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WASHINGTON, DC—The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization and the Networked Graphic Production (NGP) Partners announced that CIP4 and NGP have reached an agreement under which the functions of NGP will converge into CIP4. The NGP Steering Committee and CIP4’s governing Advisory Board voted to move forward with the convergence effective immediately. All members of NGP are already members of CIP4, and the NGP Steering Committee and all the functions of NGP will be assumed by a new Business Networking Group; a working group within CIP4. As a result of this agreement NGP will

WASHINGTON, DC -The American Forest & Paper Association today formed an alliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Pulp & Paper Safety Association (PPSA) to focus on reducing the frequency and severity of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in employees of the forest, pulp and paper industries.  The alliance will educate companies on ergonomic options to improve the health and safety of their employees. "Our member companies have a long history of conducting research and adopting practices to ensure the continued health and safety of our industry's employees," said Sharon Kneiss, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at AF&PA. "Our association is very pleased to partner

Buoyed by the surging national economy, package printers are expected to buy, diversify,and go digital to profit in 2000. By Regis J. Delmontagne, President, NPES A national economic expansion unprecedented in its duration and vigor continued in 1999—and will continue in 2000—to power the package printing industry to strong growth. Economists speaking at December's PRINT OUTLOOK® 2000 program in Washington, DC, noted that 1999 was the fifth consecutive year in which the U.S. economy grew by 3.7 percent or more. Economic expansions throughout our history have averaged 32 months in length, while the current boom finished 1999 in its 105th month of growth. As