xpedx

Recent Events

News & Analysis

xpedx - All News and Analysis

• PAPER CLIPS

  - 2007-11-01

  BRIEF NEWS AND REVIEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY * Tembec said it would indefinitely close its Kapuskasing, ON, Spruce Falls newsprint mill's 100,000 tonne/yr No. 3 paper machine in October. * Potlatch will spend about $215 million to buy 179,000 acres in central Idaho that were once owned by Boise...

  Tags: xpedx

• 3PLs Xpedx, Geodis Form an Alliance

  - 2007-10-01

  Third-party logistics provider xpedx, Loveland, Ohio, said it has entered into a strategic alliance with 3PL Geodis, Paris.The alliance will help xpedx and Geodis expand their services and geographic reach, the companies said in a Sept. 17 statement.The companies said they will offer air, sea and multimodal logistics services, besides...

  Tags: Geodis, xpedx

• nature of paper, the

  - 2007-09-01

  SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION Neenah Paper is adding two environmentally friendly papers to its Classic brands. Recycled Bright White and Recycled Natural White are both available as FSC-certified and Processed Chlorine Free PCF. "Neenah is the first mill in the world to watermark the FSC symbol and chain of...

  Tags: Crane & Co. Inc., UTOPIA, xpedx

• How Print Got Green.

  - 2007-03-01

  By Lisa Cross, Senior Editor Sustainable operations are good for the environment. But they can be even better for business, as 181 FSC certified printers are learning. An Oscar went to Al Gore's global warming trope 'An Inconvenient...

  Tags: xpedx

• xpedx is First North American Printing Paper Distributor to Receive Both SFI and FSC Chain-Of-Custody Certifications

  - 2007-01-30

  To: RETAILING EDITORSContact: Jeff Higgins, xpedx Director of Marketing Services, +1- 513-965-2923, or Lisa Jonas, xpedx Marketing Communications Manager, +1-513-965-2938, or Erik Godchaux, Media Strategy Group, +1-608-256- 4540 LOVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- xpedx today announced that it has received both Sustainable Forestry InitiativeR SFI and Forest Stewardship CouncilR...

  Tags: xpedx

• Packaging experts help manufacturers cut costs: Ranch Hand Truck Accessories, Shiner, TX, sees an 80 percent reduction in freight damage and nets a big savings from protective packaging for car and truck accessories.(protective packaging)

  - 2006-10-01

  Ranch Hand Truck Accessories, a large producer of heavy-duty truck and SUV accessories, was having a great year: double-digit sales growth accompanied by strong consumer demand for its products. But as revenue went up, so did the number of freight returns. "We had a packaging problem...

  Tags: xpedx

• Hedge fund has top bid for Smart Papers

  - 2006-09-01

  U.S. hedge fund Plainfield Asset Management emerged as the top bidder at an August auction for Smart Papers' 93,000-tpy premium coated and uncoated paper mill, distribution center, and headquarters in Hamilton, Ohio. If a bankruptcy court judge in Delaware that ordered the auction approves the deal, the Connecticut-based investment company...

  Tags: xpedx

• Global Client Orders Standards.

  - 2006-09-01

  By Hal Hinderliter All the printing companies I've ever encountered strive to provide the best possible product, pushing their equipment and expertise to the limit in hopes of exceeding customer expectations. With increasing frequency, however, the new paradigm is that exceptional ...

  Tags: xpedx

• Xpedx Printing Technologies.(UPDATE ON PEOPLE)

  - 2006-09-01

  DARREN GEORGE has been promoted to operations manager for xpedx Printing Technologies which markets and distributes Ryobi presses. Previously, he served as central regional manager for the company. Website: www.ryobi.xpedx.com

  Tags: xpedx

• xpedx specialty papers.(INK & MEDIA)

  - 2006-08-01

  xpedx has been named exclusive U.S. distributor of Kaschmir Cotton & Cloth, a high-end printing paper line from German specialty paper company Gmund. These papers look and feel like textile and have exceptional printability. Kaschmir Cloth is soft, with a raised fiber surface that creates dimension...

  Tags: xpedx