UPM Signs Agreement on the Sale of Assets of UPM Stracel in France:
UPM has signed an agreement on the sale of assets and part of the land of the UPM Stracel paper mill site with Blue Paper SAS, the joint venture company of VPK Packaging Group NV and Klingele Papierwerke.
The transaction is expected to be closed during March 2013 once all legal and administrative conditions will be fulfilled.
UPM stopped the production of coated magazine paper on the mill on 4th January 2013.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Talks on Support of Kruger Mill Sought
Liberal Leader Dwight Ball says
his party wasn't breaking its commitment to not play politics with Corner Brook
Pulp and Paper when it issued a press release Tuesday asking for a status
update on a long-term plan for the mill.
The new release said it's time
for an update from the provincial government, which has committed to helping
the struggling mill if the company can come up with a long-term strategy for
the operation's sustainability.
Plastic Bag Ban Bill Revived in CA
Assemblyman Marc Levine, in his
first piece of legislation, is calling for banning plastic grocery bags
throughout California, starting in 2015.
Levine,
D-San Rafael, introduced Assembly Bill 158 on Tuesday, reviving a similar bill
that got stuck in a Senate committee last year after it faced criticism from
plastic bag manufacturers and grocers.
Pulp & Paper Chemical Industry Growth 2012-2017
The pulp and paper chemical
industry is a highly diverse and growing global market. The global industry is
forecast to reach an estimated US $38.98 billion by 2017, with a CAGR of 3.3%.
The various companies involved with this industry have embraced innovations to
offer sustainable products against the megatrends such as population growth and
scarcity of resources.
Boise Cascade Files for IPO
Boise Cascade files for IPO worth up to $243 million:
Boise Cascade LLC, which makes wood products and building materials, said Wednesday that it plans to sell 11.8 million shares of its common stock in an initial public offering that could generate up to $243.5 million in proceeds.
Boise Cascade LLC, which makes wood products and building materials, said Wednesday that it plans to sell 11.8 million shares of its common stock in an initial public offering that could generate up to $243.5 million in proceeds.
RR Donnelley Closing Wisconsin Plant
RR Donnelley Closing Appleton-area Plant: Chicago-based printing giant RR Donnelley will close its printing facility at W6545 Quality Drive in Greenville before the end of April.
Folio: People On The Move
People On The Move | 1.24.13:
Vox Media has named Marty Moe as its chief operating officer and group publisher. Moe was the company’s chief content officer. Joe Purzycki is now vice president, national sales. Purzycki had been senior director of East Coast sales.
Time Inc. has named Stephanie Vautravers as its executive director of digital sales, branded solutions. Vautravers had been director of mobile advertising at Turner and more...
Vox Media has named Marty Moe as its chief operating officer and group publisher. Moe was the company’s chief content officer. Joe Purzycki is now vice president, national sales. Purzycki had been senior director of East Coast sales.
Time Inc. has named Stephanie Vautravers as its executive director of digital sales, branded solutions. Vautravers had been director of mobile advertising at Turner and more...
Rodale Names CTO
Upping its commitment to a new
e-commerce platform, Rodale has brought on Bobby Chowdhury to
serve in the newly-created role of Chief Technology Officer.
Chowdhury will oversee the
technology infrastructure of the company, including an expansion of Rodale's
web and software development teams, and will be given a strategic role in the
construction of Rodale's, an e-commerce platform scheduled to
launch in the spring.
National Geographic Celebrates 125 Years with New Book
This
fall, readers can join the National Geographic Society in celebrating its past
and future with a new book National Geographic 125 Years: Legendary
Photographs, Adventures, and Discoveries
That Changed the World (National
Geographic Books; ISBN 978-1-4262-0957-4; on sale Nov. 6, 2012; $50 hardcover),
by author and historian Mark Collins Jenkins, a former National Geographic
Society archivist. The foreword is by Gilbert M. Grosvenor, the Society’s
former chairman, president and National Geographic magazine editor, who is a
fifth-generation member of the Society’s founding family.
Gov. Awards More Federal Shipping to FedEx, UPS than USPS
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-23/postal-service-losing-to-fedex-ups-on-federal-shipping.html
The U.S. Postal Service, required
to send congressional letters at reduced rates, can’t win regular business from
the federal government, according to an inspector general’s report.
Private-sector competitors led by FedEx Corp.
(FDX) and United
Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) “consistently” have more than 98 percent of the
$337 million annual shipping spending by federal agencies, according to the
Jan. 18 report.
Random House/Facebook with App for Book Lovers
The relationship between authors
and social media has long been a close one, with many of the former realizing
the usefulness of the latter when it comes to staying in touch with their
existing fanbase, and reaching out to new readers to win them over as fans.
Now, one publisher believes that it’s time to take that close relationship to
the next level with the launch of a new Facebook app that will “enable book
lovers to discover new authors and share their favorite books with friends.”
American Media/USA to Publish 12 Speical Magazines
David J. Pecker, Chairman & CEO of
American Media Inc. (AMI) and Larry Kramer, President & Publisher of USA
TODAY announced today a partnership to publish 12 special magazines using a
"Best Of" theme in 2013. AMI is the leading publisher of celebrity
and health & fitness content, with brands including Shape, Men's Fitness,
Star and OK, and a readership of over 55 million. USA TODAY is a multi-platform
news and information media company. USA TODAY, the nation's number one
newspaper in print circulation with an average of nearly 1.8 million daily, and
USATODAY.com, an award-winning news website,
reach a combined 6.6 million readers daily.
Pearson Completes Investment in NOOK
NOOK Media Announces the Completion of Strategic
Investment by Pearson Business Wire NEW YORK & LONDON -- January 23,
2013 NOOK Media, LLC, a subsidiary of
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of content, digital
media and educational products, today announced the completion of their
previously announced investment by Pearson (NYSE:PSO), the world’s leading
learning company. Pearson made its approximately $89.5 million in cash
investment in NOOK Media, LLC at a post-money valuation of approximately $1.789
billion in exchange for preferred membership interests representing a 5% equity
stake.
Why B-to-B E-Commerce Lags Behind B-to-C
B-to-C e-commerce has radically transformed
the modern marketplace, delivering big rewards to consumer-facing brands, with B-to-C
e-commerce spending expected to surpass $1.25 trillion in 2013. But with
few exceptions, B-to-B e-commerce has been less successful in capturing the
attention (and wallets) of business buyers.
Global Advertising Strong in First 9 Months
Global advertising had a strong first nine
months of 2012, with television advertising still holding the biggest share of
advertising dollars and outperforming overall global growth.
Nielsen says ad spending rose 3.3% from January to September last year, with TV advertising up 4.3% during the period.
Although other new media platforms are growing, TV continues to dominate in
overall global advertising with a 61.8 share. Newspapers remain second at a
19.7 share; magazines, 7.9 share; radio, 5.2; Internet, 2.7; outdoor, 2.6, and
cinema advertising, 0.3.
Nielsen says ad spending rose 3.3% from January to September last year, with TV advertising up 4.3% during the period.
Rolling Stone Launches iPad Edition, Makes Personnel Cuts
Rolling Stone Launches iPad Edition:
Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner may have famously downplayed the potential of tablet editions, but the brand has just launched a fully featured iPad app that also incorporates song samples and purchasing opportunities through iTunes. The wait, it seems, has given the title valuable insight into tablet design and functionality as other Wenner Media brands, and other publishers, took the plunge first.
Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner may have famously downplayed the potential of tablet editions, but the brand has just launched a fully featured iPad app that also incorporates song samples and purchasing opportunities through iTunes. The wait, it seems, has given the title valuable insight into tablet design and functionality as other Wenner Media brands, and other publishers, took the plunge first.
The masthead at Wenner Media's Rolling Stone is getting shorter. In addition to executive editor Eric Bates and Mark Neschis, who handled PR for Rolling Stone and Wenner's other titles, Wenner has let go Brian McFarland, who was national director of digital sales for Rolling Stone and Men’s Journal; and Robert Hanewich, Rolling Stone's creative director.
Vice Straddles the Line
As unlikely as it sounds, the future of
publishing could be written, in part, inside a converted warehouse in
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the unofficial capital of Hipster USA. That’s where
Vice Media is trying to strike the balance of maintaining its indie publishing
cred while operating as a marketing arm for the world’s biggest brands.
Vice began as “Voice of Montreal,” a magazine funded by the Canadian government. In 1994, Shane Smith, Suroosh Alvi and Gavin McInnes bought the publication and built up its reputation as the home of gonzo-style reporting at a time of watered-down journalism in the age of corporate media.
Vice began as “Voice of Montreal,” a magazine funded by the Canadian government. In 1994, Shane Smith, Suroosh Alvi and Gavin McInnes bought the publication and built up its reputation as the home of gonzo-style reporting at a time of watered-down journalism in the age of corporate media.
Exceptional Women in Publishing Names 2013 Recipient
Exceptional
Women in Publishing (EWIP) is pleased to announce the 2013 recipient of the
Exceptional Woman in Publishing Award is Deanna Brown, CEO of Federated
Media Publishing. The 2013 EWIP award will be presented to Ms. Brown at a
luncheon celebration during the 2013 Women’s Leadership Conference in San
Francisco on March 6, 2013.
Deanna Brown is FMP’s chief executive officer and is responsible for overseeing all strategic business goals and day-to-day operations for the company. Prior to joining FMP in 2009, she served as President at Scripps Networks Digital, where she led the charge on bringing Scripps more fully into the digital space. In 1995 she co-founded CondeNet, the digital division of publisher CondeNast.
Deanna Brown is FMP’s chief executive officer and is responsible for overseeing all strategic business goals and day-to-day operations for the company. Prior to joining FMP in 2009, she served as President at Scripps Networks Digital, where she led the charge on bringing Scripps more fully into the digital space. In 1995 she co-founded CondeNet, the digital division of publisher CondeNast.
Kodak Receives Court Approval
Kodak Receives Court Approval of Financing Agreement: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- In a significant step toward its emergence from Chapter 11, Eastman Kodak Company today received approval from U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Allan Gropper of the Southern District of New York for the company’s previously announced commitment from the Steering Committee of the Second Lien Noteholders
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