Consumables
Ricoh turns to plant power for new ink
Ricoh has formulated a new plant-based inkjet ink which it claims is a first for mainstream print applications.
Inkjet giant calls for drug rule rethink
A global printer manufacturer has expressed “deep concern” about the potential knock-on impact of the reclassification of a chemical used in some inkjet inks as a Class B drug.
Drugs regs hit inkjet inks
Industry bodies have warned that the government’s reclassification of a substance used in some inkjet inks under the Misuse of Drugs regulations could have damaging knock-on effects if printing...
Flint Group CPW division to implement surcharge
Flint Group’s Commercial Publication Web (CPW) division will implement a surcharge for all of its publication products effective for deliveries from 1 March 2022.
Navigator to increase UWF prices again
The Navigator Company will increase uncoated woodfree (UWF) paper prices in Europe by 8-15% from next month.
Canon opens new manufacturing plant at Dutch site
Canon has opened a new production facility for water-based, polymer inks at its site in Venlo, the Netherlands.
Fujifilm upgrades full year forecast
Fujifilm has reported that sales of printing plates are recovering in its results for the first nine months of its financial year.
Sun Chemical to increase prices
Sun Chemical is increasing prices across its entire portfolio of packaging, commercial sheetfed, and screen inks, coatings, consumables, and adhesives in the EMEA region, effective immediately or as...
Flint Group to implement more price rises
Flint Group’s Offset Packaging Solutions (OPS) and Commercial Publication Web (CPW) divisions are set to announce further price increases.
Paper and coatings going up again
Three more industry suppliers have announced that further price increases are on the way.