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An interview with Simon Fung, general manager of Che San and Quincy Lui, executive director of Hing Tai Hong (HTH), about the developments in the pulp-and-paper industry of China, is presented. They discuss how the closure of the Norscan mill and capacity reduction affect Che San and HTH. They comment on the impact of the economic slowdown. They claim that China-made paper has met international standards.

Discusses the gloomy forecast for the paper manufacturing industry. Economic uncertainties; Cautious ordering; Increased capacity; Current recession; Availability of book paper; Slowdown in 1991; Recycled paper; Strong book publishing; New book papers; Predicted turnaround by 1992.

The article deals with the efforts of North American book manufacturers and papermakers to adopt environmentally responsible practices. Printers and papermakers are recognizing the public relations value of bragging rights earned by official certifications covering the use of recycled materials and sustainable forest management practices. Both advanced science and supply/ demand management practices are helping companies meet their objectives. Edwards Brothers has been creative in finding ways to recycle waste.

Discusses how book publishers can look forward to upgraded and recycled paper as paper mills become aware of the problem in paper supply. American Paper Association's `Paper Week' convention; Some paper mills not participating until certain of market demand; Paper expert Alfred Schlosser, vice president, publishing papers, at Zellerbach; Champion Paper; Cross Pointe Paper Corp.; Others.

Focuses on the production of pulp and paper to supply the demands from the book publishing industry in North America. Percentage growth in production; Diversification of paper grades; Impact of price increases; Processes in paper production including recycling; Chlorine-free production; Use of the blade-metering size press for economic and efficient paper production.

The article deals with the challenges and opportunities posed by green manufacturing to both printers and paper suppliers across the U.S. supply chain in 2009. It cites differing opinions on the factors behind the interest in green manufacturing. The Green Edition labeling program of Courier Corp. is discussed. Also noted are issues like certification, obstacles to marketing and supply chain partner education. INSET: The Quebecor Perspective.

Presents information on the business of several paper manufacturers that are supplying the book trade. Glatfelter; MeadWestvaco; Permalin Products.

Reports on the New England book-paper merchants' loss of business. Causes; The market; New strategies; Outlook.

Discusses how the competition among paper merchants is intense as the book-paper market continues to be soft. Firms are taking steps to get business going; Fighting the competition depends on the sales force; `Spotty' paper market; New Number three paper-making machine; Market situation changes from day to day.

Reports on the planned increased reliance on waste paper as a raw material, by the paper industry, for domestic paper manufacturing. Expanded capacity; Waste paper consumption; Wood pulp capacity.

The article discusses the Asian printing industry as of August 19, 2013, with a focus on Hong Kong, China print manufacturers, mergers and ventures within the industry, and an overview of ten export printers and their projects and services. Topics include the merger of Asia Pacific Offset Ltd. (APOL) with firm 1010 Printing Group, digital printing, and luxury packaging. INSETS: E.D. Ward, A Mercurial Bear: Edward Gorey Sticker Kit;'Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings';Monkey;Star Wars Super Deformed Plush (SDPs)

Report on the five-percent increase in shipments of printing papers, with the rise expected to continue.

Reports on the result of an informal poll conducted by the periodical `Publishers Weekly' which indicate an easing in paper shortage in the United States. Concerns about escalating production costs; Strategies to combat high prices; Challenges posed by producing books less expensively; Effects of increase production costs in publishing children's books.

Describes how trends in publishers' paper buying is having a positive effect in the Midwest market and gives examples of paper types and weights that are in demand. Publisher acquisitions and mergers have affected the customer base; Tight supply cycles; Coated free sheet entering the market; Export plans of foreign paper producers.

Forecasts the growth in the paper-producing industry in 1999, according to the 39th annual capacity survey of the American Forest & Paper Association (AFPA). What the survey indicates; Information on the survey.

Reports on the American Forest & Paper Association's (AFPA) forecasts on the paper industry in 1996. Moderate growth in paper availability; Grades of paper in the 1995-1998 period as in line with historical trends from 1985-1994; Growth to come from existing mills and machines rather than new installations; AFPA's being ahead of its goal of recycling 50 percent of all paper used in the United States by the year 2000.

Reports on budget cuts at the American Forest & Paper Association (AFPA) in the wake of an organizational review. Redundant staff left over from the 1993 merger of the National Forest Products Association with the American Paper Institute; AFPA's 1996 budget; Doubts concerning the AFPA's annual Paper Week in 1997; Feeling among AFPA members that the event has outlived its usefulness.

Reports that the International Publishers Association, the International Federation of Newspaper Publishers and the International Federation of the Periodical Press urged governments and financial and industrial institutions to encourage extensive investment in paper production. Factors seen as increasing the future demands on paper.

The article profiles Tyson Miller, a longtime environmental activist. He wanted to change the way industries use paper. Miller, who started his career in education, founded the Green Press Initiative in 2001. The nonprofit is dedicated to making book publishing a more environmentally sound process. His first stab at changing the paper industry came with the establishment, in 1997, of the Recycled Products Cooperative. Through the Coop, which was founded with just over $5,000, he negotiated pricing agreements for recycled paper for major corporations.

Describes how Ecological Fibers, a Lunenberg, Mass., vendor of book-material products and its sister plant, Narragansett Coated Papers, Pawtucket, R.I., are introducing and producing acid-free products for the publishing industry. A cut-to- order-company which eliminates waste and reduces product cost; Examples of acid-free products; Advantages of water-based technology; Other companies that produce alkaline paper.