Consumables

Ink odours & the smell of success

In this month's clinic: Paul Sherfield on spectrophotometric values; Kevin Purdy on avoiding smelly print jobs; and Neil Edwards on fair employee remuneration

Xaar printhead technology used to produce LCD screens

Japan's Nakan Corporation is using Xaar 1001 printheads in its G8 Inkjet Printer to produce LCD screens.

Sappi's M-real bid gets green light from competition bodies

The EU competition authorities have cleared Sappi's proposed acquisition of M-real's coated graphic paper business.

Sun Chemical to distribute Apollo wide-format range in UK

Ink giant Sun Chemical has signed a deal to become a UK distributor for the Apollo series of multi-functional UV wide-format printers.

PaperCo's King shuffles management

PaperCo's newly appointed managing director Steve King has initiated a number of changes within the paper merchant's operating divisions and reduced the size of its top management board.

Paper giants to push prices as 3Q figures struggle

M-real and Stora Enso have announced their intention to increase paper prices, as the two paper giants report poor third quarter results.

UPM claims pushing prices helped 3Q figures

Paper giant UPM has said the implementation of higher paper prices and stringent cost controls have positively impacted on its third quarter results.