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COLUMNS

Heads-Up
A Shocking Quarter. Job cuts, mill closures, a CEO removed and an exit from North America—just an everyday scene in Europe this quarter. What has gone so wrong to provoke such dramatic survival measures?

Market Grade
MARKET PULP. A strong bull pulp market running for almost two years doesn't appear likely to end anytime soon. Capacity withdrawals initiated the current upswing which began in early 2006. Strong demand coupled with recurring supply disruptions continues to sustain the strongest market in years as prices hit new highs. Unless the U.S. economy sours, new South American capacity coming on-line is about the only thing that could turn down the heat.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note
Reading WAS Fun · damental. In America people are reading less and less. What's behind this troubling trend?

Of Interest
Canadian Dollar Rise Not a Spectator Sport; Government must show leadership and urgent action, says FPAC chief Executive. Reacting to the Canadian dollar's record setting flight to over $1.06 U.S., the head of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) urged the federal government and Bank of Canada to show strong leadership in addressing the unprecedented and unchecked rise of the loonie.

FEATURES

Battling the Paper Markets
Whether demand for a certain paper grade is growing, flat, in decline, or simply shifting to another region of the world, paper producers continue to hammer away at the age-old challenge of balancing supply and demand.

The Right Color Makes All the Difference
The Adolf Jass mill in Fulda, Germany has succeeded in getting the color of its recycled linerboard just right using a three-dye system computer-controlled in real time by a color measurement unit.