Tag: Boise
DOC investigating paper imports
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) recently launched an enquiry over whether certain imports of paper are circumnavigating existing antidumping…
Paper profit up at PCA
Q3 EBITDA at Packaging Corporation of America’s (PCA) Paper division – which includes Boise – jumped by more than 30%…
Profit jumps at Boise Paper
Packaging Corporation of America’s (PCA) paper business – Boise Paper – reported strong bottom-line growth in the second quarter. Adjusted…
Record EBITDA for PCA paper unit
The Paper division at Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) reported record adjusted EBITDA margin in the first quarter as it…
Advertorial: How to reach the top
OPI: Top-selling brand is a bold claim. How do you back this up?Paul LeBlanc: We start with data from market…
Category Update: Problematic paper
Last year proved to be a challenging year for the paper industry. Overall demand continued to decline and predictions are…
How to reach the top
OPI: Top-selling brand is a bold claim. How do you back this up?Paul LeBlanc: We start with data from market…
Green paper momentum
There’s been a raft of green news emanating from paper manufacturers and suppliers over recent months. The emphasis has been…
HP completes Samsung print deal | Jefferies ditches Essendant | Iconex makes acquisitions |...
A round-up of this week’s office products, business supplies and stationery news from around the web and elsewhere.Tech giant HP…
Special Feature: Top 100 2017
When we started collating this year’s Top 100 resellers list, it struck me that relatively few big hitters have come…
Analysis: Essendant adopts new contract strategy
US wholesaler Essendant is on a potential collision course with the country’s independent dealer channel (IDC) after adopting a strategy…
Special Anniversary Feature: The good, the bad and the surprising Xtra…
Jamie Fellowes1988 to 1995 was a defining period with the formation of dealer buying groups. Their rapid expansion and growth…
Special Anniversary Feature: Letter from Oz
The past two decades or so have seen the formerly local, fragmented and relatively inefficient stationery market in Australia evolve into…
Staples’ Goodman makes BTS video | Samsung on Amazon replenishment programme in Europe |...
A round-up of this week’s office supplies, office products, stationery and business supplies news and stories from around the web…
Where are they now? with Santiago Bilinkis
On our travels around the world catching up with some of the people that shaped the OP landscape over the…
Victoriano joins Highlands
Experienced office products sales executive Joe Victoriano has joined manufacturer rep group Highlands.Effective 1 April, Victoriano is Highland’s Account Manager…
PCA sees steady paper volumes
North American paper and packaging manufacturer Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has said Q4 2015 paper volumes were essentially flat…
Special Feature: Big accounts within grasp
As part of Point Nationwide, which has evolved into a joint venture between TriMega Purchasing Association and Independent Stationers and is…
Slight drop in paper volumes at Boise
The number was revealed by Judy Lassa, SVP of Paper at Boise’s parent company Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) during…
Big Interview Xtra: Jim Hebert
OPI: What’s the average size of your dealer?Jim Hebert: We have dealers from $500,000-$1 million to a couple of dealers…
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Clover unleashed
OPI catches up with Clover Imaging President Eric Martin after the company’s acquisition by its executive management team and Norwest…