COLUMNS

Editor's Note
Globalization Continues to Expand. Should North American paper companies search more aggressively for foreign acquisitions? view column

Ken Patrick
Tricks for Improving E-mail Response. Not too long ago, company memos were the inner-office standard when it came to getting a message to a fellow worker. Email is now the delivery method of choice. But with so much "spam" mail mixed in, is anybody reading beyond the subject lines? view column

David Price
It's Not All Bad, But Help is Needed. Two recent reports about the environmental impact of illegal logging and political corruption in Indonesia's forest industry appear to have put our industry on the back foot—again. It's bad, but the situation is recoverable, and elsewhere, there are encouraging models to follow.
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Sally Love
The Culture Calamity. Buyers and sellers step into mergers and acquisitions eager and determined that their marriage of talents and strategies will prove to be victorious. But the truth is that nearly 55-75% of all M&A's fail to meet their objectives, have serious problems and are unsuccessful at uniting into one. Why is it that companies are having so many problems?
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American Forest & Paper Association
Forest Products Industry is Committed to Stopping Illegal Logging. Illegal logging is a serious problem, contributing to deforestation and threatening forest sustainability. In January, AF&PA's Board of Directors committed its member companies to fight worldwide against illegal logging. view column

Guest Editorial by Seth Spurlock
Whatever Happened to Those Paper Schools? While paper science and engineering programs are still intact, industry and economic conditions combined with certain business practices have conspired to decrease the visibility and support of these programs. view column

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Bowater Starts up Major Recycling Operation at Coosa Pines, AL Mill
New 1700 tpd operation provides 100% recycled furnish to the mill's two newsprint machines, cutting production costs and improving sheet quality at the same time. view article

M-real Rebuilds/Repositions Kangas PM's for New Coated Grade Markets
The company's $200 million rebuild of PM 4 and overhaul of PM 2 at its Finnish mill to produce an all-new product is a welcome sign that, at last, papermakers and machinery suppliers are beginning to respond to what the market wants. view article

Reduced Sheet Stress, Improved Uniformity Drive Modern Coating Process Developments
University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation professor, Doug Bousfield, examines an array of coating application methods available to today's papermakers. view article