Friday, August 31, 2012
Canfor Second Firm to Lower Sept. Pulp Price
Canfor
Pulp informed customers its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) market pulp
price would decline $20/tonne in the USA, effective September 1 until further
notice.
Stora Enso Buys UPM's 50% of RETS Timber, Now Sole Owner
Stora
Enso Building and Living has today acquired UPM Kymmene's 50% shareholding in
the sawn timber trading company RETS Timber Oy Ltd. The acquisition makes Stora
Enso Building and Living the sole owner of RETS Timber. The transaction is
effective immediately.
Louisiana Sportsman's Unique Campaign
Regional hunting and fishing title Louisiana Sportsman is having
some luck with a new campaign developed in partnership with the Louisiana
Lottery—more than 1.2 million scratch off tickets with the magazine’s logo and
imagery are being sold in 1,900 retail outlets around Louisiana from August
through November.
According to Tony Taylor, the publisher of the
monthly magazine, which normally produces 280 pages and has a circulation of
34,000, the title has already been “reaping some incredible rewards.” The
partnership with the state’s lottery, says Taylor, is an extension of the logo
and branding offerings the publisher already has—the publication has sold over
50,000 decals, adding up to about $500,000 a year in logoed apparel sales that
promotes the magazine.
VP, Publishing Director Leaves "ESPN The Magazine"
There’s been another big shakeup at ESPN: vp, publishing director Steven
Binder has mysteriously left after six years in the position.
ESPN confirmed Binder's exit but declined to comment on the reason for his
departure or say if he's been replaced. The change at the top comes as the
magazine is trying to figure out its future in a 24-hour news cycle, however. ESPN The Magazine’s ad pages declined 11
percent to 520 in the first half of the year versus the year-ago period, per
Publishers Information Bureau. Bigger rival Sports
Illustrated also declined, by 6 percent to 689 ad pages in the same
period.
Time's "Southern Living" Using Digital Watermarks
More Time Inc. titles are turning to Digimarc
for digital watermarks in editorial content. Southern Living
is incorporating Digimarc’s "Discover" platform for digital
watermarking into editorial content in its September issue, which hit
newsstands last week.
The issue highlights several of Digimarc’s special capabilities, according to the company, including integrating multiple watermarks into a single page, watermarking text, popu-labels and a "Print-to-Pin" feature, which allows readers to pin printed, high-resolution images from the magazine to their Pinterest boards.
The issue highlights several of Digimarc’s special capabilities, according to the company, including integrating multiple watermarks into a single page, watermarking text, popu-labels and a "Print-to-Pin" feature, which allows readers to pin printed, high-resolution images from the magazine to their Pinterest boards.
Publishers Settle eBooks Suit
Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, joined by
54 attorneys general from other states, U.S. territories and the District of
Columbia, announced today that an antitrust settlement has been secured with
three of the nation's largest book publishers. Under the settlement, Hachette
Book Group, Inc, HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. and Simon & Schuster Inc.
have agreed to pay more than $69 million to consumers, resolving antitrust
claims of an alleged unlawful conspiracy to fix the prices of electronic books,
also known as e-books. Maryland consumers will receive up to $1.64 million from
the settlement.
Kindle Best Selling Product on Amazon
Less than one year ago, Amazon introduced Kindle Fire. Kindle Fire quickly became the most successful product launch in the history of Amazon.com, earning over 10,000 5-star customer reviews, and is the #1 best-selling product across the millions of items available on Amazon since its introduction 48 weeks ago.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
FutureMark Announces Price Increase
FutureMark Paper has announced a $3.00 cwt price increase for coated mechanical paper, effective with orders shipping on or after October 1, 2012. The following papers are included: Connection (76 Bright), Connection (80 Bright), Choice and Choice/Book Matte. The change applies to all grades, basis weights and finishes.
This marks at least the third mill that has announced a price change for coated mechanical and Supercalendered papers.
This marks at least the third mill that has announced a price change for coated mechanical and Supercalendered papers.
Port Hawkesbury: Court Approves $2 Million for Restart
Court approves spending $2 million to quickly restart Port Hawkesbury Paper mill:
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has approved Pacific West Commercial Corp.‘s request to spend $2 million to quickly restart the hot idled mill in Port Hawkesbury.
$500,000 will come from Pacific West Commercial Corp. and $1.5 million will be taken from the $15.8 million provincial fund that kept the mill in a hot idle state during restructuring.
The money will be used to ready the mill for a quick restart by bringing back workers, repairing equipment, and buying supplies.
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has approved Pacific West Commercial Corp.‘s request to spend $2 million to quickly restart the hot idled mill in Port Hawkesbury.
$500,000 will come from Pacific West Commercial Corp. and $1.5 million will be taken from the $15.8 million provincial fund that kept the mill in a hot idle state during restructuring.
The money will be used to ready the mill for a quick restart by bringing back workers, repairing equipment, and buying supplies.
International Paper Suing Smart Papers
International Paper suing Smart Papers over $3M tab from Hamilton:
International Paper Co. is suing Smart Papers Holdings LLC over a $3 million tab from the city of Hamilton, Ohio, related to a 15-year-old wastewater treatment agreement.
International Paper Co. is suing Smart Papers Holdings LLC over a $3 million tab from the city of Hamilton, Ohio, related to a 15-year-old wastewater treatment agreement.
Recovered Nippon Ishomaki Mill Running
Nippon Paper resumes operation of PM2 and coating machine 2 at Ishinomaki mill in Japan; production capability reaches 850,000 tonnes/yr: After being affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. resumed operation of Paper Machine N2 and Coating Machine 2 at the Ishinomaki Mill (Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture) today. As a result, the production capability at Ishinomaki Mill has recovered to around 850,000 tons/year, with all six paper machines and two coating machines at the mill having resumed operations based on the Plan for Paper Business Revitalization released in August 2011.
Finnish Forestry: Difficult Market Conditions
Difficult market conditions led to weaker forest industry production in Finland
Forest industry production volumes decreased or remained unchanged in a challenging operating environment during the first half of 2012. The industry's cost-competitiveness must be safeguarded in difficult economic times.
Finland produced 5.2 million tonnes of paper and paperboard in January-June 2012. Production volumes were down 10% from the previous year. Paper export volumes decreased 12% in January-May, while paperboard exports were down 8.5%. Paper and paperboard prices remained stable in comparison to the corresponding period of 2011.
Forest industry production volumes decreased or remained unchanged in a challenging operating environment during the first half of 2012. The industry's cost-competitiveness must be safeguarded in difficult economic times.
Finland produced 5.2 million tonnes of paper and paperboard in January-June 2012. Production volumes were down 10% from the previous year. Paper export volumes decreased 12% in January-May, while paperboard exports were down 8.5%. Paper and paperboard prices remained stable in comparison to the corresponding period of 2011.
UPI Launches SSN Gulf
A
few months ago, United
Publications Inc (UPI) saw an opening in b-to-b media and grabbed it. In
July, UPI, publisher of home medical equipment and security trade newspapers,
launched SSN Gulf, a monthly newsmagazine
and the Gulf edition of one of its key brands, Security Systems News.
Bid to Overturn USPS Contract ‘Likely to Succeed’
Bid to Overturn $107-Million USPS Mail Contract Approval ‘Likely to Succeed’: Malin Moench, the Public Representative appointed by the Postal Regulatory Commission to represent the views of the general public in the review of the proposed contract between USPS and direct mail giant Valassis, said the Commission misapplied antitrust principles in approving the $107-million deal.
USPS Productivity Down: Less Mail, More Addresses
USPS Productivity has Declined this Year: USPS delivered fewer than 139 mail pieces per work hour in July, a 3.7 percent decrease from the July 2011 level of 144 pieces, according to preliminary numbers the service released Tuesday. The agency’s net loss for the month was $1.327 billion, nearly $300 million more than planned and more than $500 million worse than last year.
Record Number of ‘Action Codes’ in Top 100 Magazines
Study Finds Record Number of ‘Action Codes’ Printed in the Top 100 U.S. Magazines: QR codes, digital watermarks, image recognition and other types of mobile action codes printed in the top 100 U.S. magazines reached a record number in second quarter, according to a new study by mobile marketing and technology services company, Nellymoser Inc. A total of 2,200 codes were printed during the quarter, up from 1,365 in the previous quarter (61 percent growth). More than 10 percent of advertisements contained a code, which was double the 5 percent rate from just one year ago.
Kodak: Focus on Digital Print for Packaging
Kodak, Re-Focused for 2013: Well Positioned to Advance in Digital Print for Packaging: This week Kodak made news with the announcement by CEO Antonio Perez that his company will focus on commercial, packaging, and functional printing. The choices are not surprising, given prospects now for conventional document printing (down) and for “unconventional” printing such as packaging and labels (up).
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Verso Announces Price Increase
Verso Paper announced a $3.00 cwt coated mechanical price increase effective with all orders entered immediately and all orders shipping on or after October 1, 2012. The change applied to all basis weights, bulks and finishes.
NewPage announced coated mechanical and Supercalendered paper price increases earlier this week.
NewPage announced coated mechanical and Supercalendered paper price increases earlier this week.
EURO-GRAPH Reports July Coated, SC Ships
EURO-GRAPH reported that July European shipments of coated mechanical paper grew +0.2% as compared to the same month last year. Demand increased by +2.2%, but exports fell -5.1%. Coated woodfree shipments were up +4.3% and demand rose +1.7%. Exports jumped +10.6%. Supercalendered paper shipments decreased -8.5% and demand declined -13.3%. Exports increased +13.4%.
Judge Rules on Port Hawkesbury Tax Deal
Mill tax deal can be cancelled: judge:
Richmond County has lost Round 1, but could still win the fight if it delivers a knock-out punch in Round 2. Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Justice John D. Murphy ruled Tuesday that the taxation deal between Richmond County and the Stora Enso mill - which was enshrined in provincial legislation in 2006 - is a deal that can be cancelled by the mill's cancelled by the mill’s new owner, Pacific West Commercial Corp., and its parent company, Stern Partners Inc.
Richmond County has lost Round 1, but could still win the fight if it delivers a knock-out punch in Round 2. Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Justice John D. Murphy ruled Tuesday that the taxation deal between Richmond County and the Stora Enso mill - which was enshrined in provincial legislation in 2006 - is a deal that can be cancelled by the mill's cancelled by the mill’s new owner, Pacific West Commercial Corp., and its parent company, Stern Partners Inc.
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