US sets triple-digit duties on China paper-industry
The United States has set combined duties ranging up to 313.8 percent on coated paper from China and duties of up to 38 percent on the same product from Indonesia, a top Asian paper exporter said on Tuesday. “While we are disappointed … we remain confident that the entire trade case will be thrown out […]
Poll: Public is not convinced by green marketing
The corporate sector has gone to great lengths in recent years to persuade consumers of its commitment to environmental sustainability. But consumers arent buying it, to judge by the results of a study released this month by Gibbs & Soell Public Relations. Nor, for that matter, do corporate executives — queried in a parallel survey […]
USA: Is a Value-Added Tax Heading Our Way?
There is a great deal of buzz starting to generate around the “value-added tax” (or VAT). The concept of a VAT was first proposed by Wilhelm von Siemens, son of the founder of Siemens in 1918. The first country to implement a value-added tax was France in 1954. Today, nearly 100 countries have a VAT. […]
Online Sales Tax Collection is Coming
“States are under pressure to raise their revenues, and with e-commerce sales rising, they are seeing these revenues go out of state,” Fiorentino said. “I don’t see the states ignoring it for a long time. Sales tax has become an issue for everyone, and in the near future we’ll all be collecting.” According to a […]
1/1: Interview with D. Eadward Tree, Chief Arborist at Dead Tree Edition
Mr. Tree… Thank you for talking the time to answer a few questions. Im excited to see if I will be able to remove a few layers of bark and reveal the man behind the tree… DC: So, this is what we know. You allegedly live in Hawaii. By day, you hold a “regular” job in publishing, and […]
Bill Would Provide Tax Credit to Green-Conscious Print Buyers
At the Legislative Intensive Session, held during the ninth annual Print Oasis Print Buyers Conference this week, print buyers from a variety of organizations came together to learn about a proposed bill that could aid in the printing industry’s economic recovery and promote environmental sustainability. The “Print Buyer’s Reduction in Taxes Bill of 2010 (PRINT),” […]
Five Production Technologies you Should Know About
The most important aspect of change in the production industry is workflow improvement. The more efficient the workflow, the more time we have to focus on customer service. This efficiency is being accomplished by the evolution of digital workflow systems. In order to implement a fully digital workflow we must embrace key technologies such as […]
Green Printing Bill Unveiled – And Sure To Be Controversial
A proposed U.S. tax credit for “green” printing that was unveiled this week could lead to some interesting arguments among environmentalists, printers, paper mills, and print-buying organizations. As Dead Tree Edition reported last month in Federal Subsidy For Green Printing To Be Proposed, Print Buyers Online revealed the proposed legislation at a conference this week […]
Eco-Friendly Update of the Three Rs of Printing
Today’s environmentalists won’t accept half-hearted attempts to greenwash printing projects. To capture their business, you’ll need to innovate, not just push ideas that were old and insufficient by the late ‘80s. Here are a few ideas for an eco-friendly update of the three Rs of printing. Reduce—Without Reducing Your Business You can help your customers […]
Appleton Coated Research Reveals Five New I's in ROI
How does effective print impact consumer purchases? To answer this question, Appleton Coated commissioned a proprietary research study of more than 1,000 high-end, high-minded consumers. The company shares its findings in a new publication, appropriately-titled, “ROI.” Beyond a positive Return On Investment, “ROI” reveals five new I’s in ROI: Inspiration, Impact, Interaction, Involvement and Integration. […]
Expanding the Definition of Print from m-Bossed
For those outside of the printing industry, the definition of printing is limited to books, newspapers, and magazines. Perhaps that is why many outside of this 200 billion dollar industry perceive it as a dying breed at the hands of the digital executioner. Few realize the impact of print in our daily lives, so let’s […]
SGIA helps imagers improve print accuracy with G7
Fairfax, VA-based SGIA now offers G7 resources to help the specialty imaging community maximize print accuracy and meet customers’ increasing color matching demands. This innovative methodology, developed by IDEAlliance, enables different proofers, screen presses and digital printers to produce a very similar appearance regardless of substrate, line count, ink type or printing condition. “G7 eliminates […]