The Pulp & Paper Products Council has reported year-to-date (through September) North American coated mechanical paper shipments declined by -3.6%. Demand fell -4.1% and imports were down -4.6%. The operating rate was 94% y-t-d and 103% for the month of September. Coated woodfree shipments decreased -4.3%, demand fell -6.2% and imports were down -12.8%. The operating rate was 88% y-t-d and 96% in September.
North American SC-A/SC-A+ year-to-date paper shipments declined -26.2%, demand decreased -26.5% and imports fell -21.9%. The operating rate for Supercalendered papers (SC-A and SC-B grades) was 95% y-t-d and 93% in September.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Resolute Announces Fort Frances Downtime
2 weeks downtime in Fort Frances:
Resolute Forest Products is taking 2 weeks of downtime at its Fort Frances, Ontario mill starting on October 28.
Both the kraft and paper (uncoated mechanical) operations will be affected.
A lack of orders is being blamed for the downtime.
Resolute Forest Products is taking 2 weeks of downtime at its Fort Frances, Ontario mill starting on October 28.
Both the kraft and paper (uncoated mechanical) operations will be affected.
A lack of orders is being blamed for the downtime.
MeadWestvaco to Buy Ruby Macons, India
MeadWestvaco Announces Acquisition of Ruby Macons in India:
MeadWestvaco Corporation, a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions today announced a definitive agreement with Mr. Alibhai Nathani and family to purchase Ruby Macons Limited ("Ruby Macons"), India's top producer of corrugated packaging materials and a leader in the country's growing industrial packaging industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
MeadWestvaco Corporation, a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions today announced a definitive agreement with Mr. Alibhai Nathani and family to purchase Ruby Macons Limited ("Ruby Macons"), India's top producer of corrugated packaging materials and a leader in the country's growing industrial packaging industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Time.com Relaunches With Responsive Design
Time.com Relaunches With Responsive Design: To provide a more consistent look and feel to its readers, Time magazine has re-launched its website using responsive design technology, which automatically reformats a website to fit all computer and device screens.
Time magazine says it isn’t going to follow Newsweek’s move to a digital-only publication [1]. But nor is it ignoring the shift towards mobile news reading. And so Oct. 21, Time moved its site to responsive design so that the content automatically “snaps” to the frame, regardless of screen size (no more pinching and zooming). At the same time, Time redesigned its site across all platforms so that the content and user experience are uniform across all devices.
Forbes, Martini Media in Ad Deal
In a deal that's unconventional even for the likes of Forbes, the business news brand reached a deal with digital ad company Martini Media to integrate the magazine's staff-written editorial content into ads for blue-chip advertisers. And while there are plenty of native ad units that combine branded editorial content with the advertiser's own material, what's notable about these units is that they're running outside of the Forbes ecosystem.
Variety Names Publisher
The move comes less than two weeks after Penske Media Corp. acquired the Hollywood trade publication from Reed Business Information for a reported $25 million.
Newsweek Not Representative of Industry
Magazine ad revenue in the U.S. is seen rising 2.6 percent this year to $18.3 billion, according to research firm eMarketer. That would be the third increase in three years, driven mainly by gains in digital ad sales, though print ads are expected to be flat.
Paid magazine subscriptions were up 1.1 percent in the first half of the year, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. And while single-copy sales at newsstands are down 9.6 percent, overall circulation - the bulk of which is in print - is steady compared to a year ago.
PIA; 2012 Print Growth Slowed
PIA Print Market Update Shows Growth Slowed in 2012: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, YTD 2012 shipments on a nominal unadjusted basis declined 2.2%. While the Census Bureau still reports a decline, it is an improvement from the first quarter's 3.9% decline.
For the past few quarters, the majority of industry growth was generated from larger firms. When calculating the percent change in industry sales, we give a higher weight to each firm with more than 100 employees because these firms generate more than 60% of industry sales. Since the fourth quarter 2011, we have noticed a trend-larger firms reporting sales growth declining each quarter from a high in the fourth quarter of 2011 of 5.1% to a low in the current quarter of 2.1%.
For the past few quarters, the majority of industry growth was generated from larger firms. When calculating the percent change in industry sales, we give a higher weight to each firm with more than 100 employees because these firms generate more than 60% of industry sales. Since the fourth quarter 2011, we have noticed a trend-larger firms reporting sales growth declining each quarter from a high in the fourth quarter of 2011 of 5.1% to a low in the current quarter of 2.1%.
WhatTheyThink Webinar; Print & Social Media
Print and Social Media: Working Together: Free WhatTheyThink webinar, sponsored by Ricoh, discusses how print and social media work together for a more effective marketing strategyLexington, Kentucky USA -- WhatTheyThink today announced the opportunity for industry professionals to attend a free printing industry educational webinar. Social Media Meets Print: Part One. The this first in a two-session series will be led by WhatTheyThink Senior Editor Cary Sherburne. The session is scheduled for Wednesday, October 24th, from 2:00 to 3:00
Newsweek Move Will Little Affect Quad/Graphics
Quad/Graphics Losing Longtime Contract with Newsweek Ending Print Editions: Newsweek will print its final edition at the end of this year, ending its decades-long relationship with Wisconsin-based printing firm Quad/Graphics Inc. Quad, which has worked with Newsweek since 1977, will not be cutting any jobs as a result.
USPS Urges Customers to Switch
USPS Urges Customers to Switch from POSTNET to IMb Barcodes: This week saw USPS writing to 800,000 business mailers who hold a POSTNET permit to encouraging them to start making the transition to IMb. If they don’t make the switch by Jan. 28, 2013, those mailers will no longer be eligible for those mailers will no longer be eligible for discounts for business mail prepared to standards for automated processing.
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