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Focuses on the paper towel holder from kitchenware company Simplehuman of the United States. Pricing; Company's use of ethnovideography; Features.

The article focuses on the revival of the U.S. cardboard industry due to the surge in e-commerce and the millions of cardboard shipping boxes it generates. Topics covered include the re-opening of Midwest Paper Group's paper mill in Combined Locks, Wisconsin that was shuttered in 2017, the history of the paper industry in Wisconsin, and the world's evolving use of paper.

Reports on the plans of U.S.-based Kimberly-Clark Corp. to create the publicly traded company called Neenah Paper Inc. when it spins off its paper and Canadian pulp operations.

The article informs that the U.S. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan, New York unsealed an indictment that contained the first charges brought in the U.S. in connection with the so-called Panama Papers leak, as of December 2018.

Reports on Boise Cascade Corp.'s sale of its name and properties to Madison Dearborn Partners. Renaming of Boise Cascade to OfficeMax, the office products distributor it purchased in 2003; Ways in which the deal is a radical example of an uncoupling of assets that has been pervasive in the paper industry.

Reports on the sale of several units of International Paper Co. in its aim to focus on industrial and consumer packaging and certain paper operations in the U.S.

Americans like their toilet tissue soft: exotic confections that are silken, thick and hot-air-fluffed. The national obsession with soft paper has driven the growth of brands like Cottonelle Ultra, Quilted Northern Ultra and Charmin Ultra -- which in 2008 alone increased its sales by 40 percent in some markets, according to Information Resources, Inc., a marketing research firm. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Senior lawmakers in Washington said Friday they would look into repealing or limiting an obscure tax provision that is turning into an unintended, billion-dollar windfall for companies that manufacture paper. The provision was originally meant to spur the development of alternative fuels, but has instead become an example of the law of unintended consequences. The stocks of paper-making companies have soared in recent weeks because of the money they could receive from what amounts to an accidental Congressional bailout. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AFTER more than 200 years as a wholly family-owned company, Crane & Company, a famed producer of fine stationery based in Dalton, Mass., sold a minority share to the New York investment firm Lindsay Goldberg last summer. The sole paper supplier for United States currency, the company has been on a deal-making spree. Last May, it signed an agreement to produce stationery under the Disney brand. And in December, it purchased Atlanta-based Visual Physics, whose anticounterfeiting technology will allow Crane to enhance the security of paper money in the United States and other countries. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports International Paper Company's November 1998 announcement that it would buy its rival, the Union Camp Corporation. Value of the stock deal; Impact of the merger on International Paper's market position; Analysts' comments on the move; Response of United States paper industry stocks, including Champion International, Georgia-Pacific and Boise Cascade.

Analyzes the consumer paper market in the United States. Condition of the retail market; Prices for the high-end papers; Information on several paper companies.

Reports on the paper industry scenario of US and in particular, the performance of two giant companies i.e. International Paper Company and Weyerhaeuser Company.

States that from January 19, 1997 Charmin, Bounty and Puffs paper products will be increased in price according to the Procter and Gamble Company (P&G) in Cincinnati, Ohio. What caused the price increase; How much the orginial price will be increased by; Details on the last time P&G changed the prices of their paper products.

The article discusses the setback faced by American producers fighting for imposition of tariffs on imported Chinese paper. The ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission stated that NewPage Corp. and other markers of glossy paper had not been materially injured from the subsidies and so the Chinese paper exports are not liable for the imposition of tariffs. Further, NewPage reports the decline in the domestic industry due to Chinese imports.

The article focuses on the data presented by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board regarding the U.S. commercial paper market. The total outstanding commercial paper increased by $4.5 million to $1.859 trillion but asset backed commercial paper outstanding declined by $6.1 billion. Tony Crescenzi, chief fixed-income strategist at Miller Tabak & Co., said that these data, along with persistent drops in commercial paper rates, are clear evidence of stabilization in the market.

The article reports on the downsizing of the U.S. commercial paper market. It is stated that in the second week of August 2007 the size of commercial paper market reduced by 4.2%, which is the biggest decrease in seven years. It is noted that the market is a crucial source of short-term financing for businesses. In two weeks a decrease of about 8% has been noted in the commercial paper outstanding.

Focuses on the art exhibition titled 'Works on Paper,' which is being held at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York City, as of February 27, 2004. Description of the paper art works that were featured in the exhibition; Viewing schedules.

Delves into the issue whether or not tissue was invented in New York.

Reports that paper manufacturers Paper Access has open a store at Broadway in New York. Company's reason for locating its store in the Upper West Side of New York; Types of papers sold by the company; Other products of the company.

Reports on the investigation by the US Justice Department into possible anticompetitive practices among paper companies in the United States. Reaction of the paper companies.

The article focuses on the declining use of paper in U.S. households. The ubiquitous use of microcomputers has resulted in fewer homes using paper for work, home finances, or school, and the idea of a paperless environment is increasing accepted. At the same time, the use of paper is rapidly expanding in developing countries such as China.

Reports on the advertising campaigns for bathroom tissue among the business enterprises in the U.S. Promotion of the Charmin brand by Procter and Gamble Co.; Launch of discounting and promotional activity among manufacturers and retailers; Concept of the commercials.

Reports that the plan to pursue a paper-recycling plant in New York City, New York was stopped. Why the plans for the plant falter; Detractors of the plan; Plant that is being built.

Reports the increase in the second-quarter profit of International Paper Co. in the United States as of July 11, 2000. Reason for its increase; Percentage increase of its profit.

Reports on a shortage of paper at elementary schools all over the United States due to rising paper prices. Impact of the paper shortage on students and teachers; Reason for the rise in paper prices; Calls for paper donations from parents and businesses.

Presents the impact of the rising paper prices on the book publishing industry in the United States. Causes for the hike in price; Efforts of publishers to face the price hike; Comments of paper suppliers.

Reports that five companies that sell toilet tissue and paper towels to various institutions have been given a Federal grand jury subpoena seeking documents in connection with an antitrust investigation in the United States.

Discusses the soon-to-be announced proposal for a $100 million plant (the Bronx Community Paper Company) in the South Bronx to produce recycled paper from New York City's trash. New jobs to be created; Other economic benefits.

Announces that the Stone Container Corp. has temporarily closed a paper mill in Montana, the company's second biggest plant. Reason for the shutdown; Impact of the shutdown to the company's total annual capacity.

Reports on New York state officials' approval of an environmental permit and low-cost financing for a plan to build a $485 million paper-recycling mill in the South Bronx, New York City. Mill's production of newsprint from waste paper collected by the city's Department of Sanitation and private sources; Number of jobs to be created by the mill; Environmental benefits of the project.

Says that after months of wrangling between environmental groups and the paper industry, the Clinton Administration issued an executive order requiring federal agencies and the military to buy paper made from at least 20% recycled fiber by the end of next year and 30% by the end of 1998. The Natural Resources Defense Council to begin `a campaign for state and local recycled paper purchases to follow suit'; How recycling programs have been hampered.

Says that the White House is supposedly leaning toward an executive order that would direct federal agencies to purchase office stationery and other paper with at least 20% of its content recycled from trash. Counterattack by the paper industry.

Harold Wenning, 69, remembers what he called ''the one-for-five trick'' from his days running a news kiosk in Midtown Manhattan. ''They'll say it's a five and give you a one,'' he said. ''I had a guy say it was a 20 once and he gave me a one. I had a guy buy a roll of quarters from me and he gave me a dollar. That happens.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Informs about the consent of an Australian company, Pratt Industries, to build a waste paper recycling plant in Staten Island, New York. Views of people about the anticipated benefits from the same.

Reports the setting up of a million dollar recycling paper plant by International Recycling Corporation, along the Hackensack River as reported on April 22, 1995, in Kearny, New Jersey. Brief details of the project.

Reports on the growth in the recycling sector of the paper industry in the United States. Improvement in the recycling process.

Discusses Allen Hershkowitz's plan of building a mill in the Bronx for recycled newsprint. What he wanted to accomplish with the plan; Amount of money that was spent to plan the mill; Why the project was formally abandoned in July 2000.

Reports on billionaire investor Philip Anschutz's move to publish "The Washington Examiner," a free newspaper in Washington, D.C., in competition with the United States' most respected papers.

Features a library designed by interior designer Alan Tanksley in the Hampton Designer Showhouse in Wainscott, New York. Use of paper clip chandelier by Gary Ponzo; Price range of Ponzo's chandeliers.

The article profiles Drew Elliott, the chief creative officer at "Paper Magazine." Particular focus is given to his work on the "Break the Internet" issue of the journal, which featured the celebrity Kim Kardashian West. Additional topics discussed include his affinity for cigarettes and Diet Coke, his role at the television series "Project Runway" and insights on other ideas he has devised for "Paper."

The article focuses on concerns over the use of paper money in the future society, in the wake of announcement of the U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew regarding adding images honoring humanitarian Harriet Tubman on paper money, as of April 2016.

The article reports on the decision of the United States International Trade Commission to overturn the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on Canadian newsprint on August 29, 2018 because American paper producers are not affected by newsprint imports.

''Things are changing. The country is changing. Gotta change with it.'' Those words, expressing familiar sentiments these days, are spoken in this case not by a politician but by Curly, a cowboy who takes the notion of change and wrestles it to the ground in ''Oklahoma!'' the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical joyfully opening the 70th season at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the regulations adopted by the administration of governor George Pataki to require that cigarettes sold be manufactured with paper that can extinguish itself in New York. Adoption of the regulations by the Department of State; Effectiveness of the bans in stopping the paper from burning down when no one is puffing on the cigarette; Response of the agency on the concerns of retailers.

The article reports on a subpoena issued by House Democrats asking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to promptly produce a tranche of documents and a slate of witnesses that could shed light on U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Topics covered include Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and the impeachment inquiry launched by Congress against Trump.

Provides news briefs concerning New York as of September 6, 2000. Details on the study which revealed that manufacturers' payments in the state is higher than the national average; Court ruling on Foster Wheeler Corp., which sued Broome County over the collapse of a deal over a garbage-to-energy plant; Update on the planned purchase of Appleton Coated Paper Mill by the Empire Paper Group.

Focuses on the disclosure by a United Nations (UN) official that the administration of United States President George W. Bush had expressed concerns about a UN draft report on trends in democracy that criticized the Iraqi war and other administration policies. Claim of Richard A. Boucher of the State Department that no criticisms or expression of concern had been conveyed to anyone connected with the report; Preparation of the report by leading Arab intellectuals and specialists for publication by the United Nations Development Program; Claim of the official that Egypt has also made similar moves.

Reports that the U.S. government's list of banned airline passengers has grown from just 16 names on September 11, 2001 to thousands of people in 2004 amid signs of internal confusion and dissension over how the list is implemented. Tight security maintained over the list; Lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union under the Freedom of Information Act on behalf of two women from San Francisco, California.

Reports that Golan Cipel, the political appointee said to have had an affair with New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey, was quoted in an Israeli newspaper as saying that he is heterosexual. Portrayal of himself as a victim of unwanted advances by the governor; Contradiction of Cipel's interview with other statements from his lawyers.