. tour to promote the new identity of Hot Rod magazine.

USPS Announces Closure Plans

The USPS plans to close 140 processing facilities over the next few years. The first phase will begin in the period of July to August 2012, and will involve 48 facilities. The USPS plans to halt any facility closures during the busy mailing season of September through December 2012. The consolidations will resume in January 2013 for an additional 92 locations. The second phase of the project will take place in January 2014 for an additional 89 facilities, unless circumstances change in the interim.

Inkjet Printing to Double by 2017

http://www.smitherspira.com/inkjet-printing-market-is-forecast-to-reach-67-3-billion-by-2017.aspx

The inkjet printing market is valued at $33.4 billion in 2011 and forecast to grow to $67.3 billion in 2017, according to Smithers Pira, the worldwide authority on the packaging, print and paper supply chains. According to their new study, The Future of Inkjet Printing to 2017: Global Market Forecasts, inkjet is growing because it provides significant advantages across many supply chains

NAA Asks PRC to Reject USPS/Valassis Deal

NAA Calls for Rejection of the Proposed ‘Sweetheart Deal’ the USPS Offered Valassis: The Newspaper Association of America called for the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission to reject a proposed negotiated services agreement (NSA) between the U.S. Postal Service and direct-mail giant Valassis, saying this special rate proposal will cause significant financial harm to newspapers throughout the country, and will not improve the financial condition of the nation’s postal system.