Q1 Paper Outlook — Market Taking Stock

Internally, this could include gathering data on consumption press side and reporting it throughout the company in an automated information flow, Nash explains. "We also can use papiNet as a communication bridge to the mills and to our clients."

Ideally, there should be a two-way flow of information in an open business relationship, but Nash concedes that requires a level of trust and cooperation among all of the parties involved. While they may say all the right things, he has been disappointed by the actions of some papiNet member mills.