Boise is permanently ceasing production on the one remaining paper machine at its mill in St. Helens, OR. The decision will reduce its annual uncoated freesheet capacity by almost 60,000 tons and result in a loss of approximately 100 jobs.
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State government printers from around the country assembled in Denver last month for the 35th annual National Government Publishing Association (NGPA) conference. About 30 government attendees took part in the three-day event, which was titled "Exceptional Government and the Power of Partnership."
Digital papers will save you money by yielding better ink transfer and adhesion, fewer jams, increased uptime and less waste. Also, using the wrong paper could ultimately harm your equipment. You may end up with increased service costs with your very expensive and valuable digital equipment.
AbitibiBowater has been taking action to help combat climate change for several years. Since 2000, the company has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent per ton. The progress to date can be attributed to a company-wide focus on improved efficiency and to switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. In 2008, AbitibiBowater was 46 percent self-sufficient from renewable sources for its total energy needs. A new biomass boiler at the Fort Frances, Ontario, mill produces 46 MW of “green” electricity. In fact, 66 percent of the fuel used in the company’s boilers is supplied by carbon-neutral biomass such as sawdust and wood residues.
THROUGHOUT HIS years as director of materials management for the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dean Gray has always used a mix of coated and uncoated paper. Recently, at the request of a designer, he switched the annual report—traditionally printed on coated paper—to uncoated paper. The results were pleasing. In fact, by printing on uncoated stock, the in-plant met the PCOM marketing department's goal of softening up the annual report's previously stiff and formal look. "It gives an air of less formality and stiffness," Gray notes. For years, using uncoated paper meant taking risks on quality. That is no longer the
As digital color printing increases, in-plants are demanding heavier sheets. Find out what other changes are coming to your paper. By Vincent De Franco Color documents are finding their way into people's hands more than ever before thanks to the tremendous rise in digital color printers and copiers. Not surprisingly, this digital phenomenon has greatly affected the demand for paper; suppliers have not only changed their offerings, they have altered the way they bring these products to market. "More than ever, technology is the main driver of trends in paper," remarks Vince Phelan, director of product management and marketing communications for Boise Paper Solutions'
Even though Drupa is just a month away, vendors still had plenty of new products to show at On Demand. By Bob Neubauer The biggest news at the recent AIIM On Demand Conference & Expo was certainly Eastman Kodak's announcement that it would purchase Heidelberg's digital printing business. That announcement, unleashed the morning of the show, slowly filtered through the crowd of 33,753 at New York's Javits Convention Center, engendering lots of speculation. The upshot: Kodak will buy Heidelberg's 50 percent interest in the pair's NexPress Solutions joint venture, as well as the equity of Heidelberg Digital, which makes the Digimaster black-and-white printer. This
