Consumables

UPM sells Stracel to shrink unprofitable paper business
UPM has agreed the sale of its Stracel mill as the group announced it had made a EUR 1.6bn (1.4bn) operating loss in Q4 2012.

Paperlinx's Philippa Charlton exits in latest job cuts
Paperlinx's marketing director Philippa Charlton has left the company along with a number of others as the paper merchant realises the workforce reduction it proposed in November.

Antalis and CMYUK partner to offer Vutek users substrate specific profiles
Antalis and CMYUK have made a set of colour profiles for 10 sign & display stocks available to Vutek users, to help their customers achieve higher quality results without having to create their own...

Wood trade law set to shut down illegal logging
The government today passed a law that will obligate businesses dealing with timber products to keep diligent records of the supply chain in a bid to tackle illegal logging.

Pyramid Display Materials reveals enhanced Foamalite range
An enhanced range of Foamalite display boards has been launched by 3A Composites.

Atlas updates slitter rewinders
Atlas Converting Equipment has revamped its latest slitter rewinders targeting increased productivity and material waste reduction.

Cotek Papers fined for worker's crushed hand
Gloucestershire paper manufacturer Cotek Papers has been fined nearly 6,000 after a worker crushed his hand in one of its coating machines.

Printable chrome vinyl launched by Ritrama
A printable mirror-finish chrome vinyl has been launched by self-adhesive film specialist Ritrama, extending its range of chrome finish materials.

Printable textile firm Heytex bought in PE-backed MBO
Heytex Bramsche (Heytex), the producer of printable textiles for large format printing has been sold to a management buyout backed by German private equity firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG).

Landfill tax hike could hit printers, warns J&G
A hefty 12.5% hike in landfill tax due to come in this April could cost printers thousands of pounds a year, J&G Environmental has warned.