Resolute Paper Raises NBSK Prices

Resolute Forest Products announced an increase of $30/tonne on NBSK pulp, effective April 1.

Nippon Restarts LWC Machine

The Nippon Paper Group  has restarted another machine at its Ishinomaki mill in Japan.

Ishinomaki is the last facility in the country still dealing with machine damage from the catastrophic tsunami and earthquake of March 2011. PM 6, a 272,000 tonne/yr lightweight coated (LWC) paper unit, started back up on March 9. PM 5, which can produce 150,000 tonnes/yr of LWC, came back online on February 22.

White Birch Union Approves Offer

White Birch employees vote ‘Yes’ to accept final offer:
The vote by the unionized workers of the Stadacona mill yesterday was 79% in favour of accepting White Birch Paper Company‘s final offer. The offer includes significant concessions, but also gives the workers a chance that their newsprint mill may reopen.

Norske Skog Sells Follum Mill & Operations in Chile

http://www.pulpapernews.com/2012/03/norske-skog-sells-follum-to-viken-skog
Norske Skog divests its operations in Chile:
Norske Skog has entered into an agreement to sell the Follum, which the company had closed, to Viken Skog.
Separately, Norske Skog announced the sale of Norske Skog Bio Bio in Chile to Group BO, a consortium of Chilean investors, for USD 56 million.

ABC Endorses New Consolidated Media Report

ABC board endorses new Consolidated Media Report format for business publishers: The Audit Bureau of Circulations board has endorsed a new Consolidated Media Report format for business magazine publishers. The CMR enables publishers to include data from such brand extensions as newsletters, trade shows and websites to help quantify the reach of the brand.

Access Intelligence Buys LeadsCon

Access Intelligence Acquires LeadsCon, Daily Deals Summit: Access Intelligence, owner of FOLIO: publisher Red 7 Media, announced today it has acquired LeadsCon.

Flint Group Raising Prices

Flint Group Announces April 1st Price Increases: Continuing raw materials cost increases as well as other operations and logistical cost increases in 2012 requires Flint Group to increase prices of solvent based packaging inks and all packaging and narrow web white inks in North America effective 1 April 2012.

Trouble for USPS Reform Bill

Backlash Against USPS Mail Plant Closures Threatens Reform Bill: The massive political backlash against U.S. Postal Service plans to reduce the size of its mail processing network by 50 percent has reached fever pitch, threatening to completely block any postal reform legislation.