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November 18, 2005
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NEWS
Koch Industries to Acquire Georgia-Pacific
<http://www.GP.com> Georgia-Pacific Corp. and
<http://www.Kochind.com> Koch
Industries Inc. reached a definitive agreement for Koch Forest Products Inc. to
make a $48 per share cash tender offer for all Georgia-Pacific shares.
Koch said that Georgia-Pacific will operate as a privately held, wholly-owned
subsidiary of Koch Industries. Georgia-Pacific will continue to do business
under the Georgia-Pacific name and operate its businesses from its Atlanta
headquarters as an independently managed company. Included in the transaction
are assets of Georgia-Pacific, including its North American and international
consumer products segments, as well as its building products, packaging, and
paper and bleached board segments. <http://www.gp.com/center/news/news.asp?NewsID=4501>
Full story.
An <http://www.ap.org> Associated Press
story reported that leaders of Georgia-Pacific and Koch Industries say their
similar corporate cultures are a major reason they anticipate success for their
proposed $13.2 billion combination. Koch has begun instructing 80
Georgia-Pacific executives about the intricacies of a central tenet at the new
corporate parent: market-based management. <http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/051115/koch_georgia_pacific.html?.v=4>
Full story.
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MeadWestvaco Forecasts Stable Packaging
Production
<http://www.meadwestvaco.com>
MeadWestvaco Corp. expects its packaging production to remain stable next year
as high energy prices temper demand, according to a <http://today.reuters.com/news/default.aspx>
Reuters story. The company's total packaging capacity is approximately 3.9
million tons. <http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh01789_2005-11-16_23-24-17_n16615365_newsml>
Click here to read the full interview with John Luke, chairman and CEO of
MeadWestvaco.
Jerome Group Opens Minneapolis Office
<http://www.jeromegroup.com> Jerome
Group announced the opening of its office in Minneapolis. Earlier this year, the
company opened an office in Atlanta. The Minneapolis office will be headed by
Kay Baker, who most recently worked as director of production services at <http://www.lacek.com> The Lacek Group, a
division of <http://www.ogilvy.com/o_one/>
OgilvyOne. Previously, Baker worked for Carlson Companies, Gage Marketing and
<http://www.young-america.com>
Young America Corp., and developed a variety of direct, loyalty and promotional
marketing solutions.
AB&C Group Selected by Non-Profit to Offer
Services
<http://www.abcgroup.com> AB&C Group
announced that <http://www.tu.org> Trout
Unlimited selected it to manage its membership processing, call center services
and product fulfillment. Trout Unlimited is a trout and salmon conservation
non-profit organization with more than 150,000 members. It was impressed that
AB&C's "Relationship"™ Call Centers have earned the "Call Center of
Excellence" certification from Purdue University's Benchmark Portal, the company
said.
PaperlinX to Buy Canada's Cascades
Australian paper maker
and merchant <http://www.paperlinx.com.au/cpa/htm/htm_home.asp>
PaperlinX Ltd. has agreed to buy the Canadian paper merchanting business of
<http://www.cascades.com/> Cascades
Inc. for $85 million (Canadian), a <http://today.reuters.com/news/default.aspx>
Reuters story said. The acquisition comes at a time when paper companies are
battling low prices and weak demand. The move places PaperlinX ahead of
distributors <https://www.xpedx.com/>
xpedx, a unit of <http://www.internationalpaper.com/>
International Paper, <http://www.unisourcelink.com>
Unisource, a joint venture between <http://www.baincapital.com> Bain
Capital and <http://www.GP.com> Georgia
Pacific, and <http://www.kamipa.co.jp/eng/> Japan
Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. in terms of tonnes of paper sold.
Staples 3Q Profit Up
<http://www.staples.com> Staples Inc.
announced the results for its third quarter ended Oct. 29. Total company sales
grew to $4.25 billion, an increase of 11 percent over the same quarter last
year. Net income rose 14 percent year-over-year to $238 million, and earnings
per share increased 14 percent. <http://investor.staples.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96244&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=782808&highlight=>
Full story.
Sonoco to Close Packaging Printing Plant
<http://www.sonoco.com> Sonoco announced that
it will close its flexible packaging printing plant in Charlotte, N.C., as part
of the company's previously announced cost-reduction plans. It will close the
plant by the end of the first quarter of 2006. The operation employs 67 workers
and primarily prints flexographic images on packaging film. Sonoco will offer
outplacement assistance to employees.
Relizon Opens State-of-the-Art Center
<http://www.relizon.com/> Relizon unveiled
its Relizon Idea Center, a 300,000-square-foot facility near Columbus, Ohio,
that showcases the latest techniques and best practices in outsourced marketing
services. The center features the latest equipment for digital document
production and fulfillment, including two Xerox iGen3® 110 Digital Production
Presses. It also uses four Xerox DocuTech 6180 Production Publisher
black-and-white devices.
Curtis Packaging Celebrates 160th Anniversary
<http://www.curtispackaging.com>
Curtis Packaging celebrated its 160th anniversary on Oct. 27. Connecticut
Governor M. Jodi Rell spoke at the event and toured the company's newly upgraded
facility along with local Councilman Herb Rosenthal. Curtis Packaging offers
full-service graphic and structural design, die making, complete digital
prepress, UV printing, die cutting, hot stamping, embossing and finishing.
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SOLUTION OF THE WEEK
Pocket Folder Makes Waves
Glen Bryman has sold everything
from letterhead and envelopes to banners and newsletters to <http://thewatersorganization.com/>
The Waters Organization in Atlanta since it was founded in 2004. Recently, the
distributor faced one of his toughest challenges with the company, which
provides administrative recruiting and IT consulting, when it prepared for a
trade show. <http://www.dmia.org/sol_center/enewsletter/enews_articles/sow111805.html>
Full story.
TOP TEN
Here are this week's top unusual source requests received by
DMIA:
1. Vinyl self adhesive calendars measuring 1" x 12"; QTY=1M
2.
2 part unit set; 11" x 25-1/2"; 5 hole punching in 3 locations;
QTY=10M
3. Wax-coated tray liners with scalloped edges; unprinted; 12"
x 9-1/8"; QTY=2.5M to 5M
4. Clear vinyl credit card sleeve affixed to
cut sheet letterhead; QTY=50M
5. Sheeted brown bag kraft paper; 8-1/2"
x 11" or larger; QTY=100
6. Tape bound memo pad with custom printed
message on the tape; QTY=20M
7. Custom imprinted memory sticks for MP3
players; QTY=500
8. Sixteen page medical manual; saddle stitched with
304V stainless steel wire; wafer sealed and bar coded; QTY=10M to
100M
9. Stock drive-up banking envelope with holiday design;
QTY=Minimum
10. Proportion scale made of plastic; custom use
If you have a source request—for anything—call the Hotline at (800) 333-2828
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, or use the <http://64.115.51.134/index.htm>
Source Hotline Database online. For new sales ideas every day, try our <http://www.dmia.org/dmiasearch/am_pm/search/index.cfm>
1,000 Sales Ideas Database. Manufacturers, if you produce any of these items and
would like to check your listing with the Source Hotline, please email <mailto:crush@dmia.org> Cheryl Rush.
WHAT'S NEW AT DMIA?
Excess Inventory Depot
<http://sourcehotline.dmia.org/Source_Sale_Links.htm>
DMIA's Excess Inventory Depot enables members to sell items such as excess
inventories, blank forms and labels, pre-converted material, paper stock,
converted material, new or used equipment and other business-related items. Take
advantage of this introductory offer and post your items for free. Find out
what's for sale. DMIA members can view postings 24/7 at no charge.
E-WEEKLY INSTANT POLL
This week's question:
Do you think the 5.4 percent postal rate increase is too high?
<http://www.dmia.org/poll/poll111805.html>
Click here to vote.
Read the E-Weekly before it hits your email box! It's posted on DMIA's web
site every Friday morning. <http://www.dmia.org/emailnewsletter_access.html>
Visit this link.
SALES AND MARKETING TIP
A Successful Affiliate Program
Are you selling products
online through an affiliate program? Then all you have to do is use these tools
to get traffic to your affiliate sales page.
<http://www.workz.com/content/view_content.html?section_id=525&content_id=6946>
Full story.
E-COMMERCE SPOTLIGHT
Online Fraud Increases
Online scams will siphon $2.8
billion from e-commerce revenue in 2005, an 8 percent increase from 2004,
according to a new study.
<http://www.e-commerceguide.com/solutions/secure_pay/article.php/3563526>
Full story.
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Formtrac 2005
<http://www.dmia.org/about/prod_cat_logon.html>
Many changes have occurred in the industry since DMIA last published Formtrac
two years ago. Formtrac 2005 shows the current industry numbers and forecasts up
to 2008. The report also breaks product lines and discusses the independent and
direct-selling market shares. Code: ID05. Member Price: $179. To order,
<http://www.dmia.org/about/prod_cat_logon.html>
click here or contact <mailto:tdavis@dmia.org> Tina Davis.
HOT SITES
What's a Print?
This fascinating site reveals the traditional methods of making various types
of prints.
<http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2001/whatisaprint/flash.html>
Visit the site.
Everything Turkey
This site offers recipes, tips and
tools to serve a succulent bird. <http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_hd_thanksgiving/text/0,1972,FOOD_9845_38050,00.html>
Visit the site.
Print Education & Research Foundation
<http://www.dmia.org/about/foundation.html>
DMIA and the former International Association for Document Technologies
Foundation joined forces in 2003 and formed the Print Education & Research
Foundation (PERF). Headquartered with DMIA, PERF's mission is to provide
research and education that promote long-term growth and profitability of the
industry's organizations that embrace supply-chain options. PERF initiatives
include developing research reports on emerging products and markets;
educational and training programs; and finding ways to improve the industry's
profitability and functionality. Its staff is directed by a <http://www.dmia.org/about/foundation.html>
Board of Trustees. For more information, call (800) 336-4641.
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