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Kodak Photo Tex launched in the UK by Colourgen
Colourgen has launched Photo Tex, a Kodak-branded repositionable self-adhesive printable fabric suitable for water-based printers.

Keep a log of your timber or pay a towering fine
Historically, recording information on pulp and paper sources has been limited to merchants and manufacturers. New legislation will change that Words Pamela Mardle

Spandex adds four new Avery SWF textured films
Spandex has added four textured films from the Avery Supreme Wrapping Film (SWF) range to its portfolio.

Metsa reneges on price promise
Metsa Board has gone against parent company Metsa Group's pledge to buck the recent trend of raising prices by announcing an intention to increase its uncoated woodfree paper prices in the next few...

Agfa wins patent case over Xingraphics
Agfa Gevaert has prevailed in its patent infringement lawsuit in the Netherlands against Chinese plate manufacturer Chengdu Xingraphics Co.

Truffula Sustainability Guidance launched by former RHG environmental manager
Tim Barker, a former environmental manager of Robert Horne Group (RHG) and sustainability specialist at Paperlinx, has launched his own consultancy.

Swiss firm Model revealed as Fujifilm packaging ink beta site
Swiss-based corrugated and carton board packaging group Model has been revealed as the beta site for Fujifilm's Uvijet OC inks for digitally printed corrugated packaging applications.

Paperlinx targets turnaround following 'poor' first half results
Paperlinx UK managing director Phil Carr has said he is confident of a return to profit in the second half of the year after a "poor" first half in which the UK and Europe were the main contributors...

Paper firm fined 70,000 for employee death
A Corby paper manufacturer last week pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after an employee was killed when racking collapsed on her in 2009.

UK merchants in limbo over paper prices
Following the latest round of paper manufacturers' price increases, merchants are waiting to find out if they will be forced to pass the increases on to their customers.