Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically determining a priority of a user or a group of users based on electronic activity of the user or group of users. One system includes an electronic processor configured to determine a topic of each of a plurality of electronic communications associated with the user and determine a plurality of communication groups, wherein each communication group includes a subset of the plurality of electronic communications having a common topic. The electronic processor is also configured to rank the plurality of communication groups and perform at least one automatic action for at least one of the plurality of communication groups based on the plurality of communication groups as ranked.

Abstract: A flexible packaging material including: a core portion having a geometrically patterned structure defining two spaced-apart substantially planar faces and providing air space therebetween, the core portion including cellulosic fiber-based walls having a core grammage; and at least one cellulosic fiber-based liner bonded to a respective one of the planar faces of the core portion and having a liner grammage lower than the core grammage, the material being flexible along a plane defined by the at least one liner.

Abstract: A flexible packaging material including: a core portion having a geometrically patterned structure defining two spaced-apart substantially planar faces and providing air space therebetween, the core portion including cellulosic fiber-based walls having a core grammage; and at least one cellulosic fiber-based liner bonded to a respective one of the planar faces of the core portion and having a liner grammage lower than the core grammage, the material being flexible along a plane defined by the at least one liner.

Abstract: A flexible cellulosic fiber-based material including: a core portion having a geometrically patterned structure defining two spaced-apart substantially planar faces and providing air space therebetween, the core portion including cellulosic fiber-based walls having a core grammage; and at least one cellulosic fiber-based liner bonded to a respective one of the planar faces of the core portion and having a liner grammage lower than the core grammage, the material being flexible along a plane defined by the at least one liner.

Abstract: The dunnage can be used for protecting edges of articles such as wood furniture during shipping and has a honeycomb panel having a first and second opposed faces, and a first and second adjacent panel sections folded relative to each other along a V-groove extending into the first face, a layer of antiskid cohesive material applied on the V-groove and maintaining said first and second adjacent panels in said folded configuration, and also applied on a substantial portion of one of said first and second adjacent panel sections, on the first face. The cohesive on the exposed face of the folded dunnage acts as an antiskid which reduces the likelihood of the dunnage sliding once applied to the edge of the article, and also reduces the abrasiveness of the honeycomb panel. A process of production is also disclosed where the V-groove can be made on line.

Abstract: A flexible cellulosic fiber-based material including: a core portion having a geometrically patterned structure defining two spaced-apart substantially planar faces and providing air space therebetween, the core portion including cellulosic fiber-based walls having a core grammage; and at least one cellulosic fiber-based liner bonded to a respective one of the planar faces of the core portion and having a liner grammage lower than the core grammage, the material being flexible along a plane defined by the at least one liner.

Abstract: The dunnage can be used for protecting edges of articles such as wood furniture during shipping and has a honeycomb panel having a first and second opposed faces, and a first and second adjacent panel sections folded relative to each other along a V-groove extending into the first face, a layer of antiskid cohesive material applied on the V-groove and maintaining said first and second adjacent panels in said folded configuration, and also applied on a substantial portion of one of said first and second adjacent panel sections, on the first face. The cohesive on the exposed face of the folded dunnage acts as an antiskid which reduces the likelihood of the dunnage sliding once applied to the edge of the article, and also reduces the abrasiveness of the honeycomb panel. A process of production is also disclosed where the V-groove can be made on line.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods related to a transaction structure for financing the sale of a commodity. According to one embodiment, the method includes establishing a forward contract between a company and a first business entity. The method may also include the first business entity offering debt securities to investors. Further, the method may include establishing a purchase agreement between the first business entity and a purchaser, wherein the purchase agreement obligates the purchaser to purchase the volumes of the commodity from the first business entity. Also, the method may include establishing a swap agreement between the purchaser and a party, wherein the swap agreement obligates the purchaser to pay the party an amount equal to the price at which the purchase sells the volumes of the commodity in the open market and obligates the party to pay the purchaser a fixed price.

Abstract: A method of monetizing a contract to supply a commodity from a supplier to a recipient is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the method includes transferring the contract to a first entity and revising the contract such that the first entity may provide the commodity to the recipient from sources other than specified in the contract. The method further includes establishing a second contract to supply the commodity from the second entity to the first entity, wherein the price of the commodity in the second contract is less than the price of the commodity in the revised first contract. In addition, the method includes guaranteeing, by a third-party guarantor, payment obligations of the first entity to the recipient arising out of the revised first contract and/or payment obligations of the second entity to the first entity arising out of the second contract.