Companies & suppliers

Transcend Packaging has secured a $10m (£8m) investment from Japanese moulded fibre pioneer Itochu.

An end to printing industry angst over disruption to Royal Mail services is hopefully in sight after the CWU accepted a new agreement with the business.

Specialist textiles supplier Berger Textiles will launch a raft of products at Fespa Global Print Expo in Munich in May, including its new Architecture portfolio.

Stora Enso has revised its guidance for 2023 and said its operational EBIT is now expected to be “significantly lower” than for 2022 due to the worsening outlook.

A burgeoning UK supplier of digital label converting machinery has detailed a recent major sale and shared its growth aspirations.

A revamp at James Cropper aimed at accelerating growth at the business will also involve a significant scaling back of production at its Paper wing as the group focuses on value rather than volume.

Sustainable packaging specialist Cullen Eco Packaging has made a new strategic senior appointment to help it meet rapidly growing demand for its moulded fibre packaging.

A person has died following the fungal infection outbreak that has shuttered Billerud’s Escanaba paper mill.

Quality Print Services (QPS) has added ColorJet’s small-format LED UV flatbed press, the Verve Mini, to its stocklist.

Protective packaging distributor Macfarlane Packaging has opened its second packaging Innovation Lab at its flagship Northwest Regional Distribution Centre in Heywood, near Manchester.