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  • The 9th largest manufacturing sector in the U.S., the Forest Products Industry, of which the Paper Industry is a major part, plays a vital role in most regions of the U.S., where it ranks among the top 10 employers in 43 of 50 states.

  • By 2012, the paper industry hopes to recover 55% of the paper Americans consume.

  • Lane Press’ close proximity to Northeast paper mills slashes transportation costs and reduces fuel surcharges.

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October 2007

Taking Stock

What's on the Horizon? (October 2007)
To say the coated groundwood market is tight is an understatement.  Print buyers have been ordering as much paper as possible to build up their inventories and stay ahead of price increases...

Mill Round Up

NewPage To Acquire Stora Enso North America
NewPage Corporation and Stora Enso Oyj recently announced the signing of a definitive agreement by which the NewPage parent company, NewPage Holding Corporation, will acquire Stora Enso's paper manufacturing operations in North America...

Stora Enso Ranked as Best Paper Company in the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index
Stora Enso is included in the Carbon Disclosure Project's first Nordic report listing top companies that demonstrate best-in-class practices in climate change strategy and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions...

Environmental Stewardship

Lane Press Achieves FSC Chain-of-Custody Certification
In an effort to meet increasing customer demand for "green" printing, and to continue Lane Press's long-standing dedication to environmentally sound practices, Lane Press has achieved Forest Stewardship (FSC) "Chain-of-Custody Certification" through the Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood program...

Research Finds FSC to be Most Effective Certification Option for Sustainable Forest Management
The most up-to-date and independent cross analysis of the four forest certification schemes concludes that FSC is the forest certification most likely to result in sustainable forest management and that recycled content is key to the environmental paper solution...

New Report: State of the Paper Industry
The Environmental Paper Network recently released their State of the Paper Industry report, which monitors environmental performance in the paper and production industry and challenges industry leaders to adopt socially and environmentally responsible paper and production practices...

Of Interest

International Paper Introduces First Fully Renewable and Compostable Coffee Cups
Tully's Coffee Corp., a fully handcrafted coffee roaster, is the first major coffee retailer to adopt a fully renewable and compostable paper cup for its hot beverages. Tully's program features the innovative ecotainer™ hot cup from International Paper...