tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389142142011-11-04T04:37:11.013-07:00Bob Sacks is an avid Publishing futurist, electrifying the media and marketing industry with the good and bad news about what he calls “El-CID” or Electronically Coordinated Information Distribution. This BLOG will follow the trends of Publishing as it continues to evolve.BoSacks "Heard on the Web"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00778281619877859415noreply@blogger.comBlogger551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38914214.post-1371228295392557212009-01-11T08:36:00.000-08:002009-01-11T08:39:15.240-08:00

U.S. manufacturing base needs shot of rejuvenationPosted by Doug Dugal:http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20090111/APC0701/901110518/1436/APC03Research and innovation made the U.S. the leader in the agricultural industry. Even today we could be called the food basket of the world.During the industrial revolution, the U.S. again became the leader. But lately, our manufacturing base is eroding due

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Prices dropping for all grades of paper Posted by D. Eadward Treehttp://deadtreeedition.blogspot.com/2008/12/prices-dropping-for-all-grades-of-paper.html Deflation has now officially hit the market for publication papers: Prices for everything from newsprint to coated freesheet have declined this month, several sources indicated in the past week. December prices were down even in the formerly

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Paper war breaks out as White Birch undercuts Abitibi's price disciplineBy Andrew Ragslyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/25d563fa-cb97-11dd-ba02-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=e8477cc4-c820-11db-b0dc-000b5df10621.htmlWhite Birch Paper broke ranks with other newsprint manufacturers this month by slashing prices to capture market share amid dwindling demand, industry sources and two buysiders told

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No Pulp Fiction: Engineers See Major Paper Mill Savings With New Rotor TechnologyBy Brian Lin with files from Erinrose HandyA partnership between UBC, government and the pulp and paper industry has resulted in the development of three high efficiency pulp screen rotors that produce high quality paper while reducing almost half the energy required.“There are currently 300 pulp screens in British

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Right or wrong, Kimberly mill closedhttp://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080921/APC0701/809210571/1028 The Kimberly mill owned by NewPage is shut down. Another pillar of the building that was holding the Fox Valley paper industry has been removed. I hope all options were explored before the shutdown order was given. I hope the shutdown is temporary. Current information: It's

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Paper Companies to Cut Thousands of JobsA combined 3,300 positions eliminated at UPM, Stora Enso.By Jason Fell http://www.foliomag.com It appears that UPM Kymmene, the world's largest producer of magazine paper, is following through on its plans for consolidation. The company said it plans to cut 1,600 jobs between 2009 and 2010 as part of a reorganization. Also as part of the

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Review: Paper Trailsby Mandy Haggith http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/08/23/bohag123.xmlMary Wakefield discovers the true cost of paperIt's unusual to come across a book that manages to be both very boring and very interesting at the same time. It happens sometimes with people - old relatives, for instance, and their meticulous recollections of doodlebugs and powdered egg

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Death Watch in a Mill TownHigh oil prices may be the final blow for a legendary paper plantBy Alex Kingsbury http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/08/05/death-watch-in-a-mill-town.html MILLINOCKET, MAINE-The name Millinocket comes from the Abenaki Indian expression for the "many islands," a fitting description of the region near the geographic center of th e state. It was the

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The New Hampshire working forest is in crisisBy TOM THOMSONhttp://www.unionleader.comI HAVE OWNED forestland since 1956. When I was 11, my father encouraged me and my two older brothers to purchase a woodlot in our home town of Orford. We did, and we still own it and manage it as a sustainable forest today. Since then, my wife, Sheila, and I have purchased 2,800 acres of forestland. We have a

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As AbitibiBowater, North America's Largest Newsprint Producer, Fights To Avoid Becoming Another Bear Stearns, Norway's Norske Skog Announces More Cutbacks, US Newspaper Groups Brag At Huge Newsprint Usage Declines, And China Ramps up Newsprint Production and ExportsBY Philip M. Stonehttp://followthemedia.com/fittoprint/newsprint18032008.htmThe merger of Abitibi and Bowater last October was

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Weathering a Stormy Paper Market ForecastBy Alex Brownhttp://www.pubexec.com/story/story.bsp?sid=92793&var=storyWhat's behind the market's drastic changes, what to expect next, and how you can deal with higher prices and tight supply. There's no sugarcoating it: The paper market is bleak for buyers. The problems lie in both price and availability, and the forecast for 2008 has almost no bright

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NewPage Announces Integration Restructuring Plans MIAMISBURG, Ohio, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- NewPage Corporation announced today key steps being taken to integrate NewPage and the former Stora Enso North America (SENA) facilities and services. The specific restructuring actions are as follows:Permanently close the No. 11 paper machine in Rumford, Maine, which produces coated freesheet and

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http://www.forbes.com/HELSINKI (Thomson Financial) - UPM-Kymmene said it will permanently close its Miramichi mill in Canada as part of a plan to slash magazine and newsprint capacity and cut yearly costs between 50-70 mln eur.The world's largest magazine paper manufacturer is closing Miramichi as the strength of the Canadian dollar has made UPM's exports to the US unprofitable. Some 540 jobs

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Paper products industry to lose $400M this year, turnaround to start in 20083 hours agoOTTAWA - Canada's paper products industry will be in the red again this year, recording about $400 million in losses as a result of the surging loonie and falling demand, the Conference Board of Canada says.That would mark the third straight year of losses in the $11-billion pulp and paper industry, which has

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Expected Rise in Paper Costs Leaves Publishers ShudderingMags Could Be Paying 25% More Next Year Due to Mergers in Pulp BizBy Nat Ives http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=122187Magazine publishers are already facing way too many rising costs: technology investments, postage, editors both diva and deserving. But the seemingly mundane budget line for glossy paper is suddenly the one

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US toughens paper import duties to save local jobsJennifer Whitehead, printweek.com, 23 October 2007http://www.printweek.com/news/753883/US-toughens-paper-import-duties-save-local-jobs/The US government is to put anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on coated paper imported from China, Indonesia and South Korea, after calls from unions wanting to protect jobs in America.This will prevent the sale

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Reading into the pulp mill fictions Judith Ajani http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=your+say&subclass=general&story_id=1053684&category=opinion The silent sleeper in the Gunns pulp mill debate is its commercial viability. Perhaps Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull, with his business blood, cannot imagine a company advancing a $1.5billion investment without having done its sums,

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Stora Enso found not guilty of anticompetitive conduct in the USAFriday July 20, 3:02 am ET HELSINKI, FINLAND--(MARKET WIRE)--Jul 20, 2007 -- Stora Enso Oyj News Release July 20, 2007 at 07.00 GMTADVERTISEMENT HELSINKI, Finland - Stora Enso (NYSE:SEO - News) today announced that On 13 December 2006 the US Antitrust authorities announced that Stora Enso North America Corp. had been indicted for

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By gum, it might just be a solutionEmail Print Normal font Large font July 19, 2007Page 1 of 4 | Single page Selective crossbreeding to speed the growth of trees offers a breakthrough in meeting the increasing world demand for timber and at the same time saving forests, writes Louise Williams.AdvertisementAdvertisementIn a secure, sterile greenhouse just south of the Arctic Circle trees are

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Kruger idles No. 4 machine 11 Company blames high loonie for two-week shutdownPost a comment | View comments (11) | View latest comment CLIFF WELLS The Western StarThe economy of the region was dealt its second blow this week when Corner Brook Pulp and Paper announced Friday it was shutting down a paper machine. In a terse and vague press release, Jean Majeau, Kruger’s vice-president of

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Tembec shuts Louisiana paper mill, 540 jobs cutCALGARY, Alberta, June 1 (Reuters) - Tembec Inc. (TBC.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it will shut its coated-paper mill in St. Francisville, Louisiana, at the end of July, cutting 540 jobs. The Canadian paper maker said high costs and inconsistent production at the mill, and what it called "challenging market conditions in terms of both

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Domtar paper machine to halt againBy Diana GraettingerWednesday, June 20, 2007 - Bangor Daily NewsBAILEYVILLE — For the third time this year, the Domtar Inc. pulp and paper mill, Washington County’s largest employer, announced Tuesday that it is shutting down its paper machine.The move will idle about 90 employees indefinitely. The mill, which dates to 1906, has about 500 workers.The company

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Publisher of Men’s Magazines Is Sold to Private Equity Fund By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑAPublished: June 16, 2007http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/16/business/media/16mag.html?_r=1&oref=sloginDennis Publishing, the magazine company behind three of the most successful publications aimed at young men in the United States — Maxim, Stuff and Blender — was acquired for an undisclosed price by the private equity

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N.Skog in talks to restructure magazine paperBy Aasa Christine StoltzREUTERS7:07 a.m. June 15, 2007OSLO – Norwegian papermaker Norske Skog is in talks with competitors that may lead to a merger in the European magazine paper industry, the company's chief executive told Reuters in an interview on Friday.Norske Skog, the world's biggest producer of newsprint, may see its smaller magazine paper

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UPM's CFO says no plans to close any more paper millsWed Jun 13, 2007 3:54PM EDTNEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - UPM-Kymmene Oyj (UPM1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research) (UPM.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's largest maker of magazine paper, has no plans to close or reduce production at any of its remaining paper mills, Jyrki Salo, the company's chief financial officer, said Wednesday. Earlier

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Loggers, sawmill workers on strike alertCoast's $2-billion industry could be behind picket lines by next weekGordon Hamilton, Vancouver SunPublished: Wednesday, June 13, 2007Eight thousand coastal loggers and sawmill workers were told Tuesday to get ready for a strike, after talks broke down Monday between the coast's largest employer group and the United Steelworkers."Crews in the coastal forest

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BoSacks Speaks Out: With all the talk and emphasis on the digital future of information distribution, it's a sobering thought to remember that most of our information distribution business models still revolve around dead trees. I say sobering because the price is on the rise yet again. Did you put these increases in your budget?I have received the following information from several sources and

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Metso Reveals Order For Coated Paper Machine Worth EUR 100 Mln From Henan Puyang Longfeng Paper In China [MX]6/6/2007 5:49:31 AM Helsinki, Finland - based diversified machinery company Metso Corp. (MX) announced on Wednesday that the company received an order valued EUR 100 million for supply of lightweight-coated papermaking line to Henan Puyang Longfeng Paper Co. Ltd. in Puyang in China. The

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Dollar hammers forestry industryEach cent increase is a $150M hit The Gazette Wednesday, June 06, 2007The rising value of the Canadian dollar is cutting deeply into the lifeline of Quebec forestry companies, according to the industry's council, which estimates that every penny increase takes out at least $150 million a year in industry revenue.The currency crunch comes amid dismal market

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UPM to Shut Miramichi Paper Mill for One Year June 5, 2007 - UPM said that it will close its Miramichi mill operations in August for up to one year. The paper mill is scheduled to close late in August for 9 to 12 months. The nearby groundwood mill will also shut down. About 600 employees will be impacted by the closure, UPM said. The Miramichi mill, located in New Brunswick, Canada, has two

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Paper CutsEvan Hessel 06.18.07John Faraci has whacked billions from International Paper's U.S. operations. Can he succeed abroad?International Paper chief executive John V. Faraci kicked off the board meeting in early May by loading his nine directors into the company's corporate jet. After three flights and 11 hours in the air, the weary group set foot in Svetogorsk, Russia (pop: 16,000), a

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Tembec to idle its coated paper mill located in St. Francisville, LouisianaTemiscaming, Quebec, June 1, 2007 – Tembec today announced that its coated paper mill located in St. Francisville, Louisiana will be indefinitely idled, with a target date for idling of July 31, 2007. It will affect approximately 540 employees.The St. Francisville mill has a capacity of 325,000 short tons of coated and

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Catalyst Paper laying off 185 at Port Alberni operationThe company will eliminate another 130 jobs from head office staffby Gordon HamiltonVancouver SunPublished: Thursday, May 31, 2007Catalyst Paper said Wednesday it is shutting down one of two paper machines at Port Alberni, laying off 185 people in the Vancouver Island community and eliminating another 130 jobs across the company.Declining

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Shutdown feared at Catalyst Paperby Gordon HamiltonVancouver SunPublished: Wednesday, May 30, 2007Catalyst Paper has called a meeting today with union leaders from its four pulp and paper operations in what is widely believed to be an announcement that it intends to shut down capacity."I would say things are not looking too bright at Catalyst," said investment analyst Paul Quinn of Salman

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Timber tariffs decrease investors' interest in Russian forest industryPulp mill builders want better guarantees of timber supply Export tariffs imposed by Russia on raw timber are likely to make Finnish forest companies less willing to invest in Russia's forest industry. The tariffs will cause practical problems for Russia if the "wrong" types of wood harvested during felling cannot be

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EPA Requires Air Compliance for Old Town, Maine Facility - Clears Way for Possible Ethanol Production Release date: 05/30/2007 Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017(Boston, Mass. – May 30, 2007) – EPA is taking enforcement action through an administrative order that will require Red Shield Environmental to come into compliance with federal and State air emission limits after

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Defining China's EconomyMay 29, 2007http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB118039752696916628-lMyQjAxMDE3ODIwOTMyOTk3Wj.htmlSince the U.S. Commerce Department imposed preliminary duties on Chinese paper imports in March, it's had a troubling question on its hands: What is China today, a market economy, or a nonmarket economy?For over two decades, U.S. law has considered China a "nonmarket" economy

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Canadian-made 'bioactive' paper would detect and destroy disease organismsPublished: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 | 9:49 PM ETCanadian Press: SHERYL UBELACKERhttp://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/070523/x052313A.htmlTORONTO (CP) - Imagine masks and gowns for hospital workers that could detect and destroy various infectious diseases, or a paper towel that would change colour when it comes in contact with a

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Paper industry targeted over environment impacthttp://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2007/s1934061.htmReporter: Timothy McDonaldELIZABETH JACKSON: To make paper, manufacturers often need to cut down trees, pulp the wood, and then bleach what's left. A new report from Access Economics says making a humble sheet of A4 paper has significant environmental consequences.The paper industry concedes that

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NAPM warns of further paper price hikes in '07Helen Morris, PrintWeek, 24 May 2007National Association of Paper Merchants (NAPM) chairman Ian George has forecast further paper price increases for fine paper during 2007.George said that papermakers and merchants must improve their bottom-line figures in order to invest in the future. His comments follow a series of paper price rises over the past

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St. Marys vital part of history – the Sault's and the Zeppas' Dan Bellerose Local News - Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Updated @ 4:57:57 PM "It's sad to think that a place with so much history, so many memories, could be closing for good after more than 100 years," said Zeppa, a retiree residing on Mark Street. Her late father, Joseph Pohrybunk, began work at the mill no later than 1920, three years

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Sappi’s new CEO, at lastSappi captures Ralph Boëttger, a passionate aviator, and executive director at Imperial Holdings.Barry Sergeant14 May 2007 Sappi, the world's leading maker of fine paper and dissolving pulp, has announced the appointment of Roeloff Jacobus "Ralph" Boëttger as its new CEO, following 13 months when Sappi stalwart Eugene van As reverted to executive from non-executive

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St. Marys down to last hope of survival; Union enters talks with potential new ownership group Dan Bellerose Local News - Friday, May 11, 2007 Updated @ 6:32:04 AM The final chapter of bankrupt St. Marys Paper Ltd., be it new ownership or liquidation, likely won't be written for a couple more weeks. The court-appointed receiver of the Sault Ste. Marie speciality papermaker, currently reviewing

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Cascades withstands perfect storm of price increase and low fibre generationhttp://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/070510/b0510103A.htmlMONTREAL (CP) - Packaging company Cascades Inc. (TSX:CAS) recorded a first quarter profit after surviving a "perfect storm" that saw Asian demand dramatically boost recycled fibre costs in light of a seasonal North American slowdown in material generation.The price of

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NewPage reports $20M 1Q lossDayton Business Journal - 10:13 AM EDT Monday, May 7, 2007Paper company NewPage Corp. posted a $20 million loss in the first quarter on lower sales. Sales were down 6 percent to $476 million from $507 million in first quarter 2006, the company reported Monday. The loss, however, was narrower than the $60 million loss in the same quarter last year. Volume and price were

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Analysis: paperHelen Morris, printweek.com, 22 March 2007http://www.printweek.com/paper/news/645623/Analysis-paper/Industry braces for yet more increases, with 15% rises on the cards.Come September, printers could be paying 15% more for paper. March has brought a rise in paper prices of up to 8% and there is no obvious sign of a let-up. A few years ago, price rises were described as unpredictable

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New Leaf Paper Sets New Environmental Standard With New Leaf Sakura 100 - The First Coated Paper Available In The U.S. Made With 100% Post-Consumer Waste San Francisco, CA - New Leaf Paper has set a new environmental standard with the national launch of New Leaf Sakura 100, the first coated paper manufactured from 100% post-consumer waste (PCW). Most recycled coated papers in the U.S. fall well

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Tumut pulp mill expansion gets planning green lighthttp://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1913138.htmPlanning approval has been given for the $450 million expansion of a pulp and paper mill at Tumut, in southern New South Wales, but there is still doubt about the project because local roads will need to be upgraded.Visy plans to more than double the capacity of its mill is expected to

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Ahead of the Bell: MeadWestvacohttp://news.moneycentral.msn.com/printarticle.aspx?feed=AP&date=20070430&id=6813627NEW YORK (AP) - Packaging company MeadWestvaco Corp. holds a meeting for shareholders on Monday, ahead of first-quarter results on Wednesday.Analysts expect MeadWestvaco to report earnings 3 cents per share on sales of $1.55 billion, according to a Thomson Financial poll.MeadWestvaco

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From Bad To Worse: Newspapers' Circ Declines by Erik Sass, Tuesday, May 1, 2007 8:00 AM ET http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=59553&Nid=29924&p=204904AMERICA'S FLAGSHIP NEWSPAPERS ARE STILL afloat, but their crews may want to don swimsuits soon. The Audit Bureau of Circulations posted numbers Monday showing that in the six months ending March 2007, total daily

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Mergers changing face of forest industryA survey shows B.C. is at the forefront of a process that is creating regionalized businesses Gordon Hamilton Vancouver Sun http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=aefd1255-7539-4247-bcce-106e3a43945bThursday, April 26, 2007Mergers and acquisitions -- some of the largest of which involve Canadian companies -- are tearing down the

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Interest in renewable energy on the rise Biofuels, wind, solar eyed as viable options for Wisconsin By Pete Bach Post-Crescent staff writer Wisconsin appears to be all about cultivating renewable energy sources. A look around the region finds a Neenah paper mill among the leaders in the developing field, while an ethanol production plant is going full tilt west of Oshkosh. Now the prospect that a

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Paper company Bowater Q1 loss widens as weak demand depresses pricingCanadian PressGREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Paper company Bowater Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter loss grew, missing Wall Street estimates by a wide margin, as weakness in newsprint demand and a seasonal slowdown in the coated paper market ate into profits. Shares of Bowater, which will combine with Canadian rival

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Mills' energy costs risingBy Scott Stafford,Berkshire Eagle StaffBerkshire EagleLocal paper manufacturers say increasing power prices result in benefit cuts and lower wages.Tuesday, April 10NORTH ADAMS — Executives from several local paper-manufacturing firms in the Berkshires yesterday told a member of Gov. Deval L. Patrick's cabinet that a stiff increase in energy costs in January further

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Trade rift could hurt U.S. importsBy Kristopher Hanson, Staff writerhttp://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_5623446LONG BEACH - A growing U.S.-China trade rift over coated paper exports to America has direct implications for Southern California seaports, where much of the paper is shipped.Exporters of Chinese coated paper, accused by U.S. manufacturers of receiving unfair subsidies in their

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