RR Donnelley

John Pierog of RR Donnelley's Warsaw, IN, facility, went before a County Council Meeting held on Thursday, July 10, by the Kosciusko Economic Development Corp., and requested a tax abatement on $22 million of new equipment.

Environmental not-for-profit Canopy has been working with the printing sector for 10 years. When RR Donnelley announced the recent inclusion of its paper purchasing sustainability practices on its corporate Website, Canopy applauded its efforts. "RR Donnelley’s support for customers who choose papers that are free of unwanted sources and the sharing of their paper purchasing sustainability principles is an exciting step in a constructive and ongoing collaboration,” relayed Neva Murtha, Canopy’s corporate campaigner who led the organization’s engagement with RR Donnelley.

Under a new agreement, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company will produce and distribute products from ZAGG Inc., through an optimized global network of packaging, kitting, fulfillment, warehousing, distribution and logistics resources.

RR Donnelley announced that it has been awarded a $175 million, multiyear-agreement by F+W Media that renews and significantly expands the companies' relationship through 2021.

RR Donnelley's acquisition of Vancouver-based True Colours, a provider of wide-format print solutions in Western Canada, will help expand its capabilities to support clients' signage requirements across North America. "The acquisition of True Colours aligns with our corporate strategy to focus on market-specific solutions that add value for our clients across multiple vertical markets, and it further broadens our In-Store Marketing (ISM) offering in Canada," stated Drew Sullivan, RR Donnelley's president, Canada.

Why are paper companies suddenly announcing price increases for coated paper, and why is the biggest printer in the United States worried about possible paper shortages?

SAPPI surprised nearly everyone late last week by announcing a $40/ton price increase on coated freesheet (CFS) in the United States. Then Verso delivered an even bigger shock this week with $40 hike not only on CFS but also on coated groundwood (CGW), which is in even greater oversupply than CFS.

Let’s look at the rather cryptic statement from a recent R.R. Donnelley filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

If Congress decides to allow private delivery of newspapers and magazines on Sundays, the nation’s largest printing company is ready to step in.

“We are looking at alternative delivery methods for content, for physical content,” Thomas J. Quinlan, CEO of R.R. Donnelley, told financial analysts this week. “With the platform that we've built...with the addition of Consolidated Graphics, we've got the ability to be in the majority of populated cities in the United States.”

CHICAGO—RR Donnelley reported financial results for the first quarter of 2014. Tom Quinlan, Donnelley president and CEO, said that performance was consistent with the company's expectations.

Net sales for R.R. Donnelley & Sons in the first quarter were $2.7 billion, up $135.3 million, or 5.3 percent, from the first quarter of 2013, largely due to the acquisition of Consolidated Graphics.

CHICAGO—RR Donnelley announced that it has been awarded a $175 million, multiyear-agreement by F+W Media that renews and significantly expands the companies' relationship through 2021. Under the terms of the agreement, RR Donnelley will produce books, magazines, direct mail, commercial print and catalogs for F+W Media and provide logistics services.