Southern comfort: the paper recycling industry gathers in Atlanta for the 2005 Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show

Recycling Today, June, 2005 by Jackie Gubeno

Networking opportunities at the Paper Recycling Conference keep attendees and exhibitors busy inside and outside the exhibit hall.

"If I had to pick one [favorite] thing, it'd be the networking," says Phil Neville, vice president of sales for City Carton Recycling, Iowa City, Iowa. "Everybody's there."

This will be Neville's third time at the Paper Recycling Conference. Six representatives from City Carton will be in attendance, from corporate management to plant managers. Neville says he's confident the show will have something to offer everyone. "You probably can't get this information anywhere else," he says.

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Attendees have the option to stay for a special post-conference workshop focusing on old corrugated containers (OCC), featuring Bill Moore of Moore & Associates. The newest addition to this year's show, "OCC Close-Up: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Grade," will be June 28-29, also at the Hyatt Regency. A separate registration fee is required.

This post-conference workshop offers an in-depth analysis of the current state of the COO grade and covers the North American and global markets. Topics of discussion include:

* Worldwide COO supply and demand;

* The Asian export market, its effect on pricing and offshore buying characteristics;

* Comparison and analysis of published prices and the actual market and swap pricing; and

* Characterization of U.S. domestic mill demand.

The OCC workshop registration fee is $245 per person or $145 per person with registration to the 2005 Paper Recycling Conference. Additional information on the OCC workshop is available by calling (800) 456-0707.

RELATED ARTICLE: On the world stage.

The Recycling Today Media Group has announced the launch of the European Paper Recycling Conference, Oct. 35, 2005, at the Hilton Brussels Hotel in Brussels, Belgium.

The European Paper Recycling Conference will offer paper stock dealers, brokers, consumers, mill representatives and equipment and service providers involved in the paper recycling industry the opportunity to discuss the current state of the European recycled paper markets.

Highlights for the European Paper Recycling Conference include:

* Timely, informative educational sessions focusing on current market issues and conditions;

* Panel discussions and roundtables with prominent industry leaders from throughout Europe;

* A display area featuring the latest product and service offerings;

* Extensive networking opportunities to build new contacts and business relationships; and

* A convenient destinations--Brussels.

"We're excited about launching our European Paper Recycling Conference. Since launching the North American event in 2000, it has proven an important forum for the industry to meet and address the many issues that impact recovered fiber availability and quality," says James R. Keefe, publisher of Recycling Today. "By delivering a valuable program and networking opportunities focused on the European market, we're filling a need for the paper manufacturing and recovered fiber industries."