Paper Packaging

Rock-Tenn (NYSE: RKT) Reports EPS of $1.04 vs. $1.27 Estimate; Revenues $792.9M vs. $787.67M Estimate.

Axion International (OTCBB: AXIH), a leading producer of industrial building products and railroad ties made from 100% recycled plastic, similar to companies like UFP Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPT) and China XD Plastics Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq: CXDC), recently announced that it was selected to showcase...

J.P. Morgan reports that as a result of last week's special dividend, “the resolution of the pending warrant overhang has now effectively been accelerated to May 4th from June 18th, quickly moving the Boise Inc. (NYSE: BZ) story from technicals to fundamentals.” “We see upside potential from...

With Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) having a market leading position in both CUK (55% share) and CRB (31% share), “we believe it's the best way to capitalize on the pricing momentum in the paperboard industry,” Jefferies reports. “While there is an inherent price lag in its folding...

Graphic Packaging (NYSE: GPK) Reports Q1 EPS of $0.08 vs. $0.08; Revenues $1.0B vs. $1.02B

Sonoco Reports Q1 EPS $0.56 vs. $0.57 Est. (NYSE: SON)

Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today announced that Barry L. Saunders has been elected vice president and chief financial officer, according to Harris E. DeLoach Jr., chairman and chief executive officer. The appointment is effective May 1, 2011, and Saunders will report to DeLoach and join the Company's...

Shares of Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE: TIN) are higher on the session by 4.39%, trading at $23.88. Overall put volume is now running at 7.05x the daily average, with 0% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 2,708 contracts have traded on the session so far. Temple-Inland Inc....

The Board of Directors of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today declared a $.29 per share quarterly common stock dividend, an increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $.28 per share. The dividend will be payable on June 10, 2011, to shareholders of record as of May 13, 2011.

Temple-Inland (NYSE: TIN) Reports Q1 EPS of $0.22 vs. $0.17; Revenues $995M vs. $977.98M

BOISE, Idaho - Boise Inc. (NYSE: BZ) announced today a special cash dividend of $0.40 per common share, payable May 13, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 4, 2011.   "This special cash dividend is consistent with our stated intention to opportunistically return capital...

UPDATE: Packaging Corp (NYSE: PKG) Reports Adjusted EPS $0.39 Vs. $0.41 Est.

Packaging Corp. of America (NYSE: PKG) Reports Q1 EPS of $0.37 vs. $0.41 Estimate; Revenue $629.5M vs. $619.07M Estimate

RockTenn (NYSE: RKT) announces today a $50 per ton price increase on all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard. Price increases are effective with shipments on May 16, 2011.

Along with its growing Packaging segment, Boise (NYSE: BZ) also has a growing Label & Release business in its Paper segment. JP Morgan thinks BZ is well positioned in L&R to continue to grow and earn solid margins, offsetting a portion of the commodity UCFS decline. Combined with Packaging...