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U.S. pulp makers are still trying to figure out exactly what the IRS' recent "Son of Black Liquor” ruling means, but the largest one said yesterday it sees little if any gain.

Denmaur Independent Papers, one of the UK's leading independent paper merchant groups, recently held the launch of the new Amadeus Recycled range at one of London's oldest and most prestigious wine merchants, Berry Bros and Rudd opposite St James's Palace on 22 July. Guests were greeted from 6.3

Forest certification standards from twelve nations have called on the USGBC to end its discrimination against wood and accept all credible sustainable forest certification standards. The certification programs pointed out that wood is one of the best environmental choices for construction the best

The British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF), Oxford Brookes University and The Publishers Association are proud to announce the shortlist for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2010. With 16 categories, each full of high calibre applicants, the eighth annual awards are set to be

Is it just me, or is the sales management of coated groundwood grades in the current bull market the worst ever? What happened to paper allocations? Lead times are out three months for many coated producers, and over two months for just about everyone. All companies are not equally culpable, of cou

In the latest issue, Don Meadows discusses Weyerhaeuser's USD 5.6 billion special dividend and the larger issues of conversion to a real estate investment trust (REIT). Explore all of the new content at: http://www.globalpapermoney.org/

This week, Jim considers how to keep pumps running properly once they make it to the mill. The first tip is the most important "Get the thing solidly mounted and properly aligned and you have won over half the battle of longevity." Read the rest today... http://www.nipimpressions.com/

A proposed U.S. tax credit for "green" printing that was unveiled this week could lead to some interesting arguments among environmentalists, printers, paper mills, and print-buying organizations.

Over the next 4 weeks, Jim "will help you look at pumps, and people, in ways not considered before." Our bold claim: "You will never look at a pump the same way again." When you're looking at your advertising budget, remember, Paperitalo Publications are Publications people read (TM).

The Internal Revenue Service may have handed U.S. pulp and paper companies a multibillion-dollar gift by ruling that black liquor produced in 2009 is eligible for an even more lucrative tax credit than the one claimed by manufacturers last year.

Brussels, Belgium, - 15 July, 2010 - International Paper, the world's largest paper and packaging company, has demonstrated its commitment to environmental sustainability by achieving EU Eco-label status for its Rey Adagio range of tinted papers. The Rey Adagio Tinted product range consists of

Reduce waste, save money. "We have become a society of forms, roadblocks and busy work. You don't have to be in the government to be facing these kinds of paperwork blizzards. We all have them wherever we work. The costs of this bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo are incalculable for all businesses."

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) schemes is celebrating another significant achievement with the news that all of leading business to business publisher Excel Publishing's products will now carry the PEFC logo as an assurance of responsible paper procurement. The Ex

Nearly 16 years to the day after protesters hung a "Take The Poison Out Of Paper" banner on the TIME-Life building, Time Warner's paper-buying practices were blasted once again this week by Greenpeace. But TIME magazine and CNN articles omitted references to the parent company.

With the reformatting of PaperMoney, this completes a three-month long process to improve the formats of Nip Impressions, Capital Arguments, and PaperMoney. Check out PaperMoney today http://www.globalpapermoney.org/ and let us know what you think.

Denmaur Independent Papers, one of the UK's leading independent paper merchant groups, is pleased to announce that they have recently appointed Mark Harsent as their Group Risk Manager. Mark joins Denmaur Independent Papers after spending 27 years with the James McNaughton Group. Denmaur Indepe

The Golden Label Award was presented in Vienna on Thursday 17 June. The event was held in the modern setting of the Platinum Vienna, where the event organiser Brigl & Bergmeister and the sponsors of the competition presented the coveted trophies. The winners came from eight nations, testifying to

At Nip Impressions, we touch on all phases of the business. "Sloppy collections on your part or stalling to pay your suppliers is probably costing you customers and money, and is not a net savings experience as your accounting department may be leading you to believe." www.nipimpressions.com

RISI, "the leading information provider for the global forest products industry," shocked me and a lot of sane people as well this week by naming me to its "Power List" of the industry's top 50 movers and shakers. I swear I didn't bribe anyone.

Denmaur Independent Papers, one of the UK's leading independent paper merchant groups, has supplied text and cover papers for the production of the Unity Print & Publishing's Print Production Handbook 2010/11, which was produced to time in with this year's Ipex 2010 graphic arts exhibition at the N