Jim's Articles

Week of 27 Aug. 12: Hidden Assets

Aug 23, 2012 at 11:01 am by admin

Many years ago, I worked for a large corporation which had myriad divisions in businesses not related to pulp and paper. Our mill needed to buy a clamp truck. We were requ.... Read More

Week of 20 Aug. 12: Fantastic Voyage

Aug 16, 2012 at 11:00 am by admin

Maybe it was because I was a red blooded teenager at the time, but the movie "Fantastic Voyage" starring Raquel Welch always left an impression on me. The premise was that.... Read More

Week of 13 Aug. 12: Reactive Thinking

Aug 09, 2012 at 11:01 am by admin

Perhaps it is because of the maturity of our industry, but one of my continual frustrations is what seems to be our permanent reactive stance to conditions in societ.... Read More

Week of 6 Aug. 12: An interesting thing happened in China the other day...

Aug 02, 2012 at 11:01 am by admin

As we reported on P & PRI this past Monday evening, on this past Sunday, in the city of Nantong, on the China coast, something interesting happened. There was a.... Read More

Week of 30 Jul 12: Working for Idiots

Jul 26, 2012 at 11:01 am by admin

This column was not precipitated by any encounter I have had with anyone in the pulp and paper industry in at least the last five years. So, if you think I am talkin.... Read More