CONSUMABLES
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Proposed Paper Tariff Pits Jobs vs. Costs
A U.S. Department of Commerce proposal to impose stiff tariffs on coated free sheet paper imported from China and Indonesia...
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Tips for Testing: What Paper is Right for Your Catalog?
When the going gets tough, catalogers often look at changing their paper to cut costs. According to the recent MCM...
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New Round of Paper Price Increases Announced and Lead Times Creeping Out
We have been bombarded the past few days with price increase announcements from our North American mill partners....
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Coated Paper Controversy : Paper Case Cuts Both Ways
Indonesia and China have been charged with illegally subsidizing and dumping coated paper during 2008 and 2009....
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Is Digital Media Worse for the Environment Than Print?
If you thought you were saving forests and protecting the environment by going paperless, think again. Coal-powered digital media is...
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Finding an Eco-friendly Ink Path
In-plants interested in incorporating sustainable practices into the pressroom have a number of choices when it comes to ink....
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Proposed Paper Tariff Pits Jobs vs. Costs
June 7, 2010A U.S. Department of Commerce proposal to impose stiff tariffs on coated free sheet paper imported from China and Indonesia would help save American jobs...
Tips for Testing: What Paper is Right for Your Catalog?
June 1, 2010When the going gets tough, catalogers often look at changing their paper to cut costs. According to the recent MCM Outlook 2010 survey on Catalogs,...
New Round of Paper Price Increases Announced and Lead Times Creeping Out
May 7, 2010We have been bombarded the past few days with price increase announcements from our North American mill partners....
Coated Paper Controversy : Paper Case Cuts Both Ways
May 1, 2010Indonesia and China have been charged with illegally subsidizing and dumping coated paper during 2008 and 2009....
Is Digital Media Worse for the Environment Than Print?
April 8, 2010If you thought you were saving forests and protecting the environment by going paperless, think again. Coal-powered digital media is destructive to the environment in...
Finding an Eco-friendly Ink Path
March 18, 2010In-plants interested in incorporating sustainable practices into the pressroom have a number of choices when it comes to ink. To help you sort...
The Reflex Blue Blues
March 3, 2010Last year I had two annual reports at press at the same time. One book had heavy black coverage, but dried just fine. The other...
Are Plastics Good for Paper?
February 24, 2010During our recent Alternative Papers Webinar...The bone of contention centered on what was said about the use of plastics – namely Category 3 “PVC or...
Ink Industry Faces Challenges In Determining Carbon Footprints
February 1, 2010Although inks make up a relatively small proportion of printed materials, working out their carbon footprints can be difficult because of the wide range of...
What's on the Horizon (for Paper)?
January 29, 2010Well, my friends, it’s a new year. In the paper industry, that means the end of the “Black Liquor” tax credits that served to subsidize...
