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WASHINGTON, DC—January 28, 2008—Membership in the organization that is promoting the marketing and promotional power of print continues to grow. Jet, Inc. and Lake County Press have joined The Print Council as full members. Jeff Norby, Jet’s President, will also serve on the Marketing Steering Committee to the Print Council’s Board. “Jet joined the Council because we are quite aware and concerned that print has become somewhat marginalized or commoditized in the eyes of both clients and suppliers,” he says. The Print Council is working to turn that perception around. “We believe in the value of print as a very important component in a

The money spent on printed and potentially printed electronics doubled in 2007, as did the number of organizations participating. There are now about 1500 organizations doing significant work, most of them being academic. In 2008, there will be much more emphasis on commercialisation and many more countries will join the fray. New breakthroughs for European conference The leading European conference on printed electronics, the IDTechEx “Printed Electronics Europe” is part of the only global set of conferences on the subject in Japan, China, the USA and Europe. This year it moves from one centre of excellence Cambridge to another, Dresden in Germany. Once again,

MIAMISBURG, OH—In an effort to achieve $265 million in synergies, NewPage announced several moves related to its integration with the former Stora Enso North America.Four paper machines are being closed down permanently at facilities in Rumford, ME; Niagara, WI; and Kimberly, WI. Its Chillicothe, OH, converting mill will be shut down and its equipment relocated…

WASHINGTON, DC—January 8, 2008—The Print Council, a national business development initiative created to help promote greater use of printing and print media, today announced that GLS Companies and The Hickory Printing Group have recently joined the organization. As new members, the companies will work in concert with other member companies of The Print Council on initiatives to help develop, maintain and expand the market for printed materials. Members of The Print Council include commercial printers, paper manufacturers, press, ink and equipment manufacturers, publishers, industry associations, ad agencies, and public relations firms. Through advertising and speaking engagements, The Print Council is a visible and leading

INDUSTRY NEWS ‘The Green Media Show’ BOSTON—A “green” conference and expo called “SustainCommWorld—The Green Media Show,” which focuses on all aspects of media and to how to convert production into sustainable workflows, will debut October 1-2, 2008, at the Marriott Copley Square Hotel here. SustainCommWorld LLC, headquartered in Mercer Island, WA, was launched by veteran graphic arts and trade show professionals to provide a forum for companies that design, print and distribute digital and printed information to find solutions to sustainability issues. The conference and expo will focus on topics including increased brand equity, business risk reduction, supply chain activity, carbon footprinting and sustainability reporting. It will

WASHINGTON, DC—Coated free sheet (CFS) paper imports from China, Korea and Indonesia will not be subject to anti-dumping and counter-veiling duties following a 5-1 decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that concluded the year-long investigation. The determination was that CFS imports were not injuring or threatening to injure the domestic paper industry. Thus, the previously announced duties leveled against the Asian sources by the U.S. Department of Commerce will not stand. It was good news for printers and a blow to the U.S. paper manufacturing sector, the latter of which appeared to be benefitting from the complaint originally levied by NewPage Corp. From the

BITS AND PIECES EVERY NOW and then I’ll catch a reference to a printer while watching television, which sends me scurrying for pen and paper. But the most recent example of this caught me flat-footed. Fortunately, I was able to rely on the Internet to get the needed info. The scene was Flagler Beach, FL. A man named Oanh Le, a 39-year-old printer, enters a home. He is immediately taken by the decor and tells his host, a 13-year-old girl, that it resembles a restaurant. She giggles. They make small talk. Out walks a man named Chris Hansen. He wants to know what

THIS SPECIAL editorial section was produced to tie in with the upcoming sixth annual PIA/GATF Variable Data and Personalization Conference, to be held November 3 to 6 in Phoenix. The event will feature two dozen sessions to help companies leverage variable data for success. Attendees will hear riveting case studies and participate in sessions selected directly by prospective attendees during online voting earlier this year. As one attendee said last year, “This is the type of conference that puts all the variables of variable printing into one comprehensive program. I learned more at this conference than I ever expected.” Sessions for decision makers include

MIAMISBURG, OH—It’s been a good year for NewPage Corp. After using a complaint to knock several Asian coated free sheet sources down a peg via countervailing duties imposed by the U.S. Commerce Department this past summer, the former MeadWestvaco set it sights on acquiring a company that had its own issues with paper pricing. On September 21, NewPage announced it had signed a definitive agreement in which its parent company, NewPage Holding, will acquire Stora Enso’s paper manufacturing operations in North America. The deal is for a cool $1.5 billion in cash, a $200 million note, and a 19.9 percent equity interest in the new

MIAMISBURG, OH—It’s been a good year for NewPage. After knocking several Asian coated free sheet sources down a peg via countervailing duties imposed by the Commerce Department this past summer, the former MeadWestvaco set it sights on acquiring a company that had its own issues with paper pricing. Last Friday, NewPage announced it had signed a definitive agreement in which its parent company, NewPage Holding, will acquire Stora Enso’s paper manufacturing operations in North America. The deal is for a cool $1.5 billion in cash, a $200 million note, and a 19.9 percent equity interest in the new company. The acquisition is expected to close during