Monday, November 5, 2012
EURO-GRAPH Reports September Ships
EURO-GRAPH reported September European coated mechanical deliveries fell -15.4% as compared to the same month last year. Exports declined -9.7%. Coated woodfree shipments decreased -5.3%, but exports were up significantly, rising +20.6%. Supercalendered Paper shipments fell -15.6% and exports were down -28.8%.
Memphis Works to Keep IP
Memphis Working on Incentive Package to Keep International Paper:
International Paper is considered one of the world's largest paper producers and one of the city's biggest employers.
The company employs more than 2,000 people in Memphis, and there's a chance those jobs could be headed to Mississippi.
International Paper is looking to expand its operations and will need more space to do it.
Memphis city leaders say they're fighting to keep the company from relocating to Mississippi. IP reportedly wants a 30 year tax break if it builds a new building in the bluff city, so the city is said to be preparing an incentive package attractive enough to get IP to stay.
International Paper is considered one of the world's largest paper producers and one of the city's biggest employers.
The company employs more than 2,000 people in Memphis, and there's a chance those jobs could be headed to Mississippi.
International Paper is looking to expand its operations and will need more space to do it.
Memphis city leaders say they're fighting to keep the company from relocating to Mississippi. IP reportedly wants a 30 year tax break if it builds a new building in the bluff city, so the city is said to be preparing an incentive package attractive enough to get IP to stay.
Cranes Buys William Arthur
Crane &
Co., the iconic American brand known for its premier quality stationery,
announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire William Arthur, a
subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Paperlinx Completes Sale
EU Proposal Limits Land for Biofuel Production
New EU Commission proposal to limit land conversion for biofuel production
Today, the Commission published a proposal to limit global land conversion for biofuel production, and raise the climate benefits of biofuels used in the EU. The use of food-based biofuels to meet the 10% renewable energy target of the Renewable Energy Directive will be limited to 5%. This is to stimulate the development of alternative, so-called second generation biofuels from non-food feedstock, like waste or straw, which emit substantially less greenhouse gases than fossil fuels and do not directly interfere with global food production.
Today, the Commission published a proposal to limit global land conversion for biofuel production, and raise the climate benefits of biofuels used in the EU. The use of food-based biofuels to meet the 10% renewable energy target of the Renewable Energy Directive will be limited to 5%. This is to stimulate the development of alternative, so-called second generation biofuels from non-food feedstock, like waste or straw, which emit substantially less greenhouse gases than fossil fuels and do not directly interfere with global food production.
IP & Utility Build Underwater Gas Line
Mill deal sees natural gas line under Lake Champlain:
Lake Champlain would get its first-ever underwater natural gas line under a $70 million project by a Vermont utility to connect below lake bottom to a paper mill in Ticonderoga on the lake's western shore. The company, Vermont Gas, reached an agreement last month with International Paper for the new line, which is proposed to cross under the lake bottom from Addison County to Ticonderoga, where the lake ranges in width from about 2,000 feet to more than a mile.
Lake Champlain would get its first-ever underwater natural gas line under a $70 million project by a Vermont utility to connect below lake bottom to a paper mill in Ticonderoga on the lake's western shore. The company, Vermont Gas, reached an agreement last month with International Paper for the new line, which is proposed to cross under the lake bottom from Addison County to Ticonderoga, where the lake ranges in width from about 2,000 feet to more than a mile.
The Atlantic Launches ‘The Sexes’
The Atlantic Launches ‘The Sexes’ Gender Analysis Vertical:
After Anne-Marie Slaughter, the Princeton University professor and former State Department foreign policy expert, penned The Atlantic’s most highly trafficked article in history—“Why Women Still Can’t Have it All”—the brand realized there was an unmet need in the marketplace. This week, the brand launched a new content vertical called The Sexes that examines contemporary relationships between men and women.
After Anne-Marie Slaughter, the Princeton University professor and former State Department foreign policy expert, penned The Atlantic’s most highly trafficked article in history—“Why Women Still Can’t Have it All”—the brand realized there was an unmet need in the marketplace. This week, the brand launched a new content vertical called The Sexes that examines contemporary relationships between men and women.
Atlantic Media's Quartz has Strong Start
Atlantic Media's Quartz Hits 840k Uniques in First Month:
Just over a month after it launched, Atlantic Media's international business news site Quartz is reporting it attracted just over 800,000 unique visitors in October. Other audience metrics are already tracking similarly to established digital brands in Atlantic Media's portfolio, a factor that's hitting an encouraging note for the startup.
Just over a month after it launched, Atlantic Media's international business news site Quartz is reporting it attracted just over 800,000 unique visitors in October. Other audience metrics are already tracking similarly to established digital brands in Atlantic Media's portfolio, a factor that's hitting an encouraging note for the startup.
Most Publishers Sell Integrated Advertising
Most publishers now sell integrated advertising packages: The majority of publishers now sell integrated advertising packages across various media channels, according to a new report from content management company Godengo+Texterity.
Martha Stewart Living Reports Q3 Results
http://www.foliomag.com/2012/mslo-takes-third-quarter-hit
The publishing segment may be Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's biggest revenue source, but in the third quarter it continued to be the heaviest drag on income. Publishing revenues were down 17 percent for the quarter to $27.5 million and the group recorded a $51 million operating loss, compared to a $3.5 million loss in 3Q 2011.
The publishing segment may be Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's biggest revenue source, but in the third quarter it continued to be the heaviest drag on income. Publishing revenues were down 17 percent for the quarter to $27.5 million and the group recorded a $51 million operating loss, compared to a $3.5 million loss in 3Q 2011.
RRD Reports Q3 Sales
RRD to Produce All AARP Periodicals
RR Donnelley Awarded Multiyear Agreement by AARP to Produce 100 Percent of Its Periodicals: R.R. Donnelley & Sons has been awarded a multiyear agreement that renews and expands its relationship with AARP.
Webinar: Print & Social Media
Print and Social Media: Working Together: Free WhatTheyThink webinar, sponsored by Ricoh, outlined how print and social media work together for a more effective marketing strategyLexington, Kentucky USA -- WhatTheyThink today announced that nearly 300 industry professionals registered to attend a free printing industry educational webinar. Social Media Meets Print: Part One.
USPS Reform Possible: Congress Must Act
USPS Reform Possible, but Congress Must Act Soon: A solution will not be easy; the Postal Service already is cutting costs substantially, but far from enough. Congress must act on many of the common-sense steps already incorporated in House and Senate bills to put the Postal Service back on a path to prosperity.
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