Paper Products

Although net sales are down 0.6 percent from last year, BIC's approximately €1.9 billion (about $2.6 billion) net sales total is up 3.6 percent comparatively or 4.6 percent with constant currencies. That increase was 6.7 or 11.4 percent, respectively in the fourth quarter alone.

A Cohoes, N.Y. paper distributor has extended its worldwide coverage upon teaming up with an Italian company this month.

Mohawk, Cohoes, N.Y., announced the launch of the Mohawk Sample Club, a new subscription-based service featuring a curated collection of Mohawk printed samples and fine paper products selected to celebrate the beauty and impact of paper and print.

Ilya Pozin likes greeting cards, but he doesn't like going to what he calls "the dreaded greeting card aisle at the store" to buy one. "You have all these horrible, mass-produced designs" that take forever to pick through, he complains. Not that e-cards (which are also mass-produced and take just as long to scroll through) are a huge improvement. Knowing that cards still represent a $4 billion industry, Pozin figured there had to be a better way. "We saw a huge opportunity in terms of the lack of convenience and lack of quality. We thought we could do better."

Paper supplier Mohawk shows support for small businesses that source and create American-made products. Here's the why and how.

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company recently announced that it has further expanded its international logistics services offering with the opening of a facility in Itasca, Illinois. This new location is strategically located near Chicago O'Hare International Airport and extends the company's physical presence, complementing its logistics facilities on the East and West Coasts.

The Leslie Company, an Olathe, Kansas-based leader in custom presentation manufacturing, recently announced the successful installation of an Acuity Advance UVdigital printer. The Acuity Advance sets a new standard for creating photorealistic images.

Neenah Paper announced it has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Gruppo Cordenons, the Italian maker of high quality fine papers, to market and distribute all Cordenons papers to the U.S. and Canada.

Mohawk announced the launch of Mohawk Live, a new mobile app powered by HP Aurasma augmented reality technology. The app, designed to generate interactive experiences with print, was developed for use on Android and Apple iOS mobile devices. It is available for free download in the App Store and Google Play.

Navitor has recently released a major upgrade to its online print ordering website, Navitor.com, that simplifies the site's product merchandising and enhances the experience for users. Since the site's launch in 2009, Navitor' s focus has been adding new products to the site to enable print resellers and wholesale print buyers wider options in what they can order online. With the addition of stamps, signs and badges categories late last year, effectively doubling the products available for ordering, the company has shifted its focus to improving site usability and functionality for the print reseller.