Board Converting News, August 1, 2022

Board Converting News, August 1, 2022

BoardConverting Serving the North American Corrugated and Folding Carton Industries for 38 years August 1, 2022 VOL. 38, NO. 31

Mentoring: Your Best Employees Can Supercharge Your Staff BY PHILLIP M. PERRY You’ve spent good money attracting, hiring and training great employ- ees. But what happens when your skilled workers retire or move on to other pursuits? Does all your investment go down the drain? Maybe not. You can capture the skills and knowledge critical to your bottom line by having your top performers pass along their expertise to other members of your staff. It’s done through mentoring.

G-P To Invest $34M In PA Corrugated Plant Upgrades Atlanta, Georgia based Georgia-Pacific an- nounced that it will invest more than $34 million to upgrade its corrugated plant in Bradford, Pennsylvania. The investment will include new equipment to modernize the plant and includes a new corrugator, two new converting lines, and upgrades to the shipping department, which will help the plant operate more efficiently. Newer converting equipment will improve the plant’s throughput and print capability to better meet customer needs. “This has been a work in progress for many years,” said Earl Wright, Area General Manager. “We wanted to be responsive to customer needs and provide the best long- term solution for Georgia-Pacific to allow us to grow as a preferred partner with our custom- ers. The equipment we selected will meet the needs of our customers across Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, western/central New York, and eastern New Jersey for many years to come.” “We have a great team here and Geor- gia-Pacific’s Bradford plant is a solid perform- er,” said Joe Roulo, Jr., Director of Operations. “Our employees have tremendous pride in the quality packaging they make for our cus-

On The Move Securing your training investment is especially critical today, given the mobility of the nation’s workforce. Because people are more likely than ever to work for multiple employers over the course of their ca- reers, your own staff is always subject to unexpected change. “You could lose one of your top people tomorrow,” says Randy Goruk, President of The Randall Wade Group, Scottsdale, Arizona ( leadersedge360.com ). “You need to have someone ready to step up to the plate.” In addition to keeping valuable expertise from going out the door, mentoring can help your business in other ways. First, it is likely to increase your overall retention rate. People will be more loyal to your organization when they see you take an interest in their profession- al development. Second, as employees become more skilled you will more likely promote from within. That’s one more contributor to loyalty. Third, mentoring can help when new faces come aboard. “Mentoring by seasoned employees can help new hires avoid making costly mis- CONTINUED ON PAGE 24

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6 x x 8 x x 12 x x 26 x x How Do PCRs, EPDs And LCAs Help the Corrugated Industry? 10 TAPPI/AICC Announces Early Bird Rates For Corrugated Week FBA’s Dennis Colley Provides Mid-Year Industry Update 16 New-Indy Sued Again Over Odor Issue In SC

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AVERAGE CONTAINERBOARD PRICES The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout the United States the week previous to issue. Prices in some areas of the country may be higher or lower than the tabulated average. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indicated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser.

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$73.13 101.29

97.32

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90.86

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8.34

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114.69 129.32

116.54 137.25 117.82 145.56

141.08 148.46

122.76 131.80

CANADIAN SHEET PRICES (AVERAGE) In Canadian Dollars, per 1MSF, local delivery included, under 50MSF single item order, truckload delivery. 200# 275# Oyster UC 275#DW 350#DW $78.56 $99.18 $9.00 $96.32 $105.83 CANADIAN LINERBOARD & MEDIUM The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout Canada. Prices may be higher or lower in various areas of the country. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indicated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser. Prices are Canadian $ and per metric ton.

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$960.00 $995.00

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Core Competency

tomers and are excited for the opportunity to operate new machines that will improve service for our customers.” The plant team will begin preparing the facility for in- stallation in the coming months, with the first equipment expected to be installed in the first quarter of 2023. The project will take approximately 12-14 months to complete. The Bradford plant has been in operation for 87 years, employs about 125 and has been operated by Georgia-Pa- cific since 1990.

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2022 Innovator Of The Year Award Competition Is Open

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How Do PCRs, EPDs And LCAs Help The Corrugated Industry? BY CHASE KAMMERER

can take to make greener, more sustainable products. So, what are the differences between PCRs, EPDs, and LCAs, and what work has the corrugated industry done in this arena? PCRs allow for the review and comparison of different environmental product attributes among products in a de- fined category. PCRs help ensure that claims (boundaries, >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40

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