Thursday, July 26, 2012
EURO-GRAPH Reports H1 2012 P&W Ships
EURO-GRAPH has reported European H1 2012 shipments of coated mechanical papers fell -7% as compared to the same period last year. Demand was down -9.4% and exports increased 1.7%. Coated woodfree shipments decreased -3%, demand declined -2,6% and exports fell -8.5%. Supercalendered shipments were down -3.6%, demand decreased -1.5% and exports fell -12.2%.
Taiwan Will Not Levy Duties on Coated Imports
Taiwan
will not levy anti-dumping duties on coated paper imports from China, Japan,
South Korea and Finland.
The
Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced yesterday that it would not levy temporary
anti-dumping duties on imported coated paper from China, Japan, South Korea and
Finland, as the government's preliminary evaluation showed these imports did
not cause real damage to the local paper manufacturing industry.
Burgo Closing Coated PM
Burgo
is set to reduce its coated woodfree (CWF) paper capacity.
During
a meeting of company officials and trade union representatives in Rome last
week the firm revealed plans to shut down the 120,000 tonne/yr PM 1 at its mill
in Avezzano, central Italy.
APRIL Starts 450,000 PM
Asia
Pacific Resources International (APRIL) has commissioned a 450,000 tonne/yr
uncoated fine paper machine at a greenfield mill in Jiangmen city, Guangdong
province.
The
first sheet of paper rolled off the line on July 20, said a contact from the
company.
Weyerhaeuser Cuts Pulp Price
Weyerhaeuser
have informed North American customers that their northern bleached
softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp prices would decline to $850/tonne, effective August
1 until further notice.
IP Reports Q2 Earnings
International Paper 2Q 2012 results: net earnings including impact of ...:
International Paper today reported second-quarter 2012 net earnings attributable to common shareholders totaling $134 million compared with net earnings of $188 million in the first quarter of 2012.
International Paper today reported second-quarter 2012 net earnings attributable to common shareholders totaling $134 million compared with net earnings of $188 million in the first quarter of 2012.
AF&PA Publishes Sustainability Report
2012 AF&PA Sustainability Report Shows Significant, Measurable Progress On Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Goals: (USA) The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today released the results of its biennial Sustainability Report, which showed that the U.S. paper, pulp and wood products industry has made significant, measurable progress toward achieving the goals of its Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 sustainability initiative.
Newsprint Exports Decline Sharply
Newsprint Exports See Drastic Fall: A drastic fall in Canadian newsprint shipments to traditional export markets in Asia and Latin America this year is creating more storm clouds for the industry. For all North American mills, June offshore shipments were down 23 percent from a year earlier and down 25 percent for the first six months of 2012. Offshore business represented 28 percent of total shipments.
Consumer Magazines: 14.7% of Ad Spending
Share of U.S. Advertising Spend by Medium: Kantar Media has published a report on U.S. advertising spend by medium.
RRD Reducing Pension Contributions
R.R. Donnelley whittles away at expected pension contribution:
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago, will reduce its expected 2012 pension contributions by $46 million, primarily as a result of the recently passed federal highway bill.
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago, will reduce its expected 2012 pension contributions by $46 million, primarily as a result of the recently passed federal highway bill.
Magazines Rank Highest In Ad Receptivity
Magazines Continue to Rank Highest In Ad Receptivity: Magazines continue to score significantly higher than TV or online in ad receptivity, as well as other key engagement dimensions.
Country Sampler Finds Way to Cut Costs
Country Sampler Tweaks Color Correction, Saves Big:
For image-heavy publications, the color-correction stage is a critical pre-press process and, if adjusted for maximum precision, can be an area where publishers can save big on printing costs.
Karen Elston Davis, prepress manager for Country Sampler Group, began a quest last year to find a method that could dramatically decrease color correction time while improving quality and color balance.
For image-heavy publications, the color-correction stage is a critical pre-press process and, if adjusted for maximum precision, can be an area where publishers can save big on printing costs.
Karen Elston Davis, prepress manager for Country Sampler Group, began a quest last year to find a method that could dramatically decrease color correction time while improving quality and color balance.
Governors Pushing for On-line Sales Tax
More
than 21 states have simplified how they collect taxes in hopes of recovering an
estimated $20 billion in sales taxes that go uncollected by out-of-state online
merchants every year. But the nation's governors say they still need help from
Congress.
Online
sales are soaring. State budget deficits are growing. And tax-free Internet
sales are once again in the spotlight.
Congress
is considering bills that would “level the playing field” by allowing states to
require all online merchants doing business in that state to collect sales tax.
Web retailers have largely had a free ride since a 1992 Supreme Court ruling
that only merchants with a physical presence in a state are responsible for
collecting sales tax.
MAZ Plans to Change Publishing Apps
When you jam a bunch of ex-Apple
designers and smart engineers into the same company, the outcome is usually
pretty good.
Wired Best in Digital
Wired is
the most successful magazine brand in the digital space, according to digital
marketing think tank L2. Today, L2 released its second annual Digital IQ
Index: Magazines study, which ranks the best and worst digital strategies in
magazine publishing.
Hearst's Elle and Marie Claire Publishing Largest Issues
It
looks like September is set to be a record-breaking month for a whole slew of
fashion titles. Following Hearst’s news that Elle and Marie
Claire are publishing their largest-ever issues (the former for Hearst, the
latter for the magazine itself), Vogue, InStyle and People
StyleWatch are on
track to set their own records with impressive ad gains.
Random House & FreemantleMedia to Develop TV Shows
In a corporate-sibling partnership that could
help FremantleMedia build a scripted programming business in the U.S., the
production company has inked a first-look deal with Random House to co-develop
shows based on book titles.
ZenithOptimedia Names CEO
Publicis Groupe's ZenithOptimedia has
promoted Dave Penski to the post of U.S. CEO of Zenith, one of the two agencies
under the ZO banner. The other is Optimedia.
Penski will continue to report to Tim Jones,
North American CEO of ZenithOptimedia.Previously, Penski, who has been with the agency for more than a decade, had been president of Zenith since 2009.
Congress Investigating Data Sellers
A
group of U.S. representatives has opened an investigation of companies that
collect and sell marketing databases and sales contact lists.
On
Wednesday, Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) sent letters to Acxiom Corp., Epsilon, Equifax Inc.,
Experian, Harte-Hanks, Intelius Inc., Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO), Merkle Inc. and
Meredith Corp., requesting such information as the sources of the data they
collect; racial, ethnic or religious information collected; methods of data
collection, such as social media or mobile usage; and consumer data access and
opt-out methods. The letters requested information from 14 detailed and
separate categories.
Time's People.com Names First Mobile Editor
As mobile news editor, Orloff will
focus on developing content as part of the mobile site's new
"dayparting" strategy in which the content will be published based on
how users are spending their time at different points in the day. Thus, the
content will be optimized for morning commute, lunch-break, or planning an
evening’s entertainment. The mobile site will include a new social-sharing tool
to make it easier for users to share content by e-mail, SMS, Facebook and
Twitter as well as integrated commenting across mobile, desktop and tablet
devices.
Murdoch Quits as News International Director
Rupert Murdoch quits as News International director:
Rupert Murdoch quit News International's (NI) three major publishing houses - News Corp Investments, News International Group and Times Newspaper Holdings.
NI would not confirm details of the US "small subsidiary boards" from which he had resigned.
A spokesperson for the media giant said that Murdoch would remain committed to his role as chief executive of entertainment and reduce his duties to chairman of the publishing business when the conglomerate splits.
Rupert Murdoch quit News International's (NI) three major publishing houses - News Corp Investments, News International Group and Times Newspaper Holdings.
NI would not confirm details of the US "small subsidiary boards" from which he had resigned.
A spokesperson for the media giant said that Murdoch would remain committed to his role as chief executive of entertainment and reduce his duties to chairman of the publishing business when the conglomerate splits.
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