Monday, September 23, 2013
North America P&W Paper August Shipments Reported
The Pulp and Paper Products Council reported North American coated mechanical paper shipments for the month of August fell -9.2%, demand declined -9.6% and imports were down -28.8%. The operating rate was 90%. Coated woodfree shipments decreased -2.9% for the month, demand fell -4.4% and imports were down -3%. The operating rate was 91%. Uncoated woodfree shipments declined -3.4%, demand fell -2.9%, but imports rose +4.1%. The operating rate was 91%. SC-A/SC-A+ shipments for the month grew +21.5%, demand increased +18.4% and imports were up +16.6%. SC-B/SNC+ shipments fell -0.6%, but demand rose +9.5%. The operating rate for Supercalendered papers was 84%.
Boise Announces Price Changes
Boise announced an increase of $3.00/cwt, effective October 18, for the following grades of printing papers: Boise® Offset, Boise® ASPEN® Offset, Boise® Midweight Opaque, Boise® ASPEN® Midweight Opaque, Boise® Wove Envelope White, Boise® Hi-Bulk Envelope White, Boise® ASPEN® Wove Envelope, Boise® FIREWORX® Wove Envelope, Boise® Kraft Envelope, Boise® Index, Boise® Laser Ledger and Boise® Tag-X
™.
Orders acknowledged before September 20 will
ship at the acknowledged price.
Glatfelter Announces Increases
Glatfelter has announced an increase of $3.00/cwt,
effective with shipments on or after October 23 on the following uncoated
grades: Moisturerite ®Form Bond, Moisturite®MICR
Colors, Transform®Laser MOCR, Shawnee Vellum Bristol, Logan® Reply Card,
Hopewell Offset, Spring Forge® Offset, Worthington®Index, Tiffin® Tag,
Carbonizing Bond and Scioto Ledger. The increase also applies to the following
book grades: Spring® Forge Offset, Spring Forge® Digital, Thor® PWC, Thor®
Plus, Glatfelter Offset, Glatfelter End Leaf, Natures® End Leaf, Natures® Book,
Conserve®, digiBook®, Pixelle Book® and Stabilite.
NewPage Adds New Coated Digital Brand
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NewPage Corporation (NewPage) announced today the expansion
of its economy coated digital paper brand, Blazer Digital®, to now include 130
lb. gloss and satin cover. Blazer Digital offers a 90 brightness and pleasing
blue-white shade for end-use applications such as direct mail, brochures,
flyers, postcards, books, magazines and catalogs.
Exigent Postal Rate Hike Request Expected
“It was pretty obvious after listening to the Postmaster General that the Board of of Governors is ready to file an exigent rate increase, so I think the industry should be prepared for that,” says DMA SVP of Government Affairs Jerry Cerasale, who testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said at the hearing that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) should be allowed to adjust prices in competitive products, and he gave a vote of confidence that the postal board would be judicious in the amount of increase it might seek.
“What happened at the hearing is certainly not going to increase confidence that a deal is imminent with the House on postal reform, so it would not be surprising to see [the board] file,” says Patrick Henderson, director of government affairs for Quad/Graphics.
Opportunities and Casualties of the Time Inc. Spinoff
A summary of Time Inc. properties that
are severing relationships with Time Warner properties as Time Inc. prepares to
spin off, and the potential opportunities and challenges posed by these
changes.
IAC: Daily Beast Won’t Be Sold or Shut Down
The Daily Beast will live to see at
least another year. ”The Daily Beast is not for sale and is not closing,”
interim CEO Rhona Murphy said in a statement Friday. Parent
company IAC has approved “in concept” an operating budget for 2014 for the
site, which includes a redesign.
Reinventing Book Printing Toward a Hybrid Market
Even
though the physical book market is more unpredictable than ever, “print is here
to stay,” declares Stuart Applebaum, spokesman for Penguin Random House. But
that doesn’t mean it is business as usual at the country’s largest trade
publisher when it comes to its manufacturing strategy. “Our accounts are more
conservative in the amount of inventory risk they want to take on, and so are
we,” Applebaum adds. “Large print runs increasingly result in excess inventory.
Fast turns and shorter, more frequent print runs are what we need now, and our
partnerships with printers will need to reflect this new paradigm.”
Printing flexibility is important because evidence continues to mount showing that sales of e-books are much deeper in some categories than in others.
Printing flexibility is important because evidence continues to mount showing that sales of e-books are much deeper in some categories than in others.
Magazines, Cable TV, Digital Ad Spending Up
According to the Standard Media Index estimates, U.S. media spending was down 3% in August, but it is still up 7% for the year through August. SMI research comes from media agencies including VivaKi, Mediabrands, Aegis Media and Havas Media, which represent 60% of total U.S. media agency spend.
For the month of August, digital media had the best results -- up 16%. Digital media has gained 21% in year-to-date results.
Four Gannett Papers Expanding Print with USA Today
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