NA Coated Paper Ships Up, Demand Down

February North American coated mechanical shipments, as reported by PPPC, was up 2.7% in February as compared to the same month last year. Demand was down -2.9%, imports declined -15.6% and the operating rate was 92%.  February coated woodfree shipments rose 1.4%, demand fell -1.2%, imports were down -11.4% and the operating rate was 87%.

Catalyst Secures Labor Agreements

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Catalyst Paper reached new labour agreements with unions representing more than 1,000 paper and pulp workers at the company’s Crofton, Port Alberni and Powell River mills. The new contracts will go into effect at the expiry of the current contract on April 30, 2012.

Resolute to Appeal Fibrek Decision

Resolute wins permission to appeal:
The Québec Court of Appeal has granted AbitibiBowater Inc. (doing business as Resolute Forest Products) permission to appeal the Court of Québec’s decision rendered on March 9, 2012.

Stora Enso Makes Changes

Stora Enso rethinks Group Executive Team:

Stora Enso is appointing three new members to its Group Executive Team,Karl-Henrik Sundström, 

who has been appointed CFO. At the same time three current members will leave the team to take 

new positions inside and outside the Company. 

Wyndeham Group Renews Condé Nast Britain Contract

Wyndeham Group Renews Three-Year Contract with Condé Nast Britain: Wyndeham Group announces it has renewed its printing contract with Condé Nast Britain, to cover the next three years.
The new deal encompasses the printing and binding of Condé Nast’s market leading consumer magazines.

40% of Display Ads Miss Target

High Proportion of Display Ads Not Seen by Intended Audience: A review of user engagement with display ads finds that that nearly 40% of these ads are not seen by their intended audience.

37% B-toB Marketers Not Measuring Results

Study: Marketers falling short in campaign metrics: Almost 37% of b-to-b marketers don't track revenue generated by their campaigns, with many citing lack of time or resources to create reports, according to a study by marketing automation company Pardot.

UPS Buys TNT Express

UPS acquires TNT Express: UPS has reached an agreement to acquire Dutch-based international delivery services company TNT Express, said UPS director of global media services Norman Black. TNT Express's major shareholders have agreed on UPS's all-cash offer at $6.8 billion.

Newspaper Ads Fall 6th Consecutive Year

U.S. newspaper ad revenue drops for sixth straight year: Total newspaper advertising revenue in the U.S. suffered its sixth straight yearly decline last year, according to data released by the Newspaper Association of America.