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.