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- Smurfit-Stone to Discontinue Operations at 4 Facilities
- (News | New Products)
- January 08, 2004, ... "However, we must embrace the realities of today’s economy and deal with them accordingly. Current market conditions dictate the need to continue to optimize our physical assets and human resources in order ...
- Legislative Outlook for 2004
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2003, ... events, the economy, personalities, and the still-evolving political landscape in the runup to the elections. This year should prove interesting legislatively, with action hinging on external events, ...
- Get More with Less
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2003, ... world (and those of us writing about both) have been doing more with less — fewer people, less capital investment — in our sluggish economy for a few years now. Brakes and clutches are yet more converting-process ...
- Where Past Meets Future
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2003, ... pause and look back at where they've been. Now is also the time when managers contemplate the future by finalizing budgets. On p31 Bob Marsh addresses the recovering economy in an interview with Robert ...
- A Brighter Picture
- (Magazine)
- December 30, 2003, Gloomy reports notwithstanding, the US economy really is recovering. Gloomy reports notwithstanding, the US economy really is recovering. With their focus on the loss of nearly three million jobs, the ...
- Trim- and Scrap-Handling System Manufacturer Precision AirConvey Breaks Sales Record
- (News | New Products)
- December 11, 2003, ... AirConvey's intensive training program. "When the economy was slow and other people were cutting back, we felt there was opportunity and invested in ourselves," he says. Visit Precision AirConvey at precisionairconvey.com. ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- November 29, 2003, ... 2002 through Q1 2003. The report also includes an analysis of the US economy and the plastics industry, including general economic indicators and durable goods shipments and an industry forecast. ...
- KBA Reports Double-Digit Jump in New Orders
- (Archive)
- November 17, 2003, ... higher sales and earnings, in line with increased plant utilization at its web press facilities, especially if, as expected, the global economy experiences a sustained recovery. "The Drupa trade fair scheduled ...
- Livin' 'Lean' with CT
- (Magazine)
- October 30, 2003, ... historically has utilized primarily the gravure methodology (well-known for its long-run economy) for its printing needs. But, according to Bernier, a few years back, the converter started producing ...
- Freedonia Group Nonwovens Report Forecasts Demand Hikes thru 2007
- (Disposables)
- October 26, 2003, ... segment is forecast to accelerate through 2007, powered by projected improvements in shipments of batteries, furniture, and other durable goods as the economy continues to recover from the recession of ...
- Considering China, Part II
- (Magazine)
- September 30, 2003, ... of an upswing in the economy, it's as bad as it's ever been. The second part of that sentence is a paraphrased quote that my colleague attributes to a converter with whom she had a friendly phone conversation ...
- A Potpourri of Thoughts & What I Learned on Summer Vacation
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2003, ... across a front page article from the July 2, 1998, issue of the The New York Times stating, “The Rosy Economy Is Showing a Blemish as Factories Slow.” (No, it wasn't authored by Jayson Blair, the infamous ...
- Let's Talk Trend
- (Tapes)
- August 28, 2003, ... the effects of which still linger throughout the overall economy. As a result, the last few years have seen less demand for consumer products — and fewer labels needed to accompany them. When the Tag ...
- Tag & Label Industry Timeline
- (Tapes)
- August 27, 2003, ... Foundation. Third edition of the North American Label Study released. The 2000s The new millennium begins. Terrorists attack the World Trade Center on 9/11; the economy slumps. US declares a war on ...
- Ups & Downs of Business Make Escape an Attractive Option
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2003, ... the current general uncertainty about where the economy is headed. The survey was conducted in March of this year, a time of upset and uncertainty due to the war in Iraq, but despite that, manufacturers ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2003, ... shipments. However, an $894 million trade surplus has fallen to a $1.4 million trade deficit in just two years, says SPI, due in part to a weakened economy and deleterious domestic and international trade ...
- European Meeting Presents Large Technical Program
- (Magazine)
- July 31, 2003, ... especially in packaging, the question of how adhesive applications influence the idea of a closed-loop economy is becoming more and more important. Bonded, lightweight constructions save resources and ...
- Kicking Off the Blanket of Mistrust & Stagnancy
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2003, Is the gray pallor blanketing our world economy on the verge of lifting? What's keeping us from kicking off this suffocating blanket? Before an economic Is the gray pallor blanketing our world economy on ...
- Size Doesn't Always Matte
- (Magazine)
- June 30, 2003, ... of the global economy, the war in Iraq, and the SARs scare, I am very pleased that 22,438 highly qualified converting professionals from 55 countries attended the show.” Nadolske says booth reservations ...
- At NPE 2003 SPI Promotes Petition to Offset the "China Factor
- (News | New Products)
- June 24, 2003, ... government often has traded manufacturing knowledge. Friedman also addressed how the concept of the "new economy" has factored into the China manufacturing equation. "[There are some] that believe that ...
