King's New Novel Goes Back to Paper

http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130612/WIRE/306119960/1027?Title=Back-to-paper-King-s-new-novel-bypasses-pixels-for-the-allure-of-dead-tree

According to his critics, Stephen King is not only callous to the desires of some of his most ardent fans but also clinging to the past in deciding to release his new book "Joyland" in print only. -->

Several research studies have documented important differences between reading in print and online.
As the Center for Teaching and Learning at Stanford University summarized in 2008, reading paper texts is faster than reading texts presented online or displayed on a screen. Readers can orient themselves within the text better on paper. The National Literacy Trust in Britain recently warned of the perils of letting children — whose daily e-reading has doubled in the last two years — read exclusively on digital devices.

Ads in Digital Magazine Editions Grow

http://www.emarketer.com/Article/More-Brands-Place-Ads-Digital-Magazine-Editions/1009949

The magazine industry’s ad spending revenues for print only continue to decline, with eMarketer estimating in March 2013 that the format would contract by 0.4% this year and would not start growing again until 2016. 
But while buffeting from digital forces is cutting into print revenues, many magazines have successfully translated content to online formats and gained readership on digital editions. According to a December 2012 survey from payments consultancy WorldPay, 22% of US internet users had bought a downloadable magazine or newspaper via a subscription service.

News Corp. Investors Approve Breakup Plan

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-11/news-corp-holders-to-approve-plan-to-split-off-publishing-unit.html
Shareholders voted to approve the breakup plan at a special meeting this morning in New York, where the company is based, Murdoch said today. The publishing group will inherit the News Corp. name, while the entertainment unit will be called 21st Century Fox after the June 28 split. Murdoch holds the plurality of votes through his family’s trust, with 39 percent of Class B voting shares, helping ensure passage of the proposal.

Simon & Schuster Introduces Portal

http://www.bookweb.org/news/new-ss-bookseller-portal-goes-live

Simon & Schuster’s new Customer Portal for booksellers went live on Tuesday morning, June 11.
The portal at customerportal.simonandschuster.com consolidates crucial resources — including marketing/coop information, order tracking, invoices, digital catalogs, and promotional information — in one place.

Media Business to Honor Top Innovators

http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130612/AWARDS/306059997/media-business-to-honor-top-innovators-in-business-publishing

Media Business will recognize outstanding b2b media executives tomorrow at its 10th annual Top Innovators in Business Publishing awards luncheon.

The media CEOs to be honored are Edward Gillette, president-CEO of Scranton Gillette Communications; David Kieselstein, CEO of Penton Media; and Mike Perlis, CEO of Forbes Media.

Why Printer Lead Times Do Matter

http://www.retailonlineintegration.com/article/why-printer-lead-times-do-matter/1 

There’s more to obtaining print bids than price. When deciding on a printer, most retailers focus on print manufacturing, paper and distribution (i.e., co-mail, freight and postage) costs. However, there's more to obtaining print bids than price. Printer lead times (i.e., the schedule) are also an important consideration. For example, the dates mail tapes and creative files are due to a printer shouldn't be assumed or taken for granted because they vary greatly. While this may not be a direct cost, long lead times from your printer can affect your sales and bottom line.

Judges Back Legal Cap on Mail Discounts

U.S. Judges Back Legal Cap on USPS Presort Mail Discounts:
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today dismissed an attempt by USPS to overturn orders from the Postal Regulatory Commission to correct over-large discounts offered for presorted mail.
The regulator had said the discount being offered by USPS was greater than the cost-savings that the presorting activity provided it – thereby breaking US postal law.
However, in two attempts to overturn a Commission order originally issued in 2010, USPS argued that it needed to offer large discounts for bulk mailers to keep them using the mail.

Global Forest/Paper Industry’s Sustainability Record

http://www.icfpa.org/resource-centre/sustainability-information

The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) released its 2013 Sustainability Progress Report showing improvements on a range of sustainability indicators and focusing on the industry's contributions toward a green economy.

The ICFPA and its members have made strong and clear commitments to sustainable development and to working with other stakeholders in ensuring that environmental, social, and economic benefits of forest resources are available to current and future generations. Since the signing of the historic CEO Leadership Statement on Sustainability in 2006, ICFPA has published a biennial report on its members' progress and performance in areas such as climate change, sustainable forest management, fighting illegal logging, and investments in workers and communities.

Greenhouse gas emissions intensity has been reduced by 16 percent between 2005 and 2011.
The share of bio-energy in the industry's fuel mix has increased by 5 percentage points since 2005 to 58 percent.
The number of hectares certified to a third-party sustainable forest management certification system increased by 38 percentage points since 2000 to 50 percent of wood supply.
Global paper recycling rates have increased by 10 percentage points between 2001 and 2011 to 56 percent.
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions decreased by 34 percent between 2005 and 2011.

Lincoln Paper Has Pipeline Deal

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/08/business/lincoln-paper-inks-deal-to-pipe-natural-gas-into-lincoln/

Bangor Natural Gas LLC and Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC have inked a deal to extend a compressed-gas pipeline to the mill by late next year, officials said.

The pipeline will make the mill an oil-free facility and cut the energy costs of the town's largest employer by 40 percent, said Keith Van Scotter, co-owner of Lincoln Paper and Tissue.
The pipeline gas will also be available to residents and other area businesses, providing potential energy savings and a lure to new business and investors, Town Council Chairman Steve Clay said.

Fibre Costs Fell Worldwide

World fibre costs fell worldwide
Wood fibre costs, which can account for up to 70 percent of the production costs for a pulpmill, fell in many markets during the 1Q/12, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest declines were seen in Western Canada, Europe and Brazil, while Chile, Australia and New Zealand experienced some minor price increases for pulplogs and chips during the quarter.
The global pulp market is mired in uncertainty: uncertainty when China will move into buying mode, uncertainty about where the European economy is heading and uncertainty if low spot prices for softwood market pulp will push pulp mills in Europe and North America to take market-related downtime.

Twin Rivers Union Welcomes New Owners

The union representing workers at Twin Rivers Paper Company welcomes its acquisition by Atlas Holdings and Blue Wolf Capital Speaking at today's press conference announcing the acquisition, Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union President Dave Coles said, "this is a positive step forward for Twin Rivers, for CEP Local 29, and for our retirees."

Coles said the union will be working with the new owners and the Government of New Brunswick to ensure that the hourly pension plan for actives and retirees is protected. "I am encouraged by commitments received from the new owners," he said. "Today's announcement, together with CEP's recent certification of 200 workers at the saw mill in Plaster Rock, N.B., are proof of the renewal taking place in the forest industry. And we intend to keep building on that." CEP represents 350 workers at the Twin Rivers plant, which produces specialty papers and lumber products that are well regarded throughout the industry, and operates a second facility in Madawaska, Maine.

More Than One Way to Reach Millennials

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/marketer-s-guide-reaching-millennials-150131

Much public hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth have been made of late on the subject of brand marketers targeting millennials and their appetite for the use of digital channels to connect with the demo.

Recently, former Condé Nast editor Bonnie Fuller wrote an op-ed titled in which she made a plea for marketers to fully embrace digital as the holy grail to "own" millennials, because “millennials spend a huge amount of their time online.” In related news, water is wet.
However obvious (and self-serving) Fuller's observations are, the bigger issue is that her single-channel solution completely fails to take into account the defining media-behavioral characteristic of millennials: interconnectivity.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, the Creative Collective saw magazines reemerging among this group as the preferred "screen" for beauty categories and a luxury/reward. Similarly, the assumption that millennials don't watch TV fails to take into account the fact that while marathoning/bingeing is big and getting bigger, Gen FOMO is drawn like a moth to the TV flame by big events, sports, premieres and finales­— proving once again there’s no such thing as "conventional wisdom" when targeting millennials.

Hearst's Marie Claire Hosts Women Taking the Lead

http://www.adweek.com/news/press/marie-claire-hosts-women-taking-lead-luncheon-150186

Hearst Magazines has been intent on adding some heft to its fashion books over the past year. First, there was Cosmopolitan, which under the leadership of Joanna Coles has put a premium on political coverage and "leaning in" à la Sheryl Sandberg. Now, Marie Claire is proving its own current events know-all with a campaign to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Equal Pay Act both in its June issue and first-ever Women Taking the Lead awards luncheon.

Hearst Digital Media’s Whitmore, Welker: Next Steps

Video: Hearst Digital Media’s Whitmore and Welker on the Group’s Next Steps: The Hearst Magazines Digital Media division oversees more than 28 websites and 14 mobile sites, and is formulating strategies to increase advertiser ROI in the digital space while also enhancing the user experience and level of engagement across all of its brands.

Best & Worst Cities for Newspapers

http://adage.com/article/news/worst-cities-newspapers/242020/

The percentage of daily print newspaper readers in the U.S. has fallen nearly 20% since 2001, according to research firm Scarborough. But that drop has not been spread evenly, with print readership remaining strong in some metropolitan areas. 
In several cities rimming the Great Lakes and Northeast, the percentage of adults who claim to read a print newspaper daily hovered around 50% in 2012, compared with 35.7% nationwide, Scarborough found. The number is as low as 23% in locales across the South and Southwest. 

HIGHEST READERSHIP
1. PITTSBURGH
2. (TIE) ALBANY, N.Y.
2. (TIE) HARTFORD/ NEW HAVEN, CT.
4. CLEVELAND
5. (TIE) BUFFALO, N.Y.; HONOLULU; NEW YORK; AND TOLEDO, OHIO
LOWEST READERSHIP
1. ATLANTA
2. (TIE) HOUSTON
2. SAN ANTONIO
4. LAS VEGAS
5. BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.

Nearly Half of Online Ads Aren't Viewed

http://adage.com/article/digital/viewability-half-online-ads/242026/

ComScore raised eyebrows with research last year showing 31% of online display ads are never actually viewed, but upon further review, things are even worse: its latest data indicate 46% of ads are never seen by website visitors. 
The latest data comes after more than a year of additional tracking by the company’s Validated Campaign Essentials service, said comScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni in a presentation at the Advertising Research Foundation Audience Measurement 8.0 conference in New York on Monday.

Digital Ad Spending to Grow 14%

http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130611/ADVERTISING13/306119996/digital-ad-spending-to-grow-14-this-year

U.S. digital ad spending will reach $41.9 billion this year, up 14.0% over last year, according to a new forecast from eMarketer.

Of that, $34.3 billion will be on desktop digital advertising and $7.6 billion on mobile advertising, eMarketer projected.
By 2015, desktop digital ad spending will peak at $35.3 billion, then decline to $34.4 billion in 2016 as mobile spending increases, according to the report.

Harte-Hanks Names CEO, Chairman

http://www.btobonline.com/article/20130611/MEDIABUSINESS06/306119993/harte-hanks-names-philpott-ceo-harte-chairman

Direct marketing company Harte-Hanks has named Robert Philpott president-CEO and Christopher Harte chairman. They succeed to duties held by Larry Franklin, who has been the company's chairman and president-CEO since January 2009.

57% of Adults Read Paperback in 2012

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10813105.htm

Simba Information, publisher of Trade E-Book Publishing 2013, The iPad and Its Owner 2013 and other research specializing in media and technology, has released the newest edition of “Business of Consumer Book Publishing 2013”, which contains new, multi-year data on e-book pricing trends—of particular interest today given the significance of Apple, the ‘agency model’ and the price-fixing lawsuit. 
The report also estimates about 57% of adults read at least one paperback in 2012 and 22% read an e-book, which represents an increase of 3% and 5%, respectively, over the 2011 findings.

"We believed early on that the print book and the e-book would live in an environment side by side, and the data in 'Business of Consumer Book Publishing 2013' backs up our initial assertions."

Financial, Automotive Local Ad Spending to Climb

Study: Financial, automotive local ad spending to climb: Local ad spending in the automotive and financial services industries in the U.S. continues to climb, and expenditures on mobile ads are expected to make strong gains by 2017, according to marketing consultancy BIA/Kelsey.

Atlas Holdings/Blue Wolf Acquire Twin Rivers

http://www.paperage.com/2013news/06_10_2013twin_rivers_paper_acquisition.html 
Atlas Holdings and Blue Wolf Capital Partners have completed the acquisition of controlling interest in Twin Rivers Paper Company. In addition, a new board of directors has been formed.

Twin Rivers, with facilities in Edmundston and Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, and Madawaska, Maine, produces specialty papers and lumber for a variety of markets.
Adam Blumenthal, Managing Partner of Blue Wolf, Tim Fazio, Managing Partner of Atlas Holdings, and new Twin Rivers’ Chief Executive Officer, Tim Lowe, join existing board members. Joining Lowe on the new executive team for Twin Rivers are Wayne Gosse, Chief Financial Officer, Jean-Pierre Grenon, Vice President Forestry and Sawmill Operations, and Adam Levy, Chief Restructuring Officer.

Another European Mill Raises Coated Price

http://www.scheufelen.com/en/company.html

Papierfabrik Scheufelen, Lenningen/Germany, wishes to inform that due to rising cost for raw material, energy and transport, the company will be obliged to adjust its sales prices.

The price increase of 40 per ton will be implemented for all deliveries as from July 1st 2013 and will be applied for all woodfree coated qualities bvs and bro.

National Envelope Files for Bankruptcy

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323495604578535402597341408.html

National Envelope, privately held by Gores Group, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, according to media reports.

The goal is to sell the company, possibly to rival envelope leader Cenveo, the Wall Street Journal said.
Gores Group acquired National Envelope out of bankruptcy in 2010.
The company will consider filing a plan of reorganization or selling its assets to the highest bidder at a bankruptcy court-overseen auction.
National Envelope reports having 2,200 employees at eight production facilities in seven states.

Nippon Studies Energy Project

http://www.pulp-paperworld.com/asian-news/item/4073-nippon-paper-mulls-power-plant-investment-amid-abe-energy-push.html

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Japan’s second-biggest paper producer, is considering a project to build what would be its largest power plant in Ishinomaki, a port city north of Tokyo wrecked by the 2011 earthquake. 

The project, an example of Nippon Paper’s drive to expand outside its mainstay paper products, represents the kind of investment Prime Minister Shinzo Abe endorsed this week as part of efforts to deregulate the electricity industry. Nippon Paper may eventually sell some of the power generated to customers.

China's Paper Sector Revenue Grows

http://en.chinapaperonline.com/news/2013/20130606093228926.html

In1Q 2013, Chinese paper sector registered 161.4 billion yuan of income, up 6.2% year on year. Total profits were 6.2 billion yuan, jumping 25.1% year on year. Gross profit ratio was 12%, up 0.2% year on year. Net profit ratio from sales was 3.9%, up 0.6% year on year.

Outdoor Ad Revs Rise To $1.5 Billion

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/202064/outdoor-ad-revs-rise-to-15-billion.html#axzz2VqZue32p

Out-of-home advertising revenue grew 4.5% from $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2012 to $1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2013, according to the latest figures from the Outdoor Advertising Association of America. 
That marks the 12th straight quarter of increases for out-of-home, which has been chugging along with a steady year-over-year growth rate in the mid-single-digits since the second quarter of 2010, including a 4.2% increase in 2012.  

J.Crew Reports Q1 Results

http://racked.com/archives/2013/06/07/jcrew-feels-the-pain-of-lowerpriced-competition.php

After several seasons of rampant growth, J.Crew posted a decline this quarter, WWD reports. Net income went down 4.5% to $29.3 million this spring. 
Libby Wadle, newly promoted president of the J. Crew brand, says times were tough this spring. "It was a tough macroeconomic environment out there. We had to change how we planned to do business. It was about navigating through the environment in the healthiest way we could."

China Becomes World's Largest Newspaper Market

http://jimromenesko.com/2013/06/04/china-surpasses-india-to-become-the-worlds-biggest-newspaper-market/

Since 2008 circulation in America has fallen by 15% to 41 million while advertising revenue has plummeted by 42%, accounting for three-quarters of the global decline in advertising revenue in the same period. In Europe, circulation and advertising revenue have both fallen by a quarter. …

Looking further east, though, things look brighter. Circulation in Asia has risen by 10%, offsetting much of the decline elsewhere. With 114.5m daily newspapers, China has surpassed India to become the world’s biggest newspaper market.

Global Biomass Industry 2013

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130606005947/en/Research-Markets-Global-Biomass-Industry-201

"Global Biomass Industry" report to their offering.

Over the years to come, biomass will grow within the biopower, biofuels and bioproduct sectors. The market value of electricity generated from biomass in the United States was over $45 billion in 2011. About 70% of all biomass in the world is used in the residential sector, while 14% is used in industry and 11% is transformed into electricity, heat, or another energy carrier such as liquid fuel or biogas. 
Under the present market conditions, the majority of available renewable power resources including biomass power are yet to become cost competitive compared to non-renewable resources including coal and natural gas. Going forward, benefits from national level programs, energy efficiency incentives and financial incentives targeting the expansion of the renewables market will create demand for additional biomass power capacity globally between 2012 and 2035.

Multinationals Bet on China's Growth

Multinationals bet on China's growth:
Leaders of some of the most influential global companies in the world agreed Friday in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, that China would be the most competitive emerging market for them in the next decade, despite short-term volatility.Southwest China's Sichuan Province, that China would be the most competitive emerging market for them in the next decade, despite short-term volatility.
During his visit to the company's packaging operation in Chengdu this week, IP's Faraci found that while its export volume was down by 15 to 20 percent year-on-year, domestic sales growth has buttressed its overall growth at about 7 percent year-on-year.
As the Chinese consumer market is fast emerging, International Paper has followed its customers, mostly foreign consumer goods companies, to gear more of its paper packaging output toward the Chinese domestic market, which accounts for half of its sales volume now, according to its chairman.

Use of Traditional Ads Promote Social Presence

Brands' Use of Traditional Ads to Promote Their Social Presences; Are Consumers Noticing?: Brands are increasingly promoting their Facebook pages and Twitter hashtags in traditional ad messages; One in four say they recall these ads in banner and TV ad, 21% recall social promotions in print ads.
In March 2013, Burst Media surveyed 2,577 U.S. online adults to understand how and why respondents use social media to interact with a brand—and "gauge the effectiveness of socially empowered brand messaging across digital, broadcast, print and outdoor advertising media."   ...One-fifth (21.2%) of respondents notice brands promoting their social presence in magazines and newspapers.

ICFPA CEO Roundtable: Future of Forest Industry

http://www.icfpa.org/

Today, the sixth biennial international CEOs Roundtable organized by the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) took place in São Paulo, Brazil. More than 50 CEOs and association leaders from around the world met to address issues of common interest, including the consequences of economic pressures on forests from the demand for food, fuel and fiber, the impacts of government policies and programs on the forest products industry, and how to position the industry in its transition for the future.

"We are optimistic about the future of the global forest products industry," said David Scheible, President and CEO of Graphic Packaging International, Inc. "Our industry provides renewable and recyclable products that are important to the global economy and meet the needs of individuals, families, and communities around the globe."
As a supplier of sustainable, renewable, and recyclable wood and paper products, the industry has a growing opportunity to both satisfy traditional markets for pulp, paper, paper-based packaging, and wood products and new markets for bio-energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and others. Many companies are working on the development of next-generation materials from wood fiber that can meet the needs of a growing global population.
"Our industry is advancing its value-added proposition with the potential of delivering sustainable, 21st century products that can help lighten the global manufacturing sector's environmental footprint," said Marcelo Castelli, President and CEO of Fibria S/A. "The industry's transformation towards the next-generation forest economy is being fueled by the rapidly growing bio‐economy."
Key points of discussion by the CEOs included the demands for wood fiber and the challenges and opportunities for the industry in the areas of increased forest yields, improvements in recovered fiber quality and quantity, and new products in the bio-economy. They also discussed opportunities for industry collaboration on global government policies affecting the industry's competiveness and opportunities for attracting new customers and new workers by improving perceptions of the industry.

Paper Hall of Fame to Add 6

http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/local/fox_cities/paper-industry-international-hall-of-fame-to-add-6-inductees-in-2013

Six new inductees are set to join the hall of fame later this year. The Appleton hall will then have 117 members.

The 2013 inductees, who make up the 19th anniversary class, are:
Walter Brecht (deceased) was a professor in Paper Science and Technology at Technische Universität Darmstadt...Charles N. Egan (deceased) was an entrepreneur, builder, and innovative leader who put together Little Rapids Corporation (LRC)...
Waldemar Jensen (deceased) was a professor at Åbo Akademi University who later became CEO of The Finnish Pulp and Paper Research Institute (KCL)...
Sverker Martin-Löf is one of Sweden’s most renowned industrialists, who has played a key role in a number of Swedish Industries, not least pulp and paper. Martin-Löf is from Stockholm, Sweden...
Sven Axel Rydholm (deceased) was the global authority on pulping processes and pulp qualities of his time.
Theodore H. Wegner has been the Assistant Director at the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory for the past 24 years overseeing an $8-10million per year pulping and papermaking research program...

91% of Corrugated Packaging Recovered

http://ichainnel.com/en/news/503211_obskgn-packaging-corrugated-recovery-hits-91/

In 2012, 91 percent (29 million tons) of the corrugated packaging used in the U.S. was successfully recovered for recycling, maintaining its top position as the most-recycled packaging material. Recovery for recycling has increased steadily since 1993, when 54.5 percent of old corrugated containers (OCC) was recycled.  Recovery is also helped by the widespread access to community paper and paper-based packaging recycling programs.  According to the American Forest & Paper Association’s Community Survey, 87 percent (268 million) of the U.S. population have access to curbside or drop-off recycling programs. Most OCC is used to make new paper products.  Of the 91 percent of corrugated that was recovered in 2012, more than 50 percent was used to make new containerboard.  An additional 12 percent was used to make recycled paperboard and more than 34 percent was exported.

National Geographic Aligns Print, Digital Content Teams

National Geographic Aligns Print, Digital Content Teams:
Lauded for its digital content recently, National Geographic is taking steps to sync that award-winning multimedia content across all channels.
The magazine has named Chris Johns executive vice president and group editorial director, in addition to continuing his role as editor in chief-a position he's held since 2005. Johns will assume editorial management of Nat Geo print, digital and video content across distribution channels. He'll continue to report directly to Declan Moore, president of Publishing and Travel for National Geographic.

The Economist Targets College Students

The Economist Dives Deep Into Collegiate Targeting:
The Economist dared college students to dive deeper into its content, rather than rely solely on surface-level headlines and tweets, in its new Dare 2 Go Deep digital campaign.
To raise brand awareness and override misconceptions that The Economist only provides content related to the economy, The Economist teamed up with creative agency Atmosphere BBDO and delivered content to its collegiate audiences in channels that they visit.

April Printing Shipments Up

April Printing Shipments Rise +$49 Million; January to April Shipments Down -0.6%:
Printing shipments for April were up by $49 million (+0.7%) compared to 2011, but down by -$22 million after adjusting for inflation. Shipments were $6.773 billion in current dollars. March printing shipments, already revised in the benchmark five-year revision just released about two weeks ago, were revised down by -$67 million. This made March shipments $6.771 million, just $2 million less than April shipments (-0.3%).

Private Equity Firms & Paper, Print Industries

Private Equity Firm Gets Banged up by Commercial Print Deal: Private equity firms love the paper and package printing industries, but spurn further relationships with commercial printing companies. Atlas Holdings, the fund behind recycled fiber tissue manufacturer Soundview Paper Company (née Marcal) joined Blue Wolf Capital, its co-investor in Finch Paper, to acquire Twin Rivers Paper. Twin Rivers manufactures packaging, label and publishing papers in New Brunswick, Canada, and Maine. In an apparently unrelated coincidence of names and products, Peak Rock Capital acquired Atlas Paper Mills, a manufacturer of tissue from recycled fibers in Miami, FL. Private equity giant, H.I.G. Capital, acquired Caraustar Industries, a manufacturer of paperboard products and printer of folding cartons. Nekoosa Coated Products, backed by Wingate Partners, moved further away from commercial printing paper with the completion of its acquisition of IGI Corporation which manufactures specialty printing and masking substrates. These deals continue the steady flow of PE-backed deals in the paper industry, with new nuptials every month to date this year.