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Favini wins Green award for Crush at Luxepack launch
Favini's latest innovation in packaging paper, Crush, has won the Green award at its launch at Luxepack 2012.

Fedrigoni UK celebrates 20 years in the business
Fedrigoni UK will celebrate its 20th anniversary by giving away Highgrove china coffee cups to the three clients that tweet the best designs on Fedrigoni paper.

Xaar forms partnership with China Glaze Company
Xaar has signed up its first Asian ink partner in the form of Taiwanese supplier China Glaze Company and is optimising its digital ceramic inks for use with Xaar printheads.

James Cropper's 7m steam raising plan up for grant
Paper manufacturer James Cropper is in line to receive a 3.2m grant from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) for its proposed steam raising plant.

QuadTech's Digital Ink System to improve quality and cut costs
QuadTech has launched a computer-controlled volume ink metering tool after acquiring the intellectual property from US-based Controls Group Inc.

Fujifilm unveils second generation Pro-VN plate at Ifra
Fujifilm has launched the second iteration of its Brillia Pro-VN lo-chem newspaper plate at the annual Ifra Expo newspaper and media technology show.

Spanish envelope cartel fined EUR 3.7m for price fixing
Six Spanish envelope exporters have been fined a total of 3.7m for collaborating to fix prices.

10m counterfeit cheque gang busted
The Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) has arrested six suspects in what is believed to be one of the UK's biggest counterfeit cheque networks.

Océ launches film media for 3D effect applications
Océ has launched a clear polypropylene film, for use with its Arizona flatbed UV presses, that gives a three dimensional effect to anything that is printed on it.

Star product: Sun Chemical SunLit Crystal inkset
SunChemical boasts that this inkset is a strong 'all-rounder' for sheetfed offset applications and delivers high-impact print