John Dillon
John Dillon
John Dillonwas an Irish politician from Dublin, who served as a Member of Parliamentfor over 35 years and was the last leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. By political disposition Dillon was an advocate of Irish nationalism, originally a follower of Charles Stewart Parnell, supporting land reform and Irish Home Rule...
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Prices on several of our key products have started to move up in the U.S. and some of our major Asian markets are beginning to recover from the economic problems of last year, ... Overall, business has clearly improved, and we are optimistic that the price increases we announced will be fully implemented during the second quarter.
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Nicky repeatedly stressed the value of advanced planning, preparation, and attention to detail. In addition to telling us some great stories, he validated the things we do already, gave us some great tips on how to improve our game and, most importantly, taught us a lot about making pace notes. Several of the the things he described came into play this weekend.
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These second-quarter results continue the favorable trend in industry conditions that we began to see earlier this year, ... We will be divesting or closing operations that no longer meet the company's financial or strategic objectives.
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Due to wet weather conditions, our wood costs were much higher than expected. However, these costs were partially offset by lower purchase prices for other raw materials and the continued success of our cost-reduction program.
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As the buildings were modified through the years, they were not efficiently sealed for the control required in an air conditioned environment.
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Don't get caught up in the horror that is Paul Runge. Don't make the jump that only a crazy person could do this.
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There's no question in my mind we will be a stronger company.
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The timing of the economic recovery remains uncertain, ... We didn't see any meaningful impact from it on our sales volumes and revenues this quarter. So, I am very pleased with what we have been able to accomplish by focusing on those factors we can control.
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We've got the best bid, we're excited about Champion, it's a company that fits very well with International Paper ( IP : Research , Estimates ). They're headquartered very close to our headquarters. Their businesses fit very well with ours - big printing papers business, an important wood and timber business - and they've got a nice, nice position in Brazil, as well as a position in Canada. We see $425 million in merger benefits from putting two U.S. organizations together.
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Nevertheless, the world economic environment is continuing to pressure our business even as we move into a seasonally stronger part of the year.
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My job now is to keep the nucleus of the side for next season.
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Now that the merger is completed and we have had a closer look into Champion's businesses, we are even more optimistic about the opportunities this acquisition will provide,
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We've indicated that we see $425 million in merger benefits from putting two U.S. organizations together, ... That's somewhat different than with UPM, of course; they're headquartered in Finland, and they will not see the same kind of merger benefits that we will, and merger benefits are important in acquisitions and mergers.