Board Converting News, December 4, 2023

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their families at the outdoor pool or The Cliff Spa, featur- ing over 30 treatments and salon services, a yoga studio, fitness center, rooftop pool, and two hot tubs then connect with old friends and new during three evening receptions and a meet-up on the mountain mid-day on Friday. The hotel deadline is January 25, 2024. Attendees are encouraged to make their reservations early using the link on AICC’s website. The room rate for mountain view rooms is $429 (plus a discounted resort fee of $15). There are also a limited number of Atrium king bedrooms ($529) and deluxe rooms ($599). These can be connected to a mountain view room to accommodate more people. The resort fee includes high-speed wireless internet, self-parking at all lodges, use of designated pools, hot tubs, fitness rooms, laundry facilities, in-room coffee, 15

minutes daily computer use in the business center includ- ing faxing and boarding pass printing. Registration costs for adults (18+) are $425 each. Reg- istration discounts are available for groups of four ($1,500 total) or five ($1,850), and children under 17 ($50 each).

Register at www.AICCbox.org/Calendar . Questions can be directed to Cindy Huber, AICC Director of Conventions & Meetings, at chuber@aiccbox.org or (703) 836-2422 or Laura Mihalick, Senior Meeting Manag- er, at lmihalick@aiccbox.org or (703) 836- 2422. Visit snowbird.com . FBA Productivity And Waste Survey Available The Fibre Box Association (FBA) an- nounced the publication of the corrugated industry’s biennial “Productivity & Waste Survey.” The 2023 survey provides useful benchmarking data by machine center on productivity, waste, and starch consump- tion, and offers the best-in-class data for users to compare operations. Participating companies are surveyed on their machinery, labor operations and waste. The 2023 report includes data for 25 companies and over 443 plants in 6 dif- ferent countries. Data covers 360 corruga- tors and over 2,211 pieces of 33 different kinds of finishing equipment. The Survey contains a summary and detailed report for converting equipment, reporting on basis weight, starch consump- tion and plant productivity, and equipment listings by plant. Data is further segmented by machinery size for flexo-folder gluers, rotary die-cutters, and printers. The survey is available at the FBA store at https://fibrebox.myshopify.com/ . Cost is $300 for participants, $500 for FBA non-participating members and $800 for non-participants. A discounted rate is also available to TAPPI members for $650.

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