More Producers Announce UFS Price Increases

NewPage, Boise, Glatfelter and Finch have announced price increases for uncoated freesheet.  Domtar and International Paper had previously reported price increases affecting the same grade.  The changes, which vary from producer to producer, are characterized by an jump of $3.00/cwt for offset rolls and $1.50/cwt for sheets and return card and are effective with shipments on and after April 1.

Appleton Reports 2011 Results

http://www.paperage.com/2012news/03_06_2012appleton_earnings.html

Appleton's 2011 net sales of $857.3 million increased 0.9% compared to 2010 net sales of $849.9 million. Appleton reported 2011 operating income of $36.1 million compared to $37.0 million during 2010.

2011 Chinese Pulp Imports Up 26.2%, RCP 12%

Pulp imports for 2011 totaled some 14.340 million tonnes, a jump of +26.2% from the previous year.  2011 BSK imports rose +45.9%. China's total pulp imports fell -16.7% in January as compared to the same month last year and BSK pulp imports were down -21.8%. 

2011 RCP imports totaled around 27.280 million tonnes last year, up +12.0% from 2010. China's total recovered paper (RCP) imports declined -25% for January as compared to the same month in 2011.

Hearst Digital Media Picks Sprout

Hearst Digital Media taps Sprout to bolster mobile ads: Hearst Digital Media, a unit of Hearst Magazines, has tapped mobile brand-advertising platform Sprout, Laura Schooling, Hearst Digital Media's executive director of marketing services, confirmed.

Study: Newspaper Digital/Print Ads

Study: Newspapers lose $7 in print advertising for every $1 gained in digital revenue: Newspapers lose $7 in print advertising for every $1 they gain in digital advertising, according to a study conducted by the Pew Research Centers Project for Excellence in Journalism.

Quebecor, CBC Settle Dispute

Deal ends Quebecor, CBC dispute:
In an agreement announced Monday, the public broadcaster will now buy advertising in Quebecor media outlets, such as the Sun newspaper chain and the Journal de Montreal.

IP Announces Price Jump

International Paper has informed customers that it is increasing the price of Williamsburg offset rolls, Williamsburg Return Postcard rolls, Accent Opaque rolls and Springhill offset colors in rolls and sheets by $3.00/cwt, effective with April 2 shipments.  The cost of Williamsburg offset sheets, Williamsburg Retrurn Postcard sheets and Accent Opaque sheets will go up $1.50/cwt on the same date.

Domtar Increases UFS Price

http://www.paperage.com/2012news/03_05_2012domtar_ufs_price.html

Paperage is reporting a March 2 announcement by Domtar that it is increasing their price for uncoated freesheet offset rolls by $60 per ton, effective April 1.  There is no change to cutsize pricing

Changes at Sappi's Cloquet

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/224763/

For 113 years, there’s been a mill in Cloquet making pulp for use in paper mills — but not much longer. The mill isn’t going anywhere and still will be making paper, and it still will be turning trees into pulp. But the pulp made by Sappi Fine Paper in the future will be made into clothing and baby wipes.

Resolute’s Thunder Bay Mill Adding Workers

General Manager of Resolute’s Thunder Bay mill promises 300 jobs:
Doug Murray, general manager Resolute Forest Products in Thunder Bay, Ontario said he is expecting to hire at least 300 skilled trades-people in the coming years.

ALM Names President and CEO

ALM Hires Bill Carter As New President and CEO:
ALM has found its new president and CEO in Bill Carter, who replaces the departing William Pollak and who was most recently senior vice president of Thomson Reuters' Small Law Business Unit. Carter officially starts with the company today.

Comag Sold to Jim Pattison Group

How the Sale of Comag Might Impact the Newsstand Supply Chain: Comag Marketing Group, the national magazine distributor jointly owned by Hearst and Condé Nast, has been sold to the Jim Pattison Group.

Heidelberg Installs Speedmaster XL 105

Heidelberg Installs Speedmaster XL 105 in Its North American Print and Publishing Technology Center: Commercial and packaging printers looking to evaluate the very latest in sheetfed offset technology need look no further than Heidelberg USA’s North American Print and Packaging Technology Center.

Kodak Partners with Graphic Innovators

Kodak Partners with Graphic Innovators on Hybrid-Printing Solutions: ROCHESTER, NY—March 2, 2012—Kodak and Graphic Innovators are partnering to provide customers with new opportunities to expand their offerings using hybrid inkjet printing.

IP Completes Sale of Inverurie Mill

http://www.internationalpaper.com/US/EN/index.html

International Paper announced today that it has completed the sale of the major part of its former Inverurie Paper Mill site. The UK mill made 255,000 mtpy of uncoated (230M) and coated woodfree paper and was closed in 2010.

SF Wants to be First

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/03/sf-wants-do-away-paychecks

The San Francisco Treasurer’s Office, which wants printed paychecks to become a thing of the past, is introducing a new program encouraging businesses to move to completely electronic payroll systems. The city wants to be the first in the nation to eliminate printed paychecks.

 

Chairman of Forbes to Receive Prism Award

Steve Forbes to Receive Prism Award from New York University:
The Advisory Board of the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies Graphic Communications Management and Technology program has named Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media LLC, the winner of the 2012 Prism Award.

Ideal Printers and PrintMailers Merge

Ideal Printers and PrintMailers Merge to Become Seebridge Media: Ideal Printers and PrintMailers Inc., two of Houston’s largest mail and print service companies, announced a merger that will combine their complementary portfolio of cross-media production services into a new company named Seebridge Media.

Kodak Reports Proposed Sale of Gallery

Kodak Announces Proposed Sale of Gallery Photo Services Site to Shutterfly: Eastman Kodak has entered into an agreement with Shutterfly, a leading Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, for the proposed sale of certain assets of its Kodak Gallery online photo services business for $23.8 million.