Companies & suppliers
Company financial distress levels rise
There was a 19% increase in the number of companies in critical financial distress in the first quarter of 2022, according to new research.
Lecta to up prices on specialty grades
Lecta will increase prices on all of its specialty paper grades by 8% to 10% from next month.
Spandex unifies group under single brand
Spandex has introduced a new logo to reflect the evolution of the business while also unifying its brand across all group companies in Europe and Australia.
Inkjet drug regs changes scrapped
Industry bodies have welcomed the government’s decision to can looming regulation changes which threatened to effectively ban certain ingredients crucial to the manufacture of inks and press...
Smurfit Kappa acquires Atlas Packaging
Smurfit Kappa UK (SKUK) has acquired corrugated packaging provider Atlas Packaging.
Despairing duopoly dominates April’s headlines
You could be forgiven for having a strong sense of Déjà vu when checking out April’s listicle of our most-read stories, although Paragon thankfully managed to shoulder its way into our top 10 to break...
Packaging Innovations unveils new features
Packaging Innovations and Empack 2022 will introduce two new interactive features at the event next month.
Lecta reports on 2021
Lecta has reported big increases in revenue and EBITDA but a pre-tax loss from continuing operations in 2021.
Flint brings in monthly surcharge
Flint Group’s Commercial Publication Web (CPW) division has announced that it is introducing a monthly surcharge for web offset printers worldwide due to “hyperinflation” of ink costs.
Icahn increases Xerox holding
Activist investor Carl Icahn has upped his stake in Xerox after its share price fell sharply last week.