Paper Products

Staples Inc., Framingham, Mass., will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter 2010 results on May 20 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (7:00 a.m. Central Time).

Lenexa, Kansas-based Gill Studios has partnered with New York-based ScanLife, the global leader in mobile barcode solutions, to offer 2-D mobile barcodes and discounted code creation on a variety of Gill Studios products.

City of Industry, California-based Sweda Company announced it will supply selected 3M Post-it Brand products beginning with note pads, notes cubes and flag writing tools.

Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line proudly announced it has expanded the company's line of custom products. Prime Line can now source custom versions of any of the products in its catalog including all of its new items for 2010.

The egg packaging for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll has been made from Washington-based Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) chain-of-custody certified paperboard. This is the second consecutive year in which SFI products have been used.

St. Paul, Minnesota-based 3M announced it will webcast its first-quarter 2010 earnings conference call on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 8 a.m. C.T.

Alpharetta, Georgia-based Neenah Paper Inc. announced effective June 1, John P. O'Donnell will take over as chief operating officer, reporting to Sean Erwin, chairman and chief executive officer. O'Donnell has been president of Neenah Papers' Fine Paper business since he joined the company in November 2007.

Employees of a Hallmark Cards distribution facility in St. Joseph, [Mo.] may need their own sympathetic salutations next year.

St. Paul, Minnesota-based 3M reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.30 per share on sales of $6.1 billion, with operating income margins of 21.9 percent. Sales and per-share earnings increased 11.1 percent and 69 percent year-on-year, respectively.

NewPage Corporation, Miamisburg, Ohio, announced the introduction of EcoPoint Plus, a new high-performance bottle label paper featuring 10 percent post-consumer waste (PCW) recycled fiber.