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Mulcahy: "2021 holds a great deal of promise for us"

Contact Originators continues expansion with new hires

Flexographic plate manufacturer Contact Originators has continued its year of recovery after suffering a serious fire in January by increasing its headcount.

Reeves: "A perfect fit"

Cards-x acquires Evohold

German ID card specialist Cards-x, which opened a UK operation two months ago, has acquired Preston-based eco-friendly ID card holder manufacturer Evohold.

Printing inks manufacturers have seen sales fall in 2020

Printing inks sales down as Covid-19 and Brexit hits confidence

Confidence has started to return to the UK coatings, printing inks and wallcoverings industries after an uncertain year, but it is still weaker than average and sales are down year-on-year, according...

Penfield: "it’s about having the money to put into stock"

Penfield aims to bridge supplies gap with PMS venture

Ink industry veteran Grant Penfield is positioning his new distribution and production business to help industry suppliers deal with Brexit issues that could delay shipments to end users.

Renewable packaging materials are manufactured at the Skoghall Mill

Stora to start feasibility study on €800m Skoghall expansion

Stora Enso is set to commence a feasibility study and environmental permit application process on enhancing and expanding the pulp- and board-making capabilities at its Skoghall Mill in Sweden.

James Cropper: sales at its paper division were down 45%

James Cropper suffers loss as pandemic impacts

Cumbrian papermaker James Cropper suffered a loss and a steep fall in revenue in the first half of the financial year due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic but said it is now seeing signs of...

Bioglitter Sparkle GC will be available from January 2021

Ronald Britton adds sparkle with latest Bioglitter launch

Ronald Britton has expanded its certified fresh water biodegradable glitter portfolio with the new Bioglitter Sparkle GC product range.

TerraCycle: aiming to recycle tricky objects that are now increasingly part of daily life

TerraCycle targets waste PPE with new boxes

TerraCycle has introduced new ‘Zero Waste Boxes’ for PPE materials, as it bids to find a sustainable solution to the problems around PPE ending up as litter or landfill.

The new Dukinfield site is around five miles from the existing Bredbury facility

Contact Originators unveils new site as part of £5m investment

Flexographic plate manufacturer Contact Originators has kicked off a £5m investment in a new site and equipment less than a year after it suffered a serious fire at its Bredbury, Stockport facility.

Kodak's booth at the last Drupa in 2016

Updated: Kodak pulls out of Drupa due to Covid uncertainty

Kodak has become the latest big-name exhibitor to withdraw from Drupa 2021.