Consumables-Paper - Offset

Most merchants make money selling paper, but there are a few who make money buying paper. How do they make money buying paper?

Choosing the most appropriate quality paper for your project can be a daunting task. To ease the way, I’ve compiled my top ten tips to help you find the right paper for your projects.

Choosing the most appropriate quality paper for your project can be a daunting task. Paper has many features to consider, and new sheets are continually coming into the market.

I’m here to say the paper party may soon be over. There are a few factors in the market that suggest price increases could be in our future. For starters, paper manufacturers have already started trying to raise prices.

While printing on a white, coated sheet is a safe option, selecting a colored stock opens up new possibilities and allows for a different stream of your creativity to flow. With the right knowledge, pushing this envelope allows for amazing design options.

Verso Paper announced a price increase for its coated-freesheet papers yesterday, the first sign of life in the U.S. coated market after 10 dismal months.

In the ongoing battle to reduce catalog production costs, many mailers look at reducing the basis weight of their paper. Going with a lower-weight catalog paper has repercussions as well as advantages.

Is the paper you purchased for your next direct mail or catalog campaign imported? How about the fiber used to make the paper? Did you perform due diligence to determine if all parties in the supply chain legally sourced and imported the paper that you bought? If not, YOU could be in violation of the Lacey Act.

The Lacey Act, a 100-year-old statute originally passed to stop wildlife crimes, was amended in May 2008 by the U.S. Congress to also now ban the commerce of illegally sourced plants, timber and wood and paper products. Companies that import or domestically source such environmentally harmful products may face seizure of goods, fines and jail time.

To stay on the right side of the law, protect your company's reputation and be a good corporate citizen of the world, you need to understand the requirements of this legislation and how they affect your role in paper sourcing NOW.

TORONTO—Specialty packaging and printing paper producer Fraser Papers has sought out bankruptcy protection in the United States and Canada. Fraser and its subsidiaries have initiated a court-supervised restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act in Canada and will be seek similar relief under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Fraser will continue its routine business operations.

Part of the All About: Sustainability Webinar Series!

Selecting the right paper for your direct mail campaigns has always been a balancing act, juggling cost with performance. And now, marketers increasingly are adding environment-friendly to their lists of considerations.

But "environment-friendly" is a big concept, encompassing a whole host of options ranging from virgin fiber that is responsibly harvested to post-consumer recycled fiber, mixed fiber sources and even alternatives to wood fiber. In addition, some companies extend their research and selection criteria to include the environmental impact of the processes used to manufacture the paper.

To help you suss out the differences in the paper products on the market, Target Marketing and Printing Impressions have assembled a panel of production experts who will take you through the various factors related to the environment and paper.

You'll come away with an understanding of:
- the substrates that are considered environment-friendly
- the environmental issues surrounding the manufacturing process
- what factors to weigh when selecting eco-friendly papers

Click here to view this webinar today!