June 15, 2023

U.S. Paper Mills Scale Back Production on Lower Box Demand

Slowing consumer spend has led big-box retailers to buy less corrugated and cardboard products and U.S. paper mills to scale back production.

New warehouses in Florida, and Kentucky, will allow more plumbing service providers to receive efficient delivery.

SPATCO Energy Solutions will acquire petroleum services company MSCS, effectively expanding its geographic footprint into Texas.

Norman Adkins will assume responsibility for Southwire’s Tools, Components and Assembled Solutions business.

The threat of disruptions at West Coast ports has receded as dockworkers and port employers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.

The cutting tools maker is going forward with Industrial and Commercial sales divisions.

The deal marks Pye-Barker’s fourth acquisition so far in 2023 and the entry into its 36th U.S. state.

Overall May construction input prices were 3.7% lower than a year earlier.