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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.
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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. read more »
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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. read more »
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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.

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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 read more »
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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."

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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. read more »
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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 read more »
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This week Jim lashes out at bigwigs that don't know their own businesses:

"My hope is the modern corporation leaders, and the modern politicians, would become people on the move, out touching the tangible parts of their responsibilities--out where "the small people" are getting things done." read more »
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Uncoated groundwood paper has less than half the carbon footprint of uncoated freesheet paper with the same purpose, a recent study by Canadian researchers suggests. read more »
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President and CEO, E. Thomas Curley, had barely learned the most efficient traffic routes to the office, when he was handed a check for $1.265 million, told not to come back, and, by the way, “don’t forget that you ‘resigned’”. Not a bad four month gig – I doubt that Lady Gaga does that well. read more »
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NewPage, in removing three top level executives, is big news these days. I find this situation fascinating. Why the shake-up, and why now..?

In the meantime, let’s look back and review NewPage strategies that made the company what it is today. read more »
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New correspondent Neil McCubbin writes: "The pulp and paper industry has a positive story to tell on sustainability, but this message is not well known."

Read the rest of the column to gain Neil's perspective and explore all of the new content at http://www.globalpapermoney.com/ read more »
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This week, Jim concludes his series on pulp, paper, and technology

Here's a sample:

"The industry will be better served if and when its thought leaders adopt the following objectives:
1. Develop future plans solely based on market needs
and
2. Cease and desist trying to save existing asse read more »
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Brussels, Belgium, – 22 June, 2010 – International Paper, the world’s largest paper and packaging company, has donated its PRO-DESIGN™ colour laser paper range, for the production of “This book is all about me”, a book that has been produced to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital charity. read more »
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