Three Stories for 2010
In recent years, the big story in paper has been more than a decade of low profitability, followed by consolidation and capacity rationalization. This resulted in higher prices, despite declining demand. Even with the collapse in demand during the Great Recession, paper prices held up reasonably well in 2009.
- Categories:
- Business Management - Industry Trends
- Companies:
- Appleton Coated
- NewPage Corp.
Jack Miller is founder and Principal Consultant at Market-Intell LLC, offering Need to Know™ market intelligence in paper, print and packaging. Previously, he was senior consultant, North America, with Pira International.
Known as the Paper Guru, Jack is the former director of Market Intelligence with Domtar, where he also held positions as regional sales manager, territory sales manager and product manager. He has presented at On Demand, RISI’s Global Outlook, PRIMIR, SustainCom World and at various IntertechPira conferences. Jack has written for Printing Impressions, Canadian Printer, Paper 360, PaperTree Letter and Package Printing, along with publishing a monthly e-newsletter, MarketIntellibits.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from The College of the Holy Cross and has done graduate studies in Statistics and Finance.
