Outlook 2014: Slight increase in EBIT before special items expected in a still challenging environment
RockTenn and AICC today announced an agreement whereby the company has increased its annual set-aside for the independent market to 1 million tons per year from 700,000 tons per year. The two-year agreement, which is effective Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2015, includes all containerboard products that RockTenn produces.
Ahlstrom Corporation, Munksjö Oyj and Munksjö AB have today received a Statement of Objections from the European Commission with respect to alleged misleading information relating to the abrasive paper backings market, provided in connection with the merger notification to the European Commission, submitted on October 31, 2012, regarding the business combination of Ahlstrom’s Label and Processing business and Munksjö AB.
Strong performance in a challenging environment
Cereplast, Inc. (OTCQB: CERP), a leading manufacturer of proprietary biobased, compostable and sustainable bioplastics today announced that the Company has filed voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
ACCO Brands Corporation has taken top honors in the annual GOOD DESIGN competition sponsored by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Through innovative technology and groundbreaking designs, ACCO Brands was awarded 2013 GOOD DESIGN Awards for the SwinglineGBC Fusion (TM) Laminator line, Kensington Carpal Tunnel Wrist Rest and the Swingline Stack-and-Shred (TM) family of shredders.
Favini announces that the company will be participating in the European High-Security Printing Conference, a leading international event in the field of document-security and brand-protection technologies and solutions, which is to be held in Milan from 17 to 19 February 2014.
