Consumables

API Group's major shareholder calls for company to be sold
API Group's largest minority shareholder Steel Partner Holdings has called for the foil, holographics and laminates manufacturer to be put up for sale.
Flint Group announces global roll-out for Nyloflex FAM plate
Flint Group Flexographic Products has announced the global availability of its Nyloflex FAM digital plate following its successful launch in North America.

OEM or third-party? Now a new force joins the inks fray
Plastered onto the high-street window display is a poster of a stunning model gazing out and dressed in this season's garb. But something is wrong. The colours have faded under the glare of sunlight...

England's Phil Dowson juggles challenges of print and international rugby
England rugby international Phil Dowson, who is also a director of inkjet consumables business 678 Media, has declared the print sector the more challenging vocation following his first cap for the...

KBA drops spare parts delivery charge
KBA has introduced free delivery as standard for all spare parts "to help ease pressure on outgoings".

Manroland break-up to begin with Augsburg sale
Manroland's administrator has confirmed that the break-up of the German manufacturer will begin on Wednesday (1 February) with the sale of the Augsburg web offset facility.

Xaar staff in China resign over alleged "unfair treatment"
Xaar has confirmed that all staff at its China office have resigned over "unfair treatment" of themselves and customers, allegations the manufacturer refutes.

Mortons Print awards Palm Recycling waste collection contract
Newspaper printer Mortons Print has awarded Palm Recycling a collection contract for its waste newsprint.

Lscher and MacDermid launch Accent flexo plate
Lscher has partnered with MacDermid to launch Accent, a new flexo coating plate for packaging and commercial print applications that can be imaged like a normal litho plate on Lscher's XPose! UV...

DS Smith launches 1.4bn bid for SCA Packaging
DS Smith has launched a 1.4bn reverse takeover bid for SCA's packaging division, in a deal that would make it the largest corrugated and second largest packaging business in Europe with a turnover of...