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Colombier UK's Sittingbourne facility up for sale
Colombier UK has put its Sittingbourne facility on the market for sale as a whole or as two separate parts.

Avery Dennison launches CarWraps.net in North America
Avery Dennison's Graphics and Reflective Solutions division has launched CarWraps.net, a website for businesses looking to personalize cars and trucks with company names, logos and messages.

Oil crisis impact the price of petroleum products
While uprising and internal conflicts in Libya, Yeman and other oil producing countries have lead to drastic reduction in oil exports from this region, a recent bomb explosion in Northern Iraq that...

UPM counts cost of white collar strike
UPM has said the end of salaried employees' two-week strike has resulted in a cost impact of EUR1m (887,000), as the strike action threatened to hit other Finnish paper manufacturers.

Antalis McNaughton expands environmental offering with Olin launch
Antalis McNaughton has expanded its environmental paper offering with the launch of premium uncoated paper range Olin.

Unite safety reps at Tullis Russell receive STUC safety award
Unite safety representatives at independent Scottish paper manufacturer Tullis Russell (TR) have received the STUC safety award.

Service Graphics launches barrier skin substrate for live events
Service Graphics has unveiled a new print-ready fabric that it has designed to cover crowd safety barriers at outdoor events.

Profiling for a profitable printing firm
Creating your very own colour profiles for every new substrate may be time-consuming, but it has given this firm an edge in the UV sector

Star Product: Dufaylite Ultra Board
Brighter and less prone to fading than its predecessors, this honeycomb substrate is being tipped as a real alternative to foam board

Paper merchant first-quarter bad debt set to improve in 2011
Paper merchant bad debt in the first quarter of 2011 is expected to stand at 2.99m, a 1.9m improvement on the same quarter in 2010.