Friday, July 20, 2012
PPPC Reports H1 2012 Numbers
The Pulp & Paper Products Council reported that North American coated mechanical paper demand fell -4.1% in the first half of 2012 as compared to H1 2011, shipments decreased -3.3%, imports were down -7.4% and the operating rate was 91% (for June, the rate was 100%). Coated woodfree demand in H1 declined -7.1%, shipments were down -4.5%, imports fell -12% and the operating rate was 85%. SC-A/A+ demand for the first six months decreased -23.9%, shipments fell -24.3% and imports were down -23.9%. The operating rate for Supercalendered paper was 94%.
AF&PA: P&W Shipments Fall in June, CM Purchases Up
http://www.afandpa.org/
According
to the American Forest & Paper Association's June 2012 Printing-Writing
Paper Report, total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 8% in June
compared to June 2011.
Purchases
of coated mechanical (CM) papers were up slightly compared to June 2011 - the second
consecutive year-over-year increase. CM shipments decreased 3% compared to June
2011. Year-to-date shipments are down 4% compared to
first six months of 2011.
FERC Accuses Rumford Paper & Energy Co.
Federal energy
regulators are accusing a Maine energy business, one of its principals and a
paper mill of a scheme to manipulate the regional energy market.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says Portland-based Competitive Energy Services LLC and one of its partners, Richard Silkman, violated agency rules by giving fraudulent advice to Rumford Paper Co. that allowed the mill to financially benefit when it was later paid to reduce electricity consumption during times of high demand.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says Portland-based Competitive Energy Services LLC and one of its partners, Richard Silkman, violated agency rules by giving fraudulent advice to Rumford Paper Co. that allowed the mill to financially benefit when it was later paid to reduce electricity consumption during times of high demand.
Georgia-Pacific Sells Tissue Business
Georgia-Pacific Completes Sale of EMEA Tissue Business: (USA) Georgia-Pacific LLC today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its EMEA tissue business to SCA.
Heidelberg Names New CEO
Management of Heidelberg to Pass from Bernhard Schreier to Dr. Gerold Linzbach: Effective from Sept. 1, 2012, Dr. Gerold Linzbach will be the CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Current CEO Bernhard Schreier will not be extending his management contract and will be leaving the company at the end of 2012. Schreier is handing over the company’s chairmanship after almost 13 years.
IKEA Unveils New Catalogue
IKEA Unveils Its Catalog Of The Future:
For its 2013 catalog teaser, IKEA has revealed its adoption of mobile augmented-reality and interactive technology, as a new approach for its future catalogs.Users have to download the new IKEA Catalog App (which would be available from 31 July) for their smartphone or tablet, and scan select pages of the 2013 catalog to unlock films, interactive experiences, photo galleries and other home-furnishing inspiration.
For its 2013 catalog teaser, IKEA has revealed its adoption of mobile augmented-reality and interactive technology, as a new approach for its future catalogs.Users have to download the new IKEA Catalog App (which would be available from 31 July) for their smartphone or tablet, and scan select pages of the 2013 catalog to unlock films, interactive experiences, photo galleries and other home-furnishing inspiration.
FOLIO Show Rebranded as MediaNext
FOLIO: Show Rebranded as MediaNext, Returns to New York in October:
For more than 35 years, magazine media professionals have come together to at the FOLIO: Show, the largest magazine industry event. In an effort to evolve with the changing media landscape and deliver more insights, innovative research and cutting-edge solutions to the magazine industry’s biggest challenges, FOLIO: is producing a completely rethought event this year: MediaNext.
For more than 35 years, magazine media professionals have come together to at the FOLIO: Show, the largest magazine industry event. In an effort to evolve with the changing media landscape and deliver more insights, innovative research and cutting-edge solutions to the magazine industry’s biggest challenges, FOLIO: is producing a completely rethought event this year: MediaNext.
Make Magazine & Google in Partnership
Make Magazine Launches Interactive Google Partnership: Make magazine is harnessing the power of Google through a new interactive campaign that leverages a variety of aspects from social media, online gaming, audience development and live events, with the launch of its Maker Camp on Google+.
Warc Index Shows Slight Improvement
Warc index shows marketing in the Americas tops global spending: The Warc Global Marketing Index, which tracks global marketing spending, indicated a slight improvement in July over June. Marketers in the Americas reported the strongest growth.
GroupM Revises Ad Forecast
The continuing uncertain economic climate in
both Europe and the U.S. has led WPP’s GroupM to downgrade its global ad
spending growth forecast for 2012. The firm now predicts growth will reach 5.1%
to $506 billion in measured media.
Hearst and Time Warner Reach Agreement
Hearst and Time Warner Cable have reached an
agreement regarding the 16 stations in 14 markets blacked
out [1] of TWC's cable package as the two
companies tried to come to an agreement over a fair price to retransmit those
stations' signals.
Scholastic Reports Q4 2012 Revenue Up 24%
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the
global children's publishing, education and media company, today reported
significant revenue and earnings growth for the fourth quarter and fiscal year
ended May 31, 2012. The Company also outlined its fiscal 2013 plan to
continue investing in key long-term growth initiatives, including ebooks and
educational technology, and to sustain operating improvements and strong free
cash flow.
Pearson Buys Author Solutions
Pearson,
the world's leading learning company, is today announcing the acquisition of
Author Solutions, Inc (ASI) from Bertram Capital for $116 million in cash.
Self-publishing is a rapidly growing segment of
the consumer books market. According to Bowker, in 2011 in either print or digital form, an increase of almost
60%...
The acquisition gives Penguin a leading position
in this fast-growing segment of the publishing industry.
Study: 53% Sales Volume From Outside Target
Direct
marketing is often a demographics-centric science, but a new study from
Catalina finds that demographic characteristics are not always strong
indicators of a consumers' purchasing behavior. This could possibly be that
brand targeting is often missing its mark—or that demographic predictors are
simply not as effective for direct marketers as once believed.
Starbucks Introduces EarthSleeve(TM)
Today,
Starbucks Coffee Company, LBP Manufacturing and Henkel announced the
availability of EarthSleeve(TM), a new hot-cup sleeve that integrates
proprietary technology that enables a reduction in overall material usage while
at the same time increasing the post-consumer content.
The
new product decreases raw fiber material by 34% and increases post-consumer content by 25%.
BookStats: Stores Still Biggest Sales Venue
BookStats 2012 Survey Finds eBooks Lead Adult Fiction Sales: Brick-and-mortar stores remain the biggest sales channel; and direct-to-consumer saw strong growth according to BookStats 2012, the most comprehensive annual survey of the size and scope of the U.S. publishing industry.
BookStats, examining U.S. publishers’ annual net sales revenues and net units, is co-produced by the Assn. of American Publishers and the Book Industry Study Group.
The 2012 edition includes data provided by 1,977 publishers from all four industry sectors.
Despite the negative impact of Borders’ bankruptcy and closures, particularly on print book sales, through three quarters of 2011, the trade market held up equal with 2010 revenue figures, even showing a slight increase.
BookStats, examining U.S. publishers’ annual net sales revenues and net units, is co-produced by the Assn. of American Publishers and the Book Industry Study Group.
The 2012 edition includes data provided by 1,977 publishers from all four industry sectors.
Despite the negative impact of Borders’ bankruptcy and closures, particularly on print book sales, through three quarters of 2011, the trade market held up equal with 2010 revenue figures, even showing a slight increase.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
UPM Producing LWC in Plattling
UPM
is now selling matt and glossy lightweight coated (LWC) paper sheets from its
Plattling mill in southeastern Germany.
After
closing the 320,000 tonne/yr Albbruck coated mechanical paper mill in
southwestern Germany at the end of January, UPM began transferring the
site's two sheeting lines to the Plattling facility. The construction work for
new buildings and the installation of the lines was wrapped up at the end of
May and the first saleable paper sheets were produced at the beginning of June,
UPM Plattling general manager Wolfgang Ohnesorg told PPI Europe.
Resolute Forest Products Statement on Woodlands
Resolute Forest Products Provides Clarity About its Woodlands Operations Near Barrière Lake, Quebec: (CANADA) In light of today's protest by members of the Algonquin First Nations in front of Resolute Forest Products' headquarters in Montreal, the Company wishes to provide clarity about its ongoing woodlands operations in the Barrière Lake area located in the Outaouais region of Quebec.
2011 Chinese Paper & Board Production Up 13.2%
As reported by the "Research Report on China's Papermaking Industry, 2012", in recent years, China becomes one of the countries with the quickest productivity increase in world’s papermaking industry. Since 2006, the production of China’s machine-made paper and paper boards maintains a steady increase momentum. In 2011, the production reached 110.34 million tons, with an increase of 13.24% YOY.
China Cracks Down on Wastepaper Contamination
China’s
London-based CCIC inspection agency has contacted exporters of material to
China to remind them of the need to ensure that mixed paper sent to the country
does not have contamination...
and
is rejecting shipments that do not meet those standards
.
The action by CCIC comes after increasing
awareness in China of the poorer material as well as tougher customs controls
on the imports of overseas products ranging from scrap metal and waste paper...
Others see the current crackdown as
reflecting the weaker markets for exports with reduced prices and slower demand
meaning that Chinese mills can be more choosy.
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