Budgeting for 2012

As 2011 is quickly becoming a memory, many customers have focused their attention to 2012 and the upcoming year’s budget. A popular question, of course, is “How can I save money?” As you look into your mailboxes this holiday season and into the new year, you will certainly find a few publishers, retailers, and catalogers that have found savings with their paper selection.

Finding lower prices is certainly not as easy as pulling a lever, but the Brown Paper Group is here to present your paper options – whether it be different mill products, basis wts, or entirely different paper grade categories. While we understand our customers are proud of their brand and identity, reducing brightness or basis wt can often offer valuable cost savings.

As budgets are reviewed, we also remind you that Brown Printing Company’s supply chain is a benefit and of great importance to many of our customers. We are proud of the ability to keep money with our customers that would otherwise be tied up in paper inventory.

Supplier / Market News

• AbitibiBowater rolls out new company name, Resolute Forest Products.
• NewPage Port Hawkesbury gets timeline extension to sell mill.
• Sappi Limited Announces Major Investment in North American Operations.
• Brazil Applies Temporary Antidumping Against LWC From Several Nations.
• Verso Paper Corp Announces Third Quarter Results.
• Asset Impairment Charge Overshadows Catalyst Improved Third Quarter Results.

Catalog / Magazine News

• Hearst Supersizes HGTV Magazine Rollout.
• The NFL Wants to Use an Ink on Paper Magazine to Draft the Fans.
• Five Time Warner Titles to be Available on Kindle Fire.
• Retail Sales Rise More than Expected in October.
• New York Magazine Raises Cover Price.