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Hot Paper News
Amber PrePrint Improved Whiteness & Opacity |
European |
April 30, 2008 -- Arctic Paper --
May 1st, Arctic Paper introduces the upgraded Amber Preprint with a higher whiteness and opacity. Amber Preprint is the number one choice for the personalized direct mail, invoices and letterheads.
Amber Preprint is the paper to use when really high whiteness is needed. Arctic Paper has upgraded the whiteness from 160 CIE up to 167 CIE. The paper also has a better opacity, improved from 92 % to 93 % at 80 g/m2. The upgraded Amber Preprint will now get closer to the top qualities in its segment available on the market.
Amber Preprint is a technically advanced, wood free multifunctional and uncoated paper. It is a paper with high stability and bulk and a great ageing resistance.
“Amber Preprint is especially recognised for it good runnability and printability in all offset, digital, laser and mono-colour ink-jet printers. The product is also well recognised among European printers as a reliable paper. It is important for us to always be in the forefront in product development, therefore it feels great to present Amber Preprint with a higher whiteness”, says Piotr Kowalski, Product Manager for Amber.
NEWPAGE ANNOUNCES COATED NO. 2 THROUGH NO. 4 WEB PAPER LINES |
North American |
April 4, 2008 -- NewPage Corporation --
NewPage Announces Coated No. 2 through No. 4 Web Paper Lines
02/25/2008
NEWPAGE ANNOUNCES COATED NO. 2 THROUGH NO. 4 WEB PAPER LINES
MIAMISBURG, Ohio. – February 22, 2008 – NewPage Corporation announced today key decisions being taken to integrate and streamline its coated No. 2-4 web paper lines as a result of its acquisition of Stora Enso North America (SENA).
“At NewPage, we are committed to our customers and their collective desire for us to offer a broad portfolio of printing papers such as coated freesheet, coated groundwood, newsprint, supercalendered, and specialty products to meet a wide variety of needs. The combination of NewPage and SENA product lines created redundancies within some grade categories which, if unaddressed, may cause confusion for our customers. We believe our customers will benefit from a solid, simplified and streamlined product offering, and this is our first step towards achieving that goal,” said David Deger, vice president, marketing.
The NewPage No. 2 through No. 4 coated web product offerings are as follows:
For No. 2 coated freesheet web products, NewPage will continue to offer both Sterling® Ultra web and Productolith® web in gloss, dull and matte finishes.
Orion® will be the premium No. 3 coated freesheet web offering in gloss, satin and matte finishes. Vision® will continue to be offered as an economical No. 3 web product in gloss and velvet finishes, and now will have an enhanced shade. Focus® Plus will be discontinued.
For No. 4 coated groundwood web products, NewPage will add lightweight and rotogravure capability to the Escanaba® and Dependoweb® brands along with a whiter shade. With these additions, NovaPress Advantage®, PolarisPress® and CapriPress® are being discontinued.
NewPage will continue to offer ArborWeb™ and ArborWeb Plus™ for environmentally conscious consumers and will add Dependoweb® Arbor. All Arbor™ products feature triple chain-of-custody certification (Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)) and 30% post-consumer recycled content.
“We are continuing to explore other opportunities to simplify our offerings to the marketplace. When decisions are made, we will communicate them promptly,” stated David Deger.
The last date of shipment for Focus® Plus, NovaPress Advantage®, PolarisPress® and CapriPress® will be April 30, 2008. Please contact a NewPage sales representative or visit our web site www.newpagecorp.com for more details.
About NewPage Corporation
Headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio, NewPage Corporation is the largest printing paper manufacturer in North America, based on production capacity, with more than $4.3 billion in pro forma net sales for the last twelve months ended September 30, 2007. The company’s product portfolio is the broadest in North America and includes coated freesheet, coated groundwood, supercalendered, newsprint and specialty papers. These papers are used for corporate collateral, commercial printing, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts, newspapers, packaging applications and direct mail advertising.
NewPage owns paper mills in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nova Scotia, and Wisconsin. These mills have a total annual production capacity of approximately 5.5 million tons of paper, including 4.3 million tons of coated paper, 920,000 tons of uncoated paper and 300,000 tons of specialty paper, as well as approximately 3.2 million tons of pulp.
About FSC
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international, independent, not-for-profit organization that promotes responsible management of the world’s forests. The organization accredits third-party certifiers to ensure that forest and forest products companies meet FSC principles and criteria for environmental, economic and social standards. FSC is “The Independent Assurance for Responsible Forest Management.”
© 1996 Forest Stewardship Council A.C.
About SFI
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) program is a comprehensive system of principles, objectives and performance measures developed by professional foresters, conservationists and scientists, among others that combines the perpetual growing and harvesting of trees with the long-term protection of wildlife, plants, soil and water quality.
About PEFC
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) schemes is an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that promotes sustainable forest management through independent third-party certification. PEFC endorses the certification system of SFI.
April 4, 2008 -- NewPage Corporation --
NewPage announces new brand names for coated no. 5 and uncoated web lines
03/06/2008
NEWPAGE ANNOUNCES NEW BRAND NAMES FOR
COATED NO. 5 AND UNCOATED WEB LINES
NewPage Corporation announced today key decisions being taken to integrate its coated No. 5 and uncoated web paper lines as a result of its acquisition of Stora Enso North America (SENA).
“At NewPage, we are dedicated to providing a mix of innovative brands and reliable product designs for our customers. As part of the combination of NewPage and Stora Enso North America, we are required to rename some products with brand names that are currently registered with Stora Enso Oyj. Though these products will carry new brand names, they still have the same product designs, attributes and on-press performance that publishers, catalogers and retailers have come to expect and trust,” said David Deger, vice president, marketing.
The NewPage coated No. 5, supercalendered and newsprint product offerings are as follows:
For No. 5 coated groundwood web offset and rotogravure products, NewPage will simply change the name of ConsoPress® and ConsoPress Advantage® to Consoweb™ and Consoweb Advantage™. The product design, attributes and performance remain the same.
Former SC-A+ and SC-A brands MagniPress® and SuperiorPress® will be renamed Voyager® and Superior Gloss® respectively. A change in name only, they continue to be the proven performance leaders in their product categories, providing printed results and on-press performance similar to many lightweight coated brands.
NewPage will continue to offer the Arbor™ design to its environmentally minded customers in the No. 5 and SC-A+ product categories. Consoweb™ Arbor and Voyager® Arbor feature triple chain-of-custody certification (Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)) and 30% post-consumer recycled content.
ExoPress® and ExoPress® Plus products are being renamed as Spartanweb® and Spartanweb® Plus. These products are a value alternative to SN-C/SC-B sheets that maintain printed results while yielding improved opacity and bindery performance.
“In addition to renaming the above products, NewPage is introducing an innovative new product, Expedition®. Expedition is a lightweight uncoated product offering the brightness of a No. 4 coated groundwood product. Therefore, it is a smart choice for publishers of magazines, catalogs and retail inserts who require a higher brightness and image quality, yet have budgets to maintain,” said Jim Sheibley, general manager, ultra-lightweight and supercalendered papers.
“We are continuing our work in refining our broad palette of products that serve almost every facet of the marketplace. This is the second step in announcing this refined offering. As further decisions are made, we will continue to communicate them promptly,”
Please contact a NewPage sales representative or visit the company’s Web site www.newpagecorp.com for more details.
MWV Expands Tango Advantage Product Line to Include Recycled Coated Cover |
North American |
March 27, 2008 -- MeadWestvaco --
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – February 13, 2008 – MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV) announced today it will expand its coated cover product line to include 10 and 12 pt Tango Advantage Recycled C1S and C2S, furthering its commitment to sustainability focused printing and packaging solutions.
“This is an exciting addition to the Tango Advantage family of products,” said Kevin Clark, business manager for MeadWestvaco’s Commercial Printing Business. “Printers are now able to satisfy their customers’ expectations for outstanding print fidelity while using a product with post-consumer recycled fiber.”
Tango Advantage Recycled delivers the same surface, printability, and consistency on press in graphical print and packaging applications as Tango Advantage coated cover, while now containing 10 percent post-consumer recycled fiber. The Tango Advantage family of products are certified by the Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI) for Land Management and Wood Procurement, and also endorsed by The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) schemes, the world’s largest forest certification system.
All specifications for Tango Advantage Recycled are the same as the Virgin Fiber product. Current caliper availability includes 10 and 12 pt for both the coated one side and coated two side products. Other calipers, available on a special order basis, include: 8 pt C1S and C2S; 14, 16 and 18 pt coated two sides.
To order Tango Advantage Recycled C1S/C2S, contact your local MeadWestvaco sales professional, merchant representative or Amida Mehta at +1 804-405-7209.
About MeadWestvaco
MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV) provides packaging solutions to many of the world’s most-admired brands in the food and beverage, media and entertainment, personal care, home and garden, cosmetics, and healthcare industries. The company has market-leading positions in its Consumer & Office Products and Specialty Chemicals businesses, and operates in more than 30 countries. MeadWestvaco manages all of its forestlands in accordance with internationally recognized forest certification standards, and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the fourth consecutive year. For more information, please visit us at www.meadwestvaco.com.
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March 27, 2008 -- GPA, Specialty Substrate Solutions --
GPA is proud to announce they have received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody certification on a variety of their Ultra Digital® coated and uncoated papers. This means that customers can be sure that the wood and pulp used in GPA’s finished product is traceable to responsibly managed forests, and that there are documented controls in place to make sure that the integrity of the environment is upheld.
Certification through the FSC is one way companies can help improve forestry practices, significantly reduce long-term impact on the environment, and establish responsible social practices.
"The Forest Stewardship Council’s standards represent the world's strongest system for guiding forest management toward environmental responsibility and creating sustainable results. At GPA, we're committed to working with our suppliers and customers by doing our part in this worldwide initiative to protect the environment and our natural resources," said Mike Ratcliff, President of GPA.
Registration was obtained from Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), an independent registrar, for all GPA facilities. GPA’s certification is audited on an annual basis by SCS to assure that they are in line with the strict guidelines set forth by the FSC.
GPA will continue to add FSC certified products to their Ultra Digital® line of coated and uncoated papers in the coming year.
For more information on FSC certification visit www.fscus.org. For more information on GPA and their product offering, visit www.askgpa.com or contact GPA Customer Service at 800-395-9000.
March 11, 2008 -- Blanks/USA --
The traditional club card mailer transforms into the card mailers with new laminate technology. Choose from a 1-up card, 2-up cards or Custom Configurations and many laminate options!
Amber Uncoated from Arctic Paper now FSC |
European |
March 10, 2008 -- Arctic Paper --
Since February 1st, the three paper qualities Amber Graphic, Amber Preprint and Amber Volume are available with FSC certificate. Forest certification has the aim of ensuring that the forests are managed in a sustainable way. Arctic Papers engagement in the environmental issues is a long term commitment.
The Amber qualities are especially recognised for their good runnability and printability. Amber is well recognised among European printers as an ideal uncoated housepaper.
“We have a long term engagement in the environmental area and our ambition is to be in the front. Therefore, it feels very good to be able to offer this FSC certificate to an even broader range of paper and the FSC certificate on all three Amber qualities now gives our customers more opportunities. Since before the Munken and Arctic products already have a FSC certificate. Among certifying institutions FSC also has the strictest criteria for ecological forest treatment,” says Piotr Kowalski, Product Manager for Amber.
New Beckett Cambric: A sustainable Linen Paper including HP Indigo |
North American |
March 4, 2008 -- Mohawk Fine Papers Inc --
[Cohoes, NY] Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. continues to make quick adjustments for the changing needs of the digital print market, with relevant papers that are technically driven. The new Beckett Cambric is Mohawk’s most recent initiative.
The historic textured linen paper grade has been redefined for today’s market needs. Not only has the new line been infused with new colors, heavier weights, more cut sizes, and increased stocking, Mohawk has also introduced Beckett Cambric i-Tone® papers, creating the industry’s first textured grade that is FSC certified, carbon neutral, and optimized to run on any digital color production press – including the HP Indigo. “Most print shops today are running more than one type of equipment. Cambric is the only linen textured paper formulated to perform equally well across all platforms. Cambric i-Tone papers perform flawlessly on any equipment in the shop, for any application including, direct mail, business cards, pocket folders, brochures, report covers, invitations, and specialty projects,” says Chris Harrold, Vice President Market Development, Mohawk Fine Papers.
To keep up with today’s market demands, digital print shops need access to the kinds of papers that would have traditionally run on offset equipment. Printers are looking for textured surfaces with a variety of shades for new applications such as photo books, greeting cards and calendars. Beckett Cambric gives printers the option to use optimized textured paper for short run specialty print jobs.
“Mohawk has redefined Beckett Cambric as the “go-to” linen paper for printers and designers alike. The new product line has all the aspects printers need, from additional stocking on cut sizes, 14 matching shades in 24 writing and 80 cover, extra heavy covers, small quantity cartons, and a 99 bright Platinum White, the brightest white available. Cambric also has 15 new contemporary, highly appealing shades that customers are looking for,” says Harrold.
New colors
Mohawk performed extensive color trend research before finalizing the additions to the new line. The result is beautiful fresh, bright and rich palette that includes the colors consumers are attracted to in home goods, fashion, architecture and interior design.
Environmental
In addition to being completely modernized with additions and enhancements, Beckett Cambric has been upgraded in terms of environmental attributes. Now, the complete Beckett Cambric line is FSC certified, manufactured with wind-generated energy, and made carbon neutral. “There is nothing else like it in its category. Cambric is the first environmentally responsible, textured paper engineered for high performance on digital color production presses, including HP Indigo” said Harrold.
New Features
15 new shades
5 shades made from 100% PCW fiber and 12 shades made with 30% PCW fiber
New 99 bright Platinum White
80 and 100 cover in all shades
100 text and 130 double-thick cover in five core white shades
160 double-thick cover in five core whites and five rich colors
3 new duplex offerings
New digital with i-Tone™ offering
New 19 x 13/13 x 19 sheet sizes for HP Indigo 5500 presses
8.5 x 11 sheets stocked in 14 shades
Small quantity cartons
Complete line is FSC certified, made with windpower, and made carbon neutral
Matching envelopes available in all shades
For more information on Beckett Cambric or other Mohawk papers visit www.mohawkpaper.com or call 1-800 the mill.
Keaykolour range now FSC certified |
European |
February 27, 2008 -- Arjowiggins SAS --
Keaykolour is now manufactured from FSC certified pulps and provides a new option for designers seeking environmentally friendly creative papers.
Keaykolour is available in Antique, Embossings, Recycled and Parchment substrates each offering a range of qualities for a variety of applications, including luxury packaging, greeting cards, covers, menus, certificates, corporate communications and advertising and promotional print!
January 26, 2008 -- NewPage Corporation --
THE NEWPAGE ACQUISITION OF STORA ENSO’S NORTH AMERICAN
BUSINESS IS COMPLETED
NewPage Corporation today announced the completion of the previously-announced acquisition of Stora Enso Oyj’s (NYSE: SEO) North American paper manufacturing operations.
“NewPage, majority owned by Cerberus Capital Management, completed the $2.556 billion financing arranged by Goldman Sachs in one of the most difficult credit markets in memory,” said Mark A. Suwyn, NewPage Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “This speaks well of the soundness of the business combination, the quality of the management team, and the strength of the support we’ve received from Cerberus and Goldman Sachs. This news is very exciting for the business. We’ve achieved regulatory approvals and other milestones more quickly than anticipated, and therefore were able to close ahead of schedule.”
The combined product portfolio is the broadest in North America. The new organization will have approximately $4.3 billion in pro forma net sales for the last twelve months ended September 30, 2007, and exceptional platforms in the company’s core businesses including coated freesheet, coated groundwood, supercalendered and specialty papers. These papers are used for corporate collateral, high-end advertising brochures, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts, packaging applications and direct mail advertising.
“We have an excellent senior leadership team in place and are creating new opportunities for our employees to grow and succeed. We know there are many challenges ahead of us, but we believe we’re well positioned for success and look forward to making the company prosper and grow,” said Richard D. Willett, President and Chief Operating Officer of NewPage. “With this combination and the powerful businesses it creates, NewPage has improved its ability to meet the needs of its customers with the high quality customer service and products they’ve come to expect from both companies. This should also enable us to deliver higher returns on investment and meet our return on capital goal. Our plan to achieve $265 million in annualized cost synergies is just the first step toward that goal.”
NewPage operates 12 paper mills with 26 paper machines located in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nova Scotia, Canada. These mills have a total annual production capacity of approximately 5.5 million tons of paper, which includes 4.3 million tons of coated paper, 920,000 tons of uncoated paper, 300,000 tons of specialty paper, as well as 3.2 million tons of pulp. NewPage is now the largest manufacturer of coated paper in North America, based on capacity. Additional information about the company, locations and products is available on the NewPage Web site, www.NewPageCorp.com.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as exclusive financial advisor to NewPage Corporation and Goldman Sachs and its affiliates acted as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner on the financing. Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP acted as legal advisor to NewPage Corporation.
As a result of the transaction, affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., and certain members of NewPage management own, in the aggregate, 80.1% of the outstanding capital stock of NewPage Group Inc., the indirect parent entity of NewPage Corporation. Stora Enso Oyj owns the remaining 19.9% of outstanding capital stock.
About NewPage Corporation
Headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio, NewPage Corporation is the largest printing paper manufacturer in North America, based on production capacity with more than $4.3 billion in pro forma net sales for the last twelve months ended September 30, 2007. The company’s product portfolio is the broadest in North America and includes coated freesheet, coated groundwood, supercalendered and specialty papers. These papers are used for corporate collateral, high-end advertising brochures, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts, packaging applications and direct mail advertising.
NewPage owns a total of 12 paper mills operating 26 paper machines located in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nova Scotia, and Wisconsin. These mills have a total annual production capacity of approximately 5.5 million tons of paper, including 4.3 million tons of coated paper, 920,000 tons of uncoated paper and 300,000 tons of specialty paper, as well as approximately 3.2 million tons of pulp.
About Cerberus
Established in 1992, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., along with its affiliates, is one of the world’s leading private investment firms with approximately $26 billion under management in funds and accounts. Through its team of more than 275 investment and operations professionals, Cerberus specializes in providing both financial resources and operational expertise to help transform undervalued companies into industry leaders for long-term success and value creation. Cerberus is headquartered in New York City, with affiliate and/or advisory offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Baarn, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, Osaka and Taipei. More information on Cerberus can be found at www.cerberuscapital.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” “will likely continue,” “will likely result,” or words or phrases with similar meaning. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of our control, that may cause our business, strategy or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our substantial level of indebtedness; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition of SENA, including anticipated synergies; our substantial level of indebtedness; changes in the supply of, demand for prices of our products; the activities of competitors, including those engaged in unfair trade practices; changes in significant operating expenses, including raw material and energy costs; changes in currency exchange rates; changes in the availability of capital; general economic and business conditions in the United States and elsewhere; changes in the regulatory environment, including requirements for enhanced environmental compliance; our ability to operate as a stand-alone business; and other risks and uncertainties that are detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those detailed under “Risk Factors” in Exhibit 99.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 3, 2007. The company does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statements
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