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Sustainability
The Envelope Market
Paper
Recycling Materials
Safety
Companies in the News
Facts you can use
Upcoming Events
The Envelope Market
Paper
Recycling Materials
Safety
Companies in the News
Facts you can use
Upcoming Events
companies in the news
kodak
lillian
vernon
netflix woes
pitney bowes
valpack whole foods
lillian
vernon
netflix woes
pitney bowes
valpack whole foods
facts you can use
Mail continues to grow
as a medium…According to the
USPS RPW reports from 1980 to
2006, total First Class letters grew
from a low of 58 billion to 91.9
billion over the last 26 years,
an average growth rate of about
1.3 billion new letters per year. Read more
Merger and Acquisition activity for 2008…The credit crunch caused by the sub-prime lending challenge in North America has certainly made the news lately and the United States Congress is quickly moving to pass an economic stimulus package that will include some tax incentives for businesses to invest in new capital equipment. Read more
Merger and Acquisition activity for 2008…The credit crunch caused by the sub-prime lending challenge in North America has certainly made the news lately and the United States Congress is quickly moving to pass an economic stimulus package that will include some tax incentives for businesses to invest in new capital equipment. Read more
upcoming events
EMA 75th Anniversary
Meeting…The Early Bird flyer is out. Time to think about sun instead of snow and celebrate 75 Years of EMA, April 30 – May 3, 2008 at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura, Florida. Details are on our website at www.envelope.org..
We hope to see you there.
Meeting…The Early Bird flyer is out. Time to think about sun instead of snow and celebrate 75 Years of EMA, April 30 – May 3, 2008 at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura, Florida. Details are on our website at www.envelope.org..
We hope to see you there.
Good Morning /Afternoon,
Growth through Innovation and Sustainability is the theme that our association has chosen to represent our focus for this year. As the structure of the mail changes the envelope industry has always changed to meet the needs for new products and services. Read more
Growth through Innovation and Sustainability is the theme that our association has chosen to represent our focus for this year. As the structure of the mail changes the envelope industry has always changed to meet the needs for new products and services. Read more
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SUSTAINABILITY |
Sustainability is our second effort this year. Our effort is not only
addressing the climate change concerns and environmental friendly
purchasing concerns of our customers but also how we make ourselves
an even more sustainable industry in the long run. Read more
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THE ENVELOPE MARKETback to top |
As we look across the marketplace, the envelope market presents an
array of very interesting results for 2007.
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PAPERback to top |
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The uncoated freesheet market has been down
slightly in the fourth quarter. While we do not
have the final numbers through December,
moving into October, production was down
2.5 percent over last year. Read more |
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RECYCLINGback to top |
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Paper
recycling markets will remain very strong in 2008 according to the
recycling industry. One industry expert, Mr. William P. Moore, a paper
recycling expert based in Atlanta, is predicting that the national goal
of recycling 55 percent of all paper produced in the United States will
be met by 2008, well ahead of the goal set for 2012 by the American
Forest & Paper Association. Read more |
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SAFETYback to top |
With
more hours being worked, injury and illness incidence rates were on the
rise in the third quarter of 2007 according to the EMA Quarterly Safety
Survey. OSHA Recordables increased by 13.34 percent; however, they were
down over 34 percent from 2006. Read more
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