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Reports on the dramatic increase of price of paper due to rising demand and small capacity additions in the United States. Jump in paper mill operating rates; Linerboard; Free sheetpaper; Pulp; BLS overall paper and product inflation index; Price forecast; Coated and uncoated white papers; Containerboard; Kraft paper; Bleached board.

Reports on developments related to office paper industry as of August 12, 1999. Increase in demand for office paper; Impact on prices; Factors affecting the market.

Discusses the prospects for the printing and writing papers industry through 2001. Figures for 1998; Impact of weak economic growth and excess supply; Prices for coated papers and plain white papers; Weak United States and global demand for pulp and paper products.

Presents the cost/price analysis of commercial products published in the July 19, 1995 issue of `ICE-Alert,' Thinking Cap Solutions Inc.'s monthly newsletter. Steel; Nonferrous metals; Paper and packaging; Chemicals; Electronics.

The article reports on the rise in paper prices due to high manufacturing costs. According to Purchasingdata.com, office paper prices have increased by ten percent in 2008 after increasing by seven percent in 2007. Price increase announcements by Boise, Domtar, Glatfelter and Finch Paper and price forecasts by the American Forest and Paper Association are included.

The article presents statistics related to office purchases in the U.S., including the amount expected to be spent on office equipment in 2010, percentage of buyers paying higher paper prices, and the number of office products in the database of Buyers' Laboratory.

Presents statistics related to packaging. Percentage of buyers who are expecting paper prices to increase in the next quarter of 2006; Percentage of buyers expecting to pay more for corrugated; Annual growth for plastic sheet.

Presents statistical data on the purchase of office supplies in the U.S. as of February 2006. Increase in prices of paper; Percentage of buyers who are expecting paper prices to increase in the next quarter; Annual growth rate of plastic sheet.

The article analyzes statistical data concerning office supplies as of January 2006. 39 percent of buyers reported higher paper prices, which means raw material increases and high freight rates are pushing tags higher. 35 percent of buyers are expecting price hikes for corrugated. This implies that buyers resist price hikes. 2.9 millions of tons of packaging papers were produced in North America through September 2005.

Purchases of office papers have been slipping for more than three years now because of continued cutbacks in demand from slimmed-down offices and advertising agencies. Office papers generally include bond letterhead, bond copier paper, nonbond stationery, nonbond typing paper, computer paper, notepad paper, tablet paper, business forms and plain envelopes. Supply of all forms of uncoated free sheet papers has declined steadily since 1997 and Lehman Brothers projects continued cutbacks in paper capital spending through this year. Office papers enter the market through paper merchants, contract stationers, office superstores and such original equipment manufacturers as Xerox and Canon. Premium business papers are experiencing the most growth in demand, while general-use papers are growing at a slower pace. INSET: PURCHASING publishes new book on office technologies.

Presents information on the sale increase of office paper. Amount which the paper increased to; Comments from John Maine, an analyst at Resource Information Systems Incorporated; Predicted effect which Asia's financial crisis is expected to have on the demand for the paper.

States that although the price for paper is rising, it does not temper the demand for it. Concept of paperless office is fictitious; Influences to the demand of paper grades; Annual rise in demand of paper; Demand will influence price indexes; Source of supply.

The article statistics related to raw materials in the U.S. compiled as of May 2007. 28.6 tons of steel are thrown away yearly. The countervailing duties imposed by the U.S. on Chinese glossy paper exports is 18.2 percent. About 33 percent of buyers and purchasers in the U.S. expect prices hikes for paper products.

The article reports on the sustainable purchasing practices of office paper, based on the information given by office distributors Staples Inc. and Corporate Express Inc. in the U.S. Mark Buckley, vice president of environmental affairs of Staples, stated that the sustainable purchasing of the product would depend on its life cycle. The demand for green products has increased due to the growing consumption from healthcare, banking, education, and government sector.

The article presents statistics concerning the office equipment and supplies industry. A Canadian pulp and paper goods manufacturer has introduced a line of antimicrobial office paper that uses a silver coating to control the growth of bacteria and fungi. Thirty-seven million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced by Hewlett-Packard. $9.1 billion were spent on security software in 2007.

Presents statistics related to the office supplies and equipment business. Annual sales growth of store-brand imaging supplies; Percentage of recycled paper that are available from Canon USA; Percentage of buyers who report an increase in paper prices.

This article mentions transaction prices and buyers' forecasts for several items related to manufacturing as of March 6, 2003. Buyers expect higher prices for ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, paper and related products and plastics. Regarding energy and wood, lower prices are expected. For chemicals like chlorine, ethanol, ethylene and formaldehyde prices are expected to remain the same.

Reports on the rise in the commodity index prices of various raw materials in the purchasing industry as of December 12, 2002. Comparative analysis of the Industrial Supplies Price Index; Effect of the rise in costs of energy and chemicals on the monthly price index; Buyers' expectation related to rise in the prices of energy, paper and paperboard, plastic parts, steel, copper and brass parts, fabricated metals.

Presents tips on reducing the cost of print services. Awareness on the print program of the organization; Price of the paper; Techniques of controlling waste.

Reports the development in the purchasing of office papers. Demand for office papers; Decline in the purchase of uncoated free-sheet papers; Decrease in the price of office papers.

Presents an outlook on commodity prices, recent as of July 2001. Polyethylene; Paper; Copper; Wood pulp; Linerboard; Industrial purchasers' three-month price expectations.

Presents the prices of commodities, recent as of July 2001, and their prices a month, six months and a year ago. Ferrous metals; Nonferrous metals; Pulp, paper and paperboard; Wood; Chemicals; Plastics; Electronic components.

Presents transaction prices of industrial materials as of June 21, 2001. Ferrous metals; Nonferrous metals; Pulp, paper and paperboard; Wood; Chemicals; Plastics; Electronic components.

Presents a price guide for purchasing agents. Prices of ferrous and nonferrous metals; Prices of pulp and paper per truckload quantities delivered; Prices of electronic components in lots of 1000.

Reports that paper recovery rose in the United States in 1999. Formula for determining total paper recovered; Consumption of recovered by US mills; Fastest growing user of recovered paper in non-traditional markets.

Informs about a United States Presidential executive order requiring government paper buyers to purchase 30% post-consumer recycled content. Increase in the post-consumer content specification; Application of the order to all fiber printing and writing paper.

Introduces Georgia-Pacific Papers' Quantum opaque line of papers. End uses; Improved blue-white shade; Enhanced opacity and finish; Sizes; Contact information.

Predicts that demand for office paper will grow modestly through 1998 in the United States. Increased shipment in 1994; Electronic storage of documents; Paper consumption from copiers and printers.

Reports on the status of market prices for paper in the United States.

Predicts weak prices of paper and paperboard in the United States.

Reports that continued depression in European pulp markets has forced North American producers to sell more product in the United States.