Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Sappi Europe Will Increase Coated Prices
Sappi Fine Paper Europe today confirmed it is proceeding
with its previously announced price increase for woodfree coated sheets and
reels as per January/February 2013.
Sappi Approves Coater Rebuild Project
Sappi Fine Paper North America approves $2.5M coater re-build project at its Westbrook Mill in Maine: Sappi Fine Paper North America today announced the approval for its $2.5M capital project to re-build a specialty paper coater at its Westbrook Mill in Westbrook, Maine. The investment is comprised of an upgrade in the web handling, coating and drying capabilities of #20 coater. Bringing expanded manufacturing capacity, and delivering higher yield, this upgrade allows Sappi's Release business to sustain market leadership with its Classics product line into the next decade.
Irving Paper Reports Record Levels
Irving Paper: Record-Breaking Performance: Irving Paper has a new target to beat in 2013 as it ends 2012 with record-breaking production. The team of over 300 employees pulled together to make 408,214 tonnes of quality specialty grade paper. While production has increased, the team has worked hard to reduce the mill’s impact on the environment. Over the past five years, Irving Paper has achieved a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions – the equivalent of about 20,000 cars off the road.
IP Joins Two Sides
International Paper Becomes Member of Two Sides:
Two Sides said that International Paper has become a member, joining with other companies across the graphic communications value chain to promote the responsible production, use and sustainability of print and paper.
Two Sides said that International Paper has become a member, joining with other companies across the graphic communications value chain to promote the responsible production, use and sustainability of print and paper.
AF&PA Reports Paper & Paperboard Production
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA)
released its November 2012 Monthly Statistics of Paper, Paperboard & Wood
Pulp today.
November production of paper and paperboard decreased 0.9% year-over-year.
The November operating rate was 91.6%, compared to 91.9% in October (revised), 91.6% in September, 93.9% in August (revised), 91.5% in July, and 93.2% in June. The November 2011 rate was 91.2%.
The November operating rate was 91.6%, compared to 91.9% in October (revised), 91.6% in September, 93.9% in August (revised), 91.5% in July, and 93.2% in June. The November 2011 rate was 91.2%.
China Reports Paper Production Up
Based on report by China Paper Association, in first 9
months of 2012, production and economic operation of pulp and paper firms in
China maintained the growth momentum, up 4.67% year over year. However, inventory figures and growth in
receivable account reflected market pressures the pulp paper firms are facing
currently.
Catalogs Biggest Influence on Holiday Purchases
Baynote, a leading provider
of personalized customer experience solutions, today revealed the results from
its 3rd Annual
Holiday Online Shopping Survey. The study, conducted in partnership
with the e-tailing group,
surveyed 1,000 U.S. online holiday shoppers between Nov. 24 and Dec. 5 in order
to gain insight into consumer behavior and key buying influencers across
various retail channels, including physical stores, eCommerce websites, social
networks, tablets and mobile devices.
Paper catalogs influenced both in-store and online purchases
more than social media.While 2012 saw the continued rise of social media platforms, their influence on holiday shoppers paled in comparison to the time-tested paper catalog. According to the survey, paper catalogs influenced twice as many consumers as both Pinterest and Twitter for both in-store and online purchases. Paper catalogs influenced 81.9 percent more in-store purchases and 42.9 percent more online purchases than Facebook. Social platforms were most influential to consumers between the ages of 25 and 34, while paper catalogs were most influential among consumers 45 years and older.
McGraw-Hill Education Offers Adaptive Learning Products
Today at the International
Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, McGraw-Hill Education
launched a suite of adaptive learning products for higher education that use
advanced technological engines to improve learning and student performance. The
new "LearnSmart Advantage" suite takes adaptive learning – one of the
biggest trends in education in 2012 – beyond the realm of course study tools by
using adaptive technology to provide more dynamic, personalized learning
experiences across new aspects of the student learning experience. Included in
the suite is SmartBook™, the world's first ever adaptive e-book, which
revolutionizes college reading by focusing students' attention on the content
that is most critical to their learning.
2013 Global Ad Forecasts: Up 4-5%
Another worldwide advertising estimate has pulled back on its projections for growth in the industry.
Global advertising will now climb 4% in 2013 -- down almost a full percentage point from the previous estimate made by London-based Warc, a marketing research service. But Warc says advertising growth levels will spike up next year, 2014, to 5.5%.
Global advertising will now climb 4% in 2013 -- down almost a full percentage point from the previous estimate made by London-based Warc, a marketing research service. But Warc says advertising growth levels will spike up next year, 2014, to 5.5%.
Other ad agencies have lowered estimates for 2013, but eMarketer offered up more optimistic projections -- 2012 advertising spending grew 5.4% to just under $519 billion, a rate that will continue at about the same levels through 2016, topping out at $628 billion.
PRIMIR Study: Impact of Electronic Technologies on Print
PRIMIR's Impact of Electronic Technologies on Print Study Now Available: Reston, VA — PRIMIR, the Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization, today announced that its study, "Impact of Electronic Technologies on Print," is now available for sale. First published in February 2012 and previously only available to PRIMIR and NPES members, the 282-page report can now be purchased by non-members for $1,495.
In 2011, PRIMIR commissioned IT Strategies Inc. to investigate electronic communications technologies relative to how and why the printing industry is and will continue to be impacted by the ever-increasing array of communications solutions.
In 2011, PRIMIR commissioned IT Strategies Inc. to investigate electronic communications technologies relative to how and why the printing industry is and will continue to be impacted by the ever-increasing array of communications solutions.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Stora Enso Shuts Down Hylte Newsprint PM
Stora Enso permanently halts 180,000 tonne/yr newsprint PM at Hylte mill in Sweden:
Stora Enso has permanently stopped the 180,000 tonne/yr newsprint unit PM 1 at its Hylte mill in southern Sweden.
Stora Enso has permanently stopped the 180,000 tonne/yr newsprint unit PM 1 at its Hylte mill in southern Sweden.
Production was halted on December 27.
The company will now clean the machine and put any parts it can use on the mill's other PMs to the side, according to Henrik Axelsson, communications officer at the factory. The firm has yet to decide what will happen to the remainder of the PM in the long term, he added.
West Fraser Joins Others in Pulp Price Increase
One of North America's leading
producers of northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp, West Fraser,
announced to domestic and European customers that it was increasing prices
effective January 1, industry contacts said.
Vancouver-headquartered West
Fraser informed North American customers that its NBSK list price would
increase to $900/tonne. The firm also also advised European customers that its
price would be $840/tonne.West Fraser's NBSK price increase, which it announced to customers in late December, is similar to hikes various major producers set for Jan. 1 in the USA and Europe.
Major producers that set US NBSK list prices at $900/tonne included Canfor Pulp, Resolute Forest Products, and Domtar, the first NBSK producer globally to set a January increase on Dec. 11. The increases are $30/tonne.
China's Pulp and RCP Imports Up
In November, China's Pulp imports grew 7.7% as compared to the same month in 2011,
according
to data from China Customs.
Pulp imports for the first 11
months of the year totaled around 15.068 million tonnes, a surge of 15.4% from
2011.
China's total recovered paper
(RCP) imports soared 23.8% to around 2.570 million tonnes in November 2012, up
from some 2.076 million tonnes in October, according to data from China Customs.
November's figure was also 3.4%
higher than the 2.487 million tonnes recorded in the same month of 2011.
RCP imports totaled over 27.379
million tonnes for the first 11 months of 2012, up 11.5% from the year-earlier
period.
Environmentalists, Forest Industry Struggle with Conservation Plan
Environmentalists are ready to
give up on negotiations over the acclaimed Great Bear Rainforest conservation
agreement, saying the forest industry is not moving quickly enough to achieve
ecological and economic goals in the world’s largest temperate rainforest.
The forest industry says a final
agreement is achievable and that the industry has come a long way toward
getting there. It’s proving difficult, but not impossible, to develop models
that reach the conservation goals, given the restraints logging is now under.
Readers Digest UK Cuts 75% of Staff
Readers Digest UK axes 75% of staff:
On Friday (4 January) the company, which was bought out of administration by private equity group Better Capital in 2010, ceased all trading of its CD, DVD and bookselling arm although it confirmed that existing orders would be honoured. Meanwhile Reader's Digest UK (RD UK) has filed a proposal to place its direct marketing division into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) while it focuses on a restructure. A CVA is a legal agreement between a limited company and its creditors that sets out arrangements for the repayment or writing off of its debts.
On Friday (4 January) the company, which was bought out of administration by private equity group Better Capital in 2010, ceased all trading of its CD, DVD and bookselling arm although it confirmed that existing orders would be honoured. Meanwhile Reader's Digest UK (RD UK) has filed a proposal to place its direct marketing division into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) while it focuses on a restructure. A CVA is a legal agreement between a limited company and its creditors that sets out arrangements for the repayment or writing off of its debts.
Metrocorp Inc. Buys Slice Communications
Metrocorp Inc. Acquires Majority Stake in Slice Communications:
With mergers and acquisitions now hitting prerecession levels, it’s no surprise that Metrocorp Inc., the publisher of Boston and Philadelphia magazines, is expanding its reach by acquiring a majority stake in Slice Communications.
This small Philadelphia-based boutique public relations and social media agency that was founded in 2008 works with a variety of clients in the technology, professional services, customer services and non-profit sectors.
With mergers and acquisitions now hitting prerecession levels, it’s no surprise that Metrocorp Inc., the publisher of Boston and Philadelphia magazines, is expanding its reach by acquiring a majority stake in Slice Communications.
This small Philadelphia-based boutique public relations and social media agency that was founded in 2008 works with a variety of clients in the technology, professional services, customer services and non-profit sectors.
SMB Advertisers to Spend More
SMB advertisers to spend more this year:
Small and midsize businesses are generally confident about revenue growth this year and plan to increase their advertising expenditures, according to a study by marketing research company Ad-ology Research.
Small and midsize businesses are generally confident about revenue growth this year and plan to increase their advertising expenditures, according to a study by marketing research company Ad-ology Research.
Publisher Associations SIIA, SIPA to Merge
Publisher associations SIIA, SIPA to merge:
The Software & Information Industry Association and the Specialized Information Publishers Association, two major associations for b-to-b publishers, plan to merge.
The Software & Information Industry Association and the Specialized Information Publishers Association, two major associations for b-to-b publishers, plan to merge.
CEO Confidence Up
Conference Board: CEO Confidence Increases: The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence, which decreased in the third quarter, improved in the fourth quarter. The Measure now reads 46, up from 42 in the third quarter (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses).
Says Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board: “CEO Confidence improved in the final quarter of 2012, despite the cloud of fiscal uncertainty.
Says Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board: “CEO Confidence improved in the final quarter of 2012, despite the cloud of fiscal uncertainty.
PEOPLE and Cooking Light Create Booklet
To kick off a healthy New Year, PEOPLE, the No. 1 celebrity brand, and Cooking Light, the nation’s leading epicurean
brand, joined forces to create a special eight-page editorial booklet focused
on healthy eating and weight-loss tips. The digest-sized insert booklet,
“Fresh Start,” features an exclusive interview with TV star Valerie Bertinelli, who reveals the secret to
maintaining her 40-lb.weight loss for the past five years, and a “Celeb
Slimdown Hall of Fame” including Kelly Osbourne,
Jennifer Hudson, Ricki Lake, and Kelly Preston, along with stay-slim secrets from Cooking Light.
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