Consumables
Ilford acquires Tecco
Ilford Group, the parent company of Ilford Imaging Switzerland, has acquired German-base Tecco for an undisclosed sum.

Huge blaze at paper mill
Firefighters have brought a major fire under control at a midlands paper facility.

Mohawk expands digital paper/substrate lineup
Cohoes, NY-based Mohawk announced this week a major expansion of its lineup of synthetic papers, envelopes and specialty substrates for digital commercial printing.

International Paper's ProDesign range joins carbon capture scheme
Customers buying ProDesign paper through UK paper merchant Premier Paper can now offset carbon emissions by supporting the planting of native woodland in the UK.

Ilford expands Omnijet range with canvas launches
Inkjet media manufacturer Ilford has announced it is expanding its Omnijet range of commercial wide format offerings with three new professional canvas products.

BASF targets knock-off photoinitiator distributors
BASF has announced it is taking steps to stop the distribution of counterfeit versions of its Irgacure 819 photoinitiator product.

PJ Print switches to Fujifilm's Pro-T3 plates
Suffolk-based digital and litho printer PJ Print has switched to Fujifilm's Brillia HD PRO-T3 processless plates to improve its production.

Tresu launches ink supply system
Danish flexo machinery manufacturer Tresu Group has unveiled its new Tresu F10 iCon Ink Supply System for ink circulation in central impression flexo presses.

Arjowiggins creates Paperworld for video campaign
Arjowiggins Graphic and Antalis has launched a video campaign detailing the fantasy land of Paperworld in a bid to raise the profile of recycled papers.

Paperlinx debuts 1,000sqm/hr Vortex 4200 at wide-format open house
Paperlinx showed off a plethora of equipment and substrates on the first leg of its Discover open house, with 350 printers expected to attend by close of play today.