http://atclayton.com/
A.T. Clayton has named Peter Harding to the position of President. Mr. Harding has been in the paper industry for over 21 years, most recently as Vice President of Domtar's Business Paper Group. He started his career with Champion International in the New York area, focusing on the publishing and catalogue sectors. Mr. Harding served as Director of the HP business with Champion and continued in that capacity after International Paper acquired the company. He will have purview over sales and operations and will report to Mark Vallely, CEO of A.T. Clayton.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Domtar Kamloops: CEP Union Votes for Strike
CEP Local 10b votes 99.6% in favour of a strike:
CEP Local 10b at Domtar‘s mill in Kamloops, British Columbia voted 99.6% in favour of a strike on Monday night.
The union wants to establish pattern bargaining in British Columbia’s pulp sector, using Canfor‘s deal as the pattern. Canfor’s latest contract with its workers includes a 7.5% wage increase over 5 years (with no wage hikes in the first 2 years.)
Domtar and the union have scheduled 2 days of bargaining. The workers have been without a contract since April.
CEP Local 10b at Domtar‘s mill in Kamloops, British Columbia voted 99.6% in favour of a strike on Monday night.
The union wants to establish pattern bargaining in British Columbia’s pulp sector, using Canfor‘s deal as the pattern. Canfor’s latest contract with its workers includes a 7.5% wage increase over 5 years (with no wage hikes in the first 2 years.)
Domtar and the union have scheduled 2 days of bargaining. The workers have been without a contract since April.
SCA Divests Aylesford, UK Mill
SCA divests newsprint mill in Aylesford, UK
SCA has divested its 50 per cent shareholding in the UK-based newsprint facility Aylesford Newsprint to the private equity company Martland Holdings.
SCA has divested its 50 per cent shareholding in the UK-based newsprint facility Aylesford Newsprint to the private equity company Martland Holdings.
Oji Expands, Buys Thai Packaging, Print Firms
Oji
Holdings, the newly established parent firm of Oji Paper, has stepped up its
investments in Thailand, acquiring converter Box Asia Group International and
boosting its stake in another Thai converting firm, S Pack & Print, to
become the latter's majority shareholder.
Consumer Reports Names New Editorial Director
Consumer Reports Undergoing Reorg, Editorial Director Kevin McKean Out:
Consumer Reports is currently working its way through an organization-wide restructuring, FOLIO: has learned. The bulk of the changes at this point will hinge on forming a new centralized content group that will merge the editorial, testing and survey groups.
Consumer Reports is currently working its way through an organization-wide restructuring, FOLIO: has learned. The bulk of the changes at this point will hinge on forming a new centralized content group that will merge the editorial, testing and survey groups.
One Third Get News from Mobile Units
http://www.foliomag.com/2012/pej-one-third-u-s-adults-get-news-phone-or-tablet#.UGxUwxhmuKw
One third of adult Americans now get news via mobile devices, Amy Mitchell of the Project for Excellence in Journalism reported during a panel discussion as part of Advertising Week in New York yesterday. Surely, the announcement came as no surprise to the standing-room-only crowd at the NASDAQ Building in Times Square-many of whom were taking notes, tweeting and surfing on their own smartphones and tablets during the session.
One third of adult Americans now get news via mobile devices, Amy Mitchell of the Project for Excellence in Journalism reported during a panel discussion as part of Advertising Week in New York yesterday. Surely, the announcement came as no surprise to the standing-room-only crowd at the NASDAQ Building in Times Square-many of whom were taking notes, tweeting and surfing on their own smartphones and tablets during the session.
Holiday Sales Expected to Grow
http://www.4-traders.com/news/NRF-National-Retail-Federation-NRF-Shop-org-Expect-Solid-Growth-This-Holiday-Season--15247662/
Tempered by political and fiscal uncertainties but supported by signs of improvement in consumer confidence, holiday sales this year will increase 4.1 percent to $586.1 billion.* NRF's 2012 holiday forecast is higher than the 10-year average holiday sales increase of 3.5 percent. Actual holiday sales in 2011 grew 5.6 percent.
http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/10/02/4307690/online-retail-sales-for-2012-predicted.html
As retailers continue to adjust to omni-channel platforms, there is still plenty of room for growth online. According to a new survey from BDO USA, LLP, retail CFOs predict a 5.9 percent increase in total 2012 online sales, compared to 4.1 percent and 4.5 percent increases in comparable store sales and total sales, respectively.
Tempered by political and fiscal uncertainties but supported by signs of improvement in consumer confidence, holiday sales this year will increase 4.1 percent to $586.1 billion.* NRF's 2012 holiday forecast is higher than the 10-year average holiday sales increase of 3.5 percent. Actual holiday sales in 2011 grew 5.6 percent.
http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/10/02/4307690/online-retail-sales-for-2012-predicted.html
As retailers continue to adjust to omni-channel platforms, there is still plenty of room for growth online. According to a new survey from BDO USA, LLP, retail CFOs predict a 5.9 percent increase in total 2012 online sales, compared to 4.1 percent and 4.5 percent increases in comparable store sales and total sales, respectively.
Educational Publishers Face Multichannel Future
Educational Publishers Must Prepare for Multichannel Future Survey Finds: NEW YORK—Oct. 2, 2012—Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL), a leader in converting content to new formats, and the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP), which encourages and advocates for professional, quality content for teaching and learning, announced the results of “The Changing Face of Back to School Survey” of the K-12 education market.
USPS, Postal Union Find Agreement
USPS, Postal Union Agree on Retirement Incentives: The Postal Service and one of its largest unions have agreed to offer retirement incentives to a wide swath of postal employees. Employees who accept the buyout—who must have at least 20 years tenure at 50 years old, or have worked at least 25 years—would leave USPS at the end of January 2013. They would receive $10,000 in May 2013, and then the last $5,000 in May 2014.
Advertisers Upset with Microsoft 'Do Not Track'
Advertisers slam Microsoft over 'do not track': The advertising community took advantage of Advertising Week here to criticize Microsoft Corp. for its decision earlier this year to ship its new version of the Internet Explorer Web browser with “do not track” as the default setting.
Flint Group Announces Flexo Plate Price Increase
Flint Group announces 3% flexo plate price hike:
The manufacturer cited the fact energy costs have risen more than 20% since 2007, with further "major increases" expected due to the move to renewable energies, as one reason for the price hike.
It added that transport and logistic costs had "constantly gone up" in recent years, with future rises becoming evident, and that raw material prices had escalated since 2008 with "no recovery" in sight.
The manufacturer cited the fact energy costs have risen more than 20% since 2007, with further "major increases" expected due to the move to renewable energies, as one reason for the price hike.
It added that transport and logistic costs had "constantly gone up" in recent years, with future rises becoming evident, and that raw material prices had escalated since 2008 with "no recovery" in sight.
IDEAlliance Releases New Printing Guidelines
IDEAlliance Releases Updated Printing Guidelines Publication: ALEXANDRIA, VA—Oct. 2, 2012—IDEAlliance has released its “12th Edition of Printing Guidelines,” categorizing the latest best practices and specifications for printing. The 44-page guide addresses the demands of evolving customer needs, the new challenges of acting globally, and the latest changes in technology.
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