Consumables

7% hike on Kodak flexo plate price

Kodak Graphic Communications has announced a global price increase of up to 7% on all flexographic plates from July 15 in response to rising energy and raw material costs.

Killer app: Digital shines on Silver stock

Precision Printing has printed Think Digital, a project commissioned by paper manufacturer M-real Speciality Papers to raise the profile of digital printing in the design sector. Some 2,700 copies of...

Kodak announces 7% flexo plate price hike

Kodak GCG has announced a global price increase of up to 7% on all flexographic plates from July 15 in response to rising energy and raw material costs.

Sun Chemical Europe increases prices

Ink giant Sun Chemical Europe has increased the price of its publications ink products by up to 20% following "unrelenting raw material cost increases".

Print Efficiently deemed a success as further debuts announced

Vendors have branded the first Print Efficiently event a success and said they will almost certainly follow it up with a second show.

Premier Paper Group launches Evolution range of recycled paper

Independent paper merchant Premier Paper Group has launched its new Evolution range of recycled paper.

Publishers express concern over the newsprint prices

Newspaper publishers might face tough times as the newsprint prices are expected to touch $800 per ton in the coming months.

Paper manufacturers look to implement stock charges

Paper manufacturers are understood to be looking at charging customers for any paper that is held at wharf for 60 days or more.

Unite launches campaign to warn of behavioural safety initiatives

Unite has launched a campaign to warn members in the paper and corrugated packaging sector about the potential pitfalls of behavioural safety initiatives brought in by employers.

Polytype adds a 10-pl print head and enhances print quality

The Swiss digital wide-format printer manufacturer, Polytype, has added a new 10-picolitre print head to its arsenal of Virtu wide-format range.