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Focuses on the newsprint paper crisis in the United States. Forecasts of an increase in paper prices due to consolidation among producers; Enumeration of companies acquiring related firms in the paper industry; Impact of economic condition on the newsprint paper industry. INSET: Foreign firm finds a home in U.S. market, by Jim Rosenberg.

Reports on the growth of the synthetic paper market in the U.S. Niches targeted by synthetic paper; First synthetic paper launched; Factors contributing to the expansion of the market; Factors which are retarding market growth; Large producers of synthetic paper.

Discusses the modification of traditional automatic samplers and sampling techniques to comply with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Cluster Rules, a set of regulations for the pulp and paper industry. Impact of the Cluster Rule on the way pulp and paper mills operate; Cluster Rule benefits; Compliance monitoring changes. INSET: Understanding VATIP..

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.

Describes the financial status of the lumber and paper industries in the United States as of December 2, 1996. Financial performance of selected lumber and paper companies; Financial projections for 1996 and 1997; Role of environmental challenges on the industries' recession.

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.

Reveals that decline of the price of paper in the United States. Decline of paper consumption by publishing companies; Move of paper companies to reduce their production; Impact of the decline in advertising expenditures to the paper and publishing industries.

The article discusses the challenges facing the newspaper and publishing sector in the U.S. It explores the shared sacrifice concept observed by the industry under which the paper, printing and publishing sectors seek to be lean and stealthy while working with one another to manage paper costs. Factors of concern to paper manufacturers are given such as rising energy costs and the scarcity of old newspapers (ONP). Empathy is cited as a strategy for publishers and newsprint suppliers to take.

Presents the results of the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) survey about the United States papermaking industry. Growth of planned consumption of recovered paper; Continued increase in paper and paperboard capacity; Overall newsprint capacity; Commitment to sustainable forestry initiatives; Working relationship between the forest products industry and the US Department of Energy.

The article reports that magazine publishers in the U.S. are up in arms after two major paper producers said they are planning price hikes. Publishers fear another price hikes like the ones they experience in 1994 and 1995 when list prices rose some 40 to 50 percent. Increases in paper prices can quickly wipe out gains in advertising and circulation revenue.

Discusses the growth in the American pulp and paper industry with emphasis on the contribution of paper recovery and reuse. Report from the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA); Percentage annual rate growth of the industry; Recycling of 80 percent of recovered paper; Recovery-reuse goal of AF&PA in six years from 1993.

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.

The United States-based paper manufacturer and supplier, Office Depot reported that sales of recycled paper are increasing indicating corporate commitment to promoting environmentally-sensitive products and a testament to the growing public and corporate adoption of their quality recycled paper. The company also reported that nearly two of every three sheets of paper sold in the United States by Office Depot in 2004 contained recycled content. The company also provided statistics on the number of trees conserved, reduction in energy consumption, emission reductions, elimination of solid wastes and wastewater.

Reports on speculations about an increase in paper prices in the U.S. for 2004. Expectation on advertising revenue percentage growth; Statement issued by newsprint trader Bernard Bottomley; Overview of quarterly newsprint consumption; Factors that could limit price growth.

Reports on the American Forest and Paper Association's forecast regarding the American papermaking industry. 2.5 annual expansion in total papermaking capacity from 1996 to 1998; Increased paper recovery; Establishment of new facilities to produce recovered paper and paperboard.

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.

Focuses on United States publishers and catalogers' concern over paper shortages. Speculation of further price hikes; Paucity of the 40-pound coated groundwood paper; Comments from industry executives; Publishers' decision to increase advertisement prices; Anticipation of the second-class postage increase; Cause of the shortage.

Reports that the National Labor Relations board in the United States has ruled that the International Paper Company was wrong to lawfully lock out its striking workers. Expiration of the joint collective-bargaining contract between International Paper Company and the paperworkers' and electrical workers' unions; Staging of the lock by National Paper to pressure the unions and avoid a coordinated strike at the mill in Mobile, Alabama; Views of the Labor Relations board.

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.

Reports the expansion of Solvay Paperboard's plant, a manufacturer of liner board for the corrugated packaging industry in North Syracuse, New York. Date of its groundbreaking and construction completion; Production capacity of the plant; Significance of the expansion.

Focuses on the establishment of three special recycling awards to support the campaign of the paper industry to recover 55 percent of all paper consumed in the U.S. Changing of the name of the Recognizing Individual award to Ed Hurley Memorial Paper Recycling Award; Eligibility guidelines of communities and companies for the Recognizing Committee and Recognizing Business awards.

Reports that the Biofine company has been operating a demonstration facility to convert paper sludge into levulinic acid in New York State. Conversion of the paper fraction of municipal solid waste; Uses of levulinic acid; Partnership with Pencor Environmental Ventures.

The article focuses on the increasing price of newsprint in the United States. Skyrocketing newsprint prices have been blamed for everything from a hiring freeze at the newspaper "The Dallas Morning News," to a price hike for the Sunday edition of the newspaper "The New York Times." With no easing on the newsprint front, where costs are up by about 35 percent to 40 percent over a year ago, this year's price jumps ultimately may give newspaper publishers another strong shove toward the electronic media.

Presents rankings of the hottest brands in eight categories of paper products. Focus on James River Corp.; New products introduced by the company; Marketing of products; Includes sales and marketshare of the different brand consumer items of paper towels, toilet tissue, cooking and storage bags, and facial tissue; Other products.

Reports on the establishment of recycling awards to support recovery campaigns of the paper industry in the U.S. Recognition for the contribution of Ed Hurley to the industry; Requirements for award candidates; Contact information.

Outlines the plans of the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the pulp and paper manufacturers to fund the construction of technology projects that turn factory waste into energy. Estimated value of the funds; Selection of the proposed technologies; Benefits of the technology.

Opinion. Comments on two executive orders issued by United States President Bill Clinton and its reflection on his leadership. Clinton as disorganized; Procurement of totally chlorine-free paper; Lobbying by paper companies; Prohibition of government purchase of toxic substances and products made with toxic substance; Opposition from chemical industry.

The article reports on the stabilization of newsprint prices in the U.S. as of May 1996, with a likelihood to drop due to soft demand. Factors that could contribute to a soft newsprint market include conservation measures at newspapers such as reduced web width size and trimmed editorial news holes. Several new paper mills are also running or about to start operating in the Far East and Europe. Inventory levels are high and paper are being stored in warehouses. Other changes taking place worldwide are discussed.

Reports on the decrease of West Coast newsprint supplies because of the strikes in four papermills in British Columbia. Decrease in production of newsprint bought by western American newspaper; Closure of Fletcher Challenge Mills and MacMillan Bloedel mill.