Jim's Articles

ROI—is that all there is?

Nov 11, 2007 at 05:04 pm by admin

Week of 5 Nov 07 Return on Investment (ROI), Return on Net Assets Employed (RONAE), IRR (Internal Rate of Return), “Earning the Cost of Capital”—whatever you call it, a re.... Read More

Security and Safety...

Nov 11, 2007 at 05:04 pm by admin

Week of 12 Nov 07 …through paperboard, more precisely, liquid packaging paperboard. If there was ever an opportunity for a paper market segment to recover a lost busi.... Read More

Research Funding Fallacies

Oct 27, 2007 at 10:52 am by admin

Week of 29 Oct 07 In the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and a few other places, we, the pulp and paper industry, have moved towards a model that fu.... Read More

Global Shrinking

Oct 19, 2007 at 08:29 am by admin

Week of 22 Oct 07 We have covered some ground-breaking subjects here in the past. You may recall a few years ago when we discussed the flier that was in my water bill that.... Read More

Pulp and paper’s nicotine

Oct 13, 2007 at 09:06 am by admin

Week of 15 Oct 07 The culture in the pulp and paper industry has gone from one of an air of superiority: “If we make it they will buy it” to one of paranoia: “No one wants.... Read More