Rough economic conditions exacerbated by the financial tumult on Wall Street, coupled with damage caused rail infrastructure and rail customer facilities on the Gulf Coast due to Hurricane Ike, resulted in low volumes on U.S. railroads in September compared to the same timeframe last year,

http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6601829.html?nid=4146

Anheuser sees profit up, Modelo seeks arbitration (Reuters)

News | biz.yahoo.com | Oct 3, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (NYSE:BUD - News) previewed strong third-quarter results and told investors that partner Grupo Modelo (Mexico:GMODELOC.MX - News) will seek arbitration over Anheuser's proposed takeover by InBev (Brussels:INTB.

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/081003/business_us_anheuser.html?.v=2

Grupo Modelo to file for arbitration over A-B-InBev deal (at bizjournals.com)

News | stlouis.bizjournals.com | Oct 3, 2008

Grupo Modelo notified Anheuser-Busch that it plans to file for arbitration, claiming it has the right to consent to InBev's planned $52 billion takeover of the Budweiser maker.

http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2008/09/29/daily97.html?ana=yfcpc

[$$] InBev's Margins Pinched; Higher Prices Help Anheuser (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

News | online.wsj.com | Oct 3, 2008

As it moves ahead with its $52 billion acquisition of Anheuser-Busch Cos., Belgium-based brewer InBev SA said Friday it expects profit margins to shrink slightly in the third quarter as brewing costs rise.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122303751656102043.html?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahoo

Packaging Corporation of America Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2008 Results -

Press Release | www.zibb.com | Oct 3, 2008

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG), will hold a conference call on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss third quarter 2008 results. Third quarter 2008 earnings will be released after the market closes on October 20, 2008. For access to the conference call on

http://www.zibb.com/article/4097553/Packaging+Corporation+of+America+Schedules+Conference+Call+to+Discuss+Third+Quarter+Results

Paper firms want higher box prices

News | www.purchasing.com | Oct 3, 2008

Shipments of manufactured goods are crashing yet integrated paperboard/box firms are trying to squeeze more money from their customers who ship end products in those boxes. Purchasingdata.com reports that only 12% of buyers polled in September plan to increase corrugated buying anytime soon.

http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6601795.html?rssid=268

Poor cleaning practices hamper 49% of packaging firms

News | www.reliableplant.com | Oct 3, 2008

When it comes to the role of cleaning in producing consistent product quality, 49 percent of packaging industry decision-makers indicated that their companies had produced poor quality

http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=13756

M&A Roundup: Three distributors, five manufacturers and an equipment rental company make 12 acquisitions

News | www.inddist.com | Oct 2, 2008

VWR International, TTI , Jackson Safety, Parker Hannifin, Eaton, Lincoln Electric, Columbus McKinnon, IDEX and United Rentals buy up a total of 11 companies.

http://www.inddist.com/article/CA6601381.html