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Van Son launches alternative ink line to manufacturer's brands
Ink manufacturer Van Son has unveiled a new range of wide-format inkjet inks that the company is pitching as a cost-effective alternative to major manufacturers' own brand inks.
Special inks make a splash
While creating head-turning finishes on print products is often seen as the post-press department's job, more and more printers are discovering that specialist inks can be used to boost margins
Neschen launches anti-grafitti polypropylene film
Wide-format media firm Neschen has launched an anti-graffiti film for both indoor and outdoor applications, which it claims can maintain its glossy aesthetic after extensive cleaning.
Technical Tutorial: Pankaj Sharma, deputy manager business development at Siegwerk India talks about Emulsification
Emulsion is a mixture of ink and dampening solution. In this process, dampening solution is distributed evenly throughout the ink in small droplets.
Premier Paper Group expands south of England operations with Arc Paper acquisition
Premier Paper Group has expanded its operations in the south of England with the acquisition of Dorset-based merchant Arc Paper.
Sappi completes 319m refinance
Sappi has announced the successful completion of a three-year EUR360m (319m) securitisation of its trade receivables for its non-South African businesses.
Convertible Solutions unveils double weight postcard stock to drive DM for digital printers
Sedalia, Mo-based Convertible Solutions announced a new double-weight postcard stock that could inject new life in the direct mail printing industry by enabling marketers and printers to do short-run...
Fujifilm inks approved for organic textile processing
Fujifilm has had over 50 products from three of its Sericol screen-printing textile ink ranges approved by the Soil Association for use in organic textile processing.
Soaring paper prices 'will kill off printers'
Paper mill price increases have filtered down to printers with a number of merchants announcing price rises from 5 September.
SRF announces an entry into BOPP film market with Bruckner
Gurgaon-based SRF, an Indian multi-business entity engaged in the manufacture of technical textiles, chemicals, engineering plastics and packaging films, teamed up with Bruckner on 5 August 2011 for...