Reactions to IP Courtland Mill Closing

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International Paper Alabama mill shutdown seen hitting local economy, county finances, schools.

International Paper plans to close its Courtland mill because of declining demand for its product, the company announced today.

The plant is the largest employer in Lawrence County with about 1,100 employees.
The mill will shut down in stages with a full closure expected by March 31.

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Alabama official urges state to move to save IP’s Courtland mill from closure that could impact 2,000 area jobs.

In the wake of an announcement Wednesday that International Paper will close its Courtland paper mill and leave 1,100 workers out of work by early 2014, Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, is calling on the Republican supermajority and Gov. Robert Bentley to save the facility and "show guidance in a dire situation."
Bedford said the loss of the Courtland plant could impact up to 2,000 jobs in the surrounding areas. In a prepared statement released Wednesday, Bedford said the announcement that Lawrence County's largest employer will close is "a sad Christmas present to the workers of Courtland."

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The USW was shocked and saddened by IP management's unexpected announcement this morning that it plans to close its Courtland, Alabama paper mill, impacting about 850 Steelworkers belonging to locals 93, 1137 and 1161.
Beyond that, however, the permanent closure of the historically profitable mill will have profound economic repercussions throughout northern Alabama and the paper industry as a whole, as Courtland is the largest IP mill in North America - and possibly the largest IP mill anywhere.
Due to diminishing demand for our products made worse by a flood of cheap paper imports, the company anticipates shutting down two machines by the end of the year, with the remaining two scheduled to be closed early next year.
The next step is for our union to enter effects bargaining with IP. Effects bargaining will cover issues such as severance pay, transfer rights to other IP facilities and other provisions to ensure Steelworkers at IP Courtland are treated fairly by the company.
In addition, the USW will work with IP, government agencies and independently to make certain that IP Steelworkers have access to benefits and training through Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA), available through the U.S. Department of Labor to help workers who have lost their jobs as a result of imports. 

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IP official says Rome, GA, linerboard mill remains ‘valuable and strategic' in wake of Alabama printing paper mill closure.  
Changing technology is in large part responsible for International Paper's decision to close a plant in Alabama and lay off 1,100 workers, company officials said Wednesday.

The same fundamental technology is also responsible for a stable future at the massive International Paper plant in Rome. The mill produces linerboard, which is used in packaging products.
"It is a growing business and it's been a very profitable business," said Thomas Ryan, director of communication for International Paper in Memphis.

IP Mill Closing Benefits Domtar

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Domtar shares surged on news of rival International Paper’s mill shutdown, impact on uncoated freesheet market.

Domtar Corp. and its investors have caught a big break, courtesy of the company's chief rival.

International Paper Co. said on Wednesday it will close a major paper mill in Alabama, lopping 8 per cent from North American supply capacity and helping to rebalance a market in structural decline.

UPM Renews Position in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

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UPM has again been named among the world’s sustainability leaders. The company has retained its position in both the Dow Jones European and World Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for 2013-2014. Furthermore, the company has been assessed as the industry leader in environmental sustainability within the Paper and Forest Products sector with top scores.
“We are extremely pleased that our work on corporate responsibility has again been recognised. The foundation for corporate responsibility at UPM is the company’s Biofore strategy. Innovation plays a key role in developing resource-efficient solutions for a more sustainable world. For instance, we are building the world’s first biorefinery to produce second-generation renewable diesel in Finland. We aim to become a major player in Europe in the production of renewable, high quality advanced biofuels”, says Jussi Pesonen, CEO, UPM.

Catalyst Workers Hopeful About New CEO

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Catalyst has a new man at the helm. Vancouver Island raised Joe Nemeth was named president and CEO last week. He was in town to tour the Alberni facility and chew the fat with local CEP officials.

If first impressions count for anything then officials with CEP Local 592 look forward to working with Catalyst’s new man.
New Catalyst Paper Corp. CEO Joe Nemeth rolled through Port Alberni last week to see the new operation, meet civic leaders and have a sit-down with local union members.

Pulp & Paper Chemicals Market to Reach $24.18 Billion

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According to a new report published by Transparency Market Research "Specialty Pulp and Paper Chemicals (Basic, Functional, Bleaching and Process Chemicals) Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 - 2019," the specialty pulp and paper chemicals market was valued at USD 17.94 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach USD 24.18 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 4.4% from 2013 to 2019.
Specialty pulp and paper chemicals are used in variety of functions such as deinking, bleaching and coating during the manufacturing of specialty papers.

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Time Inc.

As noted, Time Inc. has been in a flurry of activity. Also this week, People unveiled plans for a new subscription model, according to Folio, with a tiered plan.
Time Inc. also announced that it withdrawing from its CNNmoney.com partnership with CNN, effective May 2014, as first reported by the New York Post; the publisher plans to create new, independent Web sites for Fortune and Money magazines.
Also this week, Time Inc. announced the acquisition of all of American Express Publishing’s magazines, including Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, Departures, Executive Travel and Black Ink.

CQ Weekly Joins The Purple Network
CQ Weekly is joining the Purple Network, an interesting odd-fellow advertising partnership established by The National and National Review to woo advertisers that are leery of appearing in politically partisan publications.   

Real Food Real Kitchens To Launch
This week brought the launch of a new magazine devoted to ordinary chefs and real-life families, titled Real Food Real Kitchens. The 132-page glossy magazine is based on the show of the same name created by Craig Chapman and broadcast on Create TV and Hulu. http://adage.com/article/media/iac-daily-beast-sale-brown-exit/244140/

IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller is considering selling the Daily Beast following the departure of Tina Brown, who helped start the news website in 2008, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
Ms. Brown, who served as the Daily Beast's editor-in-chief, had explored the idea of a sale with Mr. Diller before announcing her departure yesterday, said the person, who asked not to be named because the deliberations are private. The company hasn't made any formal moves to shop around the business, the person said.

A Reinvented Condé Nast Traveler

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A TRAVEL magazine is using a campaign to signal an embarkation on a trip of its own to a land that is becoming increasingly popular among print publications, Reinventionstan.

The campaign, for Condé Nast Traveler, part of the Condé Nast division of Advance Publications, carries the theme “I am a Traveler” with a subtheme, “Every Journey Begins Here.” The new theme will be personified by achievers in fields like fashion, food, design and the arts, offering confident assertions in this vein: “Travel sparks my imagination. I like to picture the world as a home — London is the living room and Rio is the bedroom.”

NAA to Stop Releasing Quarterly Figures

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The Newspaper Association of America has reported a decline in industry ad revenues every three months since a modest gain in the second quarter of 2006. That adds up to six-and-a-half years — 26 consecutive quarters — of revenue losses through 2012.
Without announcement, NAA has stopped compiling and releasing quarterly figures this year. So now in mid-September there is no industry-wide indicator of industry revenue trends for the first half of 2013.
In an interview for the Harvard Riptide project, NAA CEO Caroline Little said she and the organization’s board decided it was time to stop beating themselves up four times a year with the negative numbers. The organization still intends to release an annual revenue report in spring 2014.

People StyleWatch Bows National Ad Campaign

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Campaign is in conjunction with October issue, aiming to build on success of its September issue (largest ever, with 190 ad pages). The ads will appear nationwide in malls, billboards, bus shelters and taxi tops, as well as in the October issues of Time Inc. titles including InStyle, Entertainment Weekly, People, People en Español, All You and Real Simple.  The campaign will also take over a digital billboard in New York’s Times Square from Sept.16-28.

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Allure Racks Up Ad Pages

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With just over 205 ad pages in its October issue (up 25 pages over 2012) Allure is celebrating both its 17th annual Best of Beauty list and the second-largest issue in its 22-year history. 

WWD 

CMOs See Traditional Media Ad Spend Falling

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Spending on traditional advertising -- meaning media advertising that does not use the Web or other digital channels -- will decrease 2.1% over the next year, according to a survey of 410 marketing executives conducted by the Duke University Fuqua School of Business from July 16 to August 6, 2013.
The forecast is especially noteworthy because overall execs polled for the CMO Survey also predicted a 4.3% increase in marketing budgets over the next year. No surprise -- much of that increase will come from a 10.1% leap n digital marketing spending, which is expected to grow across the board.