Lane Press Inc., publication printer specializing in magazines and catalogs

Modern paper production machines are nearly 40 feet wide, hundreds of feet long, and over two stories high.
Lane Press manages over 90 types of paper, maintaining more than 5 million pounds of paper on the floor each day.
Lane Press’ close proximity to Northeast paper mills slashes transportation costs and reduces fuel surcharges.

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October 2008

Taking Stock

What's on the Horizon? (October 2008)

Well, print buyers, I have good news and bad news about the state of the paper industry and what it means for you.

Mill Round Up

Sappi Acquires Coated Graphic Paper Business From M-Real

Sappi Limited, the South Africa-based parent of U.S coated magazine paper maker Sappi Fine Paper North America, recently announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the coated graphic paper business of M-real for 750M Euro ($1.1B).

Verso Paper Reduces Coated Groundwood Production

Verso Paper Corp. recently announced two significant reductions in their coated groundwood production: the transition of a top paper machine from coated groundwood to lightweight specialty paper, and 30,000 tons of downtime in overall coated groundwood production during the fourth quarter of 2008.

NewPage Closes Kimberly, Wisconsin Mill

NewPage Corp. closed its Kimberly, Wisconsin, mill at the end of August. The Kimberly mill operated two paper machines, Nos. 96 and 97, producing approximately 500,000 tons of coated freesheet paper annually.

Two Paper Companies Reorganize and Cut Jobs

Two Finland-based paper producers have announced plans for reorganization that include the elimination of jobs. UPM Kymmene, the world’s largest producer of magazine paper, is planning to cut 1,600 jobs between 2009 and 2010 as part of its reorganization. Meanwhile, Stora Enso Oyj will eliminate 1,7000 positions as a result of its reorganization.

Environmental Stewardship

Verso Paper Provides Grant to Increase FSC-Certified Acres

Verso Paper Corp. will provide a $100,000 grant over two years to the Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands (TCNF) to expand participation in that organization’s Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) group forest certification program.

Of Interest

Sappi Supports Ideas That Matter

Since 1999, Sappi’s Ideas that Matter program has awarded $1 million annually to designers around the globe to transform creative ideas into a powerful force for social good. The program invites graphic designers from Europe, North America, and Southern Africa to create printed communication campaigns to support social and environmental causes.

Natural Source Printing Introduces Tree-Free Paper Made From Stone

Natural Source Printing (NSP), an FSC-certified and carbon-neutral source for sustainable, eco-friendly printing, packaging, and marketing materials, has introduced FiberStone Papers—a line of tree-free, waterproof, low carbon footprint papers. So far, NSP has been producing labels, unit cartons, POP displays, casepacks, brochures, catalogs, annual reports, and high-quality pressure-sensitive labels on the stone paper material.