Consumables

Ink, blanket and pressroom chemicals are all set to increase in price as consumables giants Flint Group and Sun Chemical said they were under pressure from rising raw material costs.

Interprint has switched to chemistry-free plate production with Agfa's Azura TS plates, Avalon N8 platesetter and Apogee workflow.

Printers will face more paper woes in the new year after Europe's mills proposed double-digit price hikes, including an increase of up to 50 per tonne for coated mechanical papers.

The doom-mongers may whinge about the industry going down the pan, but now you can find out how to create paper art on the toilet thanks to a handy guide to origami illustrated using the humble loo...

It may not be the trendiest stock, but when it comes to producing high-end magazines, you can't beat a bit of gloss, writes <i>Noli Dinkovski</i>

UK printers may have to pick up the bill for anti-dumping regulations, warns <i>Helen Morris</i>

Large-format print got its 15 minutes of fame last month when UK TV programme <i>The Gadget Show</i> featured digital wallpaper in a challenge to find the easiest way to decorate a house.

As paper price rises continue to wreak havoc in the industry, <i>Helen Morris</i> asks if negotiating a fixed price could pay off in the long term