Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Sappi Europe Will Increase Coated Prices
Sappi Fine Paper Europe today confirmed it is proceeding
with its previously announced price increase for woodfree coated sheets and
reels as per January/February 2013.
Sappi Approves Coater Rebuild Project
Sappi Fine Paper North America approves $2.5M coater re-build project at its Westbrook Mill in Maine: Sappi Fine Paper North America today announced the approval for its $2.5M capital project to re-build a specialty paper coater at its Westbrook Mill in Westbrook, Maine. The investment is comprised of an upgrade in the web handling, coating and drying capabilities of #20 coater. Bringing expanded manufacturing capacity, and delivering higher yield, this upgrade allows Sappi's Release business to sustain market leadership with its Classics product line into the next decade.
Irving Paper Reports Record Levels
Irving Paper: Record-Breaking Performance: Irving Paper has a new target to beat in 2013 as it ends 2012 with record-breaking production. The team of over 300 employees pulled together to make 408,214 tonnes of quality specialty grade paper. While production has increased, the team has worked hard to reduce the mill’s impact on the environment. Over the past five years, Irving Paper has achieved a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions – the equivalent of about 20,000 cars off the road.
IP Joins Two Sides
International Paper Becomes Member of Two Sides:
Two Sides said that International Paper has become a member, joining with other companies across the graphic communications value chain to promote the responsible production, use and sustainability of print and paper.
Two Sides said that International Paper has become a member, joining with other companies across the graphic communications value chain to promote the responsible production, use and sustainability of print and paper.
AF&PA Reports Paper & Paperboard Production
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA)
released its November 2012 Monthly Statistics of Paper, Paperboard & Wood
Pulp today.
November production of paper and paperboard decreased 0.9% year-over-year.
The November operating rate was 91.6%, compared to 91.9% in October (revised), 91.6% in September, 93.9% in August (revised), 91.5% in July, and 93.2% in June. The November 2011 rate was 91.2%.
The November operating rate was 91.6%, compared to 91.9% in October (revised), 91.6% in September, 93.9% in August (revised), 91.5% in July, and 93.2% in June. The November 2011 rate was 91.2%.
China Reports Paper Production Up
Based on report by China Paper Association, in first 9
months of 2012, production and economic operation of pulp and paper firms in
China maintained the growth momentum, up 4.67% year over year. However, inventory figures and growth in
receivable account reflected market pressures the pulp paper firms are facing
currently.
Catalogs Biggest Influence on Holiday Purchases
Baynote, a leading provider
of personalized customer experience solutions, today revealed the results from
its 3rd Annual
Holiday Online Shopping Survey. The study, conducted in partnership
with the e-tailing group,
surveyed 1,000 U.S. online holiday shoppers between Nov. 24 and Dec. 5 in order
to gain insight into consumer behavior and key buying influencers across
various retail channels, including physical stores, eCommerce websites, social
networks, tablets and mobile devices.
Paper catalogs influenced both in-store and online purchases
more than social media.While 2012 saw the continued rise of social media platforms, their influence on holiday shoppers paled in comparison to the time-tested paper catalog. According to the survey, paper catalogs influenced twice as many consumers as both Pinterest and Twitter for both in-store and online purchases. Paper catalogs influenced 81.9 percent more in-store purchases and 42.9 percent more online purchases than Facebook. Social platforms were most influential to consumers between the ages of 25 and 34, while paper catalogs were most influential among consumers 45 years and older.
McGraw-Hill Education Offers Adaptive Learning Products
Today at the International
Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, McGraw-Hill Education
launched a suite of adaptive learning products for higher education that use
advanced technological engines to improve learning and student performance. The
new "LearnSmart Advantage" suite takes adaptive learning – one of the
biggest trends in education in 2012 – beyond the realm of course study tools by
using adaptive technology to provide more dynamic, personalized learning
experiences across new aspects of the student learning experience. Included in
the suite is SmartBook™, the world's first ever adaptive e-book, which
revolutionizes college reading by focusing students' attention on the content
that is most critical to their learning.
2013 Global Ad Forecasts: Up 4-5%
Another worldwide advertising estimate has pulled back on its projections for growth in the industry.
Global advertising will now climb 4% in 2013 -- down almost a full percentage point from the previous estimate made by London-based Warc, a marketing research service. But Warc says advertising growth levels will spike up next year, 2014, to 5.5%.
Global advertising will now climb 4% in 2013 -- down almost a full percentage point from the previous estimate made by London-based Warc, a marketing research service. But Warc says advertising growth levels will spike up next year, 2014, to 5.5%.
Other ad agencies have lowered estimates for 2013, but eMarketer offered up more optimistic projections -- 2012 advertising spending grew 5.4% to just under $519 billion, a rate that will continue at about the same levels through 2016, topping out at $628 billion.
PRIMIR Study: Impact of Electronic Technologies on Print
PRIMIR's Impact of Electronic Technologies on Print Study Now Available: Reston, VA — PRIMIR, the Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization, today announced that its study, "Impact of Electronic Technologies on Print," is now available for sale. First published in February 2012 and previously only available to PRIMIR and NPES members, the 282-page report can now be purchased by non-members for $1,495.
In 2011, PRIMIR commissioned IT Strategies Inc. to investigate electronic communications technologies relative to how and why the printing industry is and will continue to be impacted by the ever-increasing array of communications solutions.
In 2011, PRIMIR commissioned IT Strategies Inc. to investigate electronic communications technologies relative to how and why the printing industry is and will continue to be impacted by the ever-increasing array of communications solutions.
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