RR Donnelley

It would be fair to say that the combined China-India-Asia print market is now the largest in the world. But the EU firms don't have an easy ride. There are hundreds of local Chinese manufacturers (like JMD Machinery Group) competing fiercely for the business. Still, the bindery is alive and well. It's just that much of it is now in China.

CHICAGO—RR Donnelley reported a 2012 fourth-quarter net loss attributable to common shareholders of $849 million, or $4.70 per diluted share, on net sales of $2.7 billion compared to a net loss of $326.7 million, or $1.78 per diluted share, on net sales of $2.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company plans to offer $350 million of senior notes due 2021 in an underwritten public offering, and intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, along with borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

The Elliott Museum board of directors announced Wednesday evening a donation valued at $10 million from the Elliott R. Donnelley family, the largest gift in the museum’s 53-year history and believed to be the largest single gift ever in Martin County.

The announcement came during a donor appreciation event previewing the upcoming grand opening of the 48,000-square-foot, environmentally friendly museum Sunday after a $20 million reconstruction project.

The Donnelley gift includes about $8 million for the reconstruction campaign, $1.2 million for operation support and 55 Ford Model A vehicles valued at $800,000 from Elliott Donnelley’s personal collection for the

Commercial Printing Industry News Briefs from Printing Impressions’ February 2013 edition, including items on Colorfx, Quad/Graphics, Impact Color, Toof Commercial Printing, RR Donnelley (RRD), Murray Printing, Vertis and Xeikon NV.

Chicago-based printing giant RR Donnelley will close its printing facility at W6545 Quality Drive in Greenville (WI) before the end of April. The company said in a WARN notice filed with the state Department of Workforce Development on Monday the move will affect 47 jobs.

R. R. Donnelley & Sons announced that Daniel L. Knotts is being named chief operating officer, succeeding John R. Paloian who is retiring after more than 25 years in the industry. Knotts, 48, joined RR Donnelley in 1986 and has served in a variety of accounting, operations, sales leadership and general management roles.

Nine different pieces—including catalogs, magazines, retail inserts and direct mailings—that drew on R. R. Donnelley’s premedia and production platform have been recognized with 2012 Golden Cylinder Awards by the Gravure Assn. of America. “At RR Donnelley, we have brought technology and craftsmanship together across multiple facilities to deliver consistent high quality,” said John Paloian, RR Donnelley’s chief operating officer.

R. R. Donnelley & Sons announced the availability of its RRD ActiveDisclosure system, a cloud-based solution to draft, collaborate on, and finalize Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosures and other filing requirements. It combines an award-winning solution with Donnelley’s experienced team of service professionals to help enterprises create and manage disclosures.

Direct mail is still considered the marketing channel of choice by a vast number of marketers across verticals ranging from telecom and utilities to nonprofit, publishing and financial services. According to the Direct Marketing Association's “2012 Response Rate Report,” the rates for letter-sized direct mail (3.4 percent) were 30 times higher than those for email (0.12 percent). The belief that direct mail is dead or dying will have to be suspended for the time being.