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An explosion at the Jiangsu Tianjiayi chemical facility killed nearly 80 people and injured hundreds more

Review of 2019: April

Our annual roundup of all the big stories around the UK printing industry.

Antalis has been working to establish a new shareholding structure since February

Antalis updates on new shareholding structure plan

Ten months down the line, Antalis has issued a statement to reaffirm that it is continuing the process of setting up a new shareholding structure, “which also includes discussions with its main...

Metsä Board is one of many industry names involved in the 4evergreen alliance

Paper companies join new fibre-based packaging alliance

Companies across the paper value chain are part of a new alliance that has been established to promote sustainable methods of dealing with fibre-based packaging.

GF Smith was established in 1885

GF Smith acquires RK Burt

Luxury paper merchant GF Smith has acquired fine art paper supplier RK Burt & Co.

Stora Enso is creating a new packaging materials division

Stora Enso restructures consumer board and packaging divisions

Stora Enso is set to merge the container board business in its packaging solutions division with the consumer board division, creating a new packaging materials division.

The new ink pumping system cost £52,000 to fit

Hickling & Squires slashes plastic waste by 80%

B2 commercial litho printer Hickling & Squires has installed a new pump-to-press ink system that will significantly cut single-use plastic waste and ink usage at its Nottinghamshire plant.

Heidelberg sells coatings business

Heidelberg has sold its Hi-Tech Coatings division to US group Innovative Chemical Products in a surprise move.

Flint Group announces further price increases

Flint Group has announced that it is to increase prices of its offset inks across Europe.

New hue cues are influencing and driving colour fashions

When it comes to factors that determine and shape the colours used by brands, designers and manufacturers today, the catwalk has fallen out of fashion while social media is now the biggest influence,...

Star product: Kornit Avalanche PolyPro

The PolyPro marks the introduction of the NeoPoly inks to the manufacturer’s Avalanche range of direct-to-garment printers.