Magazine Contents
February 2002
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Equipment and Supplies
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| equipment & supplies |
Solvent Want to zap away those accumulating ink stains on your rollers and plates? Introducing Ink Zapper™,...
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B2B Bulletins
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| b2b bulletin |
B2B News & Updates PrintCafe Pays Up Investors of printCafe ™,
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Finished Products
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| end product update |
Custom Kote Makes the Grade with Mrs. Smith Mrs. Smith's deep dish cherry-berry, french silk chocolate...
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Coming Events
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| A Sure Source of Profitability for Converters: Materials Handling |
Managing and moving materials on a minute-to-minute basis, shipping and receiving, warehousing, work-in-process...
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| events |
February 3-6: FBA, “2002 Independent Sheet Plant Operators Workshop,” Mauna Lani Bay Hotel,...
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Industry News
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| AICC Calls in Entries for Student Packaging Competition |
The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) is now calling for entries from university...
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| AICC, FBA Compile Corrugator, Sheet Plant Safety Report |
The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) and the Fibre Box Association (FBA) are now...
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| AICC, FBA Jointly Conduct Operating Ratio Report |
The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) and the Fibre Box Association (FBA) have jointly...
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| Folding Carton Biz to Benefit from Drive in Cosmetics, Toiletries |
U.S. cosmetic and toiletry container demand is projected to increase 2.4% annually through 2005 to over...
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| Graphic Converting to Combine St. Louis Manufacturing with Niles Plant |
Graphic Converting, Inc., (GCI) one of the largest providers of graphic arts manufacturing in the U.S.,...
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| ISmurfit-Stone Display Plant Hosts WMPG |
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., one of the largest containerboard producers, opened its doors to members...
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| M-Real Unifies U.S. Sales Operations |
M-real Alliance USA, the sales arm of M-real Corp., one of the leading paper and board manufacturers, has...
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| Norampac Sells Paper Recovery Plants to Focus on Packaging |
Norampac Inc., the largest containerboard producer in Canada and the 8th largest in North America, will...
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| OEC Graphics, Inc. Acquires CAD Coat |
OEC Graphics, Inc., a leading supplier of digital prepress products and services to the flexographic, lithographic...
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| P Shuts Down Containerboard Mill, Cuts 350 Jobs |
International Paper Co. (IP), a leading North American forest products company, will reduce its containerboard...
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| Smurfit-Stone Shuts Doors to Braintree, MA Plant |
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., a global manufacturer of paper-based packaging and containerboard, intends...
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| Smurfit-Stone to Shut Down Jackson, MS Corrugated Plant |
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., the world's leading containerboard manufacturer, tentatively plans to shut...
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| Temple-Inland Boosts Tender Offer for Gaylord to US$847 Million |
Temple-Inland, a major manufacturer of corrugated packaging and building products, launched a new tender...
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| Willamette Tentatively Accepts US$6.1 Billion Offer from Weyerhaeuser |
Willamette Industries, a large forest products company, tentatively accepted a sweetened US$6.1 billion...
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Industry News International
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| Artwork Systems Acquires Dimensional Impressions |
Artwork Systems Group N.V., a professional prepress software manufacturer, has successfully completed the...
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| Chile's President Launches CMPC's New PM |
The Chilean president, Ricardo Lagos, inaugurated CMPC's new Procor waste-based corrugated PM. The US$100...
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| Heidelberg Links with Steuer Printing Technology |
Heidelberg USA, a global print solutions provider, has partnered with Germany's Steuer Printing Technology,...
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| Japan Paperboard Closes Tokyo Mill |
Japan Paperboard Industries has decided to close its Kameari containerboard mill in Tokyo sooner than expected....
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| Japan's Oyodo Paper Ceases Operations |
Oyodo Paper Manufacturing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nichicmen, one of the largest trading companies...
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| Japan's Paperboard Production Down in the Dumps |
The 2001 output for Japan's paper and paperboard decreased 3.5% compared to last year's output. Also, domestic...
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| Kemiart Liner Becomes Independent |
M-real, along with UPM-Kymmene, Metsaliitto Osuuskunta and Metsa-Botnia, have signed a letter of intent...
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| MEPCO Installs New Waste-Based PM at Saudi Mill |
Middle East Paper Company (MEPCO) is installing a new 100,000-tonne/year waste-based containerboard unit...
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| Mondi Bid for La Rochette Approved by CMF |
French regulator CMF gave the green light to Mondi International, the paper division of metals and mining...
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| Norampac Buys Star Container Corp. |
Norampac Inc., a global containerboard producer with plants in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and France, completed...
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| Norscan Pulp Inventory Soars |
U.S. and Swedish pulp producers were to blame for a 102,000-tonne hike in Norscan inventories last month,...
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| PM 4 Postponed at Polesine's Loreo Plant |
Italy's Cartiera del Polesine has delayed the installation of a new containerboard machine at its Loreo,...
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| Stora Enso 4Q01 Profits Drop |
Stora Enso, one of the world's largest producers of folding boxboard and cartonboard, is going to announce...
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General
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| Consolidation Climbers in EU, U.S. |
As Euro Kicks in, European Market Continues Consolidation Trend It is still too early to see what effects...
by Nick Lyne nicklyne@terra.es |
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| Hedging the Next Box Biz Cycle |
How might we better define and predict what packaging opportunities might exist in the next business cycle?...
Matt Coleman | Editor mcoleman@primediabusiness.com |
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| How Digital Processes Promote Paper Packaging |
Advancements in technologies such as digital workflow and new coatings put paperboard on the...
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| newsmakers |
Patrick Moore was named president, chief executive officer and director of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.,...
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| orders & deliveries |
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has purchased a CUBIX counter ejector from Alliance Machine Systems International...
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| Out of the Box |
TAPPI Highlights From the Chairman First off, I would like to say how pleased I am to be the 2002 TAPPI...
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| Rock-Tenn Goes 100% CTP with Creo |
The talk these days at many boardroom tables revolves around the merits of computer-to-plate (CTP) and...
by Kevin Karstedt Digital PrePress Consultant |
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| Spain's Suppliers Out to Conquer the World |
Once again, Spain is out to conquer the world. This time it is not in search of gold or virgin lands, but...
by Cristen Bolan Managing Editor |
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| tech check |
Cold as Ice Until now, the only way to keep your drinks cold all summer was to be married to your cooler....
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| This Bud's for the Boxmakers |
Anheuser-Busch International, Inc., brews and distributes its products in 29 European countries and sells...
by Ed Boyle BCI Contributor |
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