Moore & Associates Announces New E-Commerce Paper Recycling Study

The buying and selling of recovered paper, a major source of fiber for the world’s paper industry, has always been shrouded in a market of unknowns. William P. Moore, president of Moore & Associates, explained " At mills using secondary fiber for their furnish, recovered paper costs can have a large negative impact on the bottom line. Going on-line for recovered paper procurement can both lower transaction costs as well produce more reliable market pricing information". For generators and suppliers of recovered paper, e-commerce can open up a wider range of opportunities for sales.

The study, Dot.Com: E-Commerce Comes to Recovered Paper Buying and Selling, will be a detailed examination of the companies/sites transacting recovered paper. To date, there are six players in the business. The report produced from the study will analyze the following; the need/market for on-line recovered paper trading, the different e-commerce model approaches to the business, the status of the current sites/activities, and the pros/cons for buying and selling via this medium. An in-depth review and critique will be performed of the companies engaged in this activity as well as the competition emerging from paper company efforts in this area. The analysis will include: their E-Commerce model/strategy, ease of use of their site, transaction costs, current level of trading activity, financing, and management/ownership.

The study report will be available in June 2000.

Moore & Associates is a paper recycling consulting firm based in Atlanta with a worldwide practice dedicated to strategic analysis of recovered paper supply and demand. For further information, contact Moore & Associates, (770) 518-1890 – Phone, (770) 518-2779 – Fax, or e-mail MARecycle@aol.com; website-www.MARecycle.com