Consumables

<b>Buying all consumables from one supplier optimises the overall package, even though it might mean paying a bit more for ink, writes Lisa Berwin</b>

Sun Chemical Europe is to increase the price of its coldset colour inks in a move it said was "essential" following a "serious shortage" of raw materials.

EFI has posted an almost 30% year-on-year increase in third quarter revenues following strong growth across all three of its business segments.

Mutoh has launched a new class of eco-friendly inks, Bio-Lactite, which it claims offer significant benefits over other eco-friendly formulations including lower running costs and backwards...

Nick Livemore, director of DXP Print Solutions, tells Jon Severs how the chemistry-free plates offer consistency for his Wickford, Essex, business

The Chinese plate manufacturer Chengdu Xingraphics Co has launched - Fit Eco Primo, a processless thermal plate - which it claims could be a game changer, especially as more and more eco products are...

Pregis Hexacomb has launched a mount backing board, the third product in its Falconboard range of honeycomb paper boards.

Poster specialist Urban Storm has launched a substrate that it claims offers the highest fire safety rating possible at an economic price.

Xennia has launched a range of general-purpose UV-cured inkjet inks, XenInk Diamond, which is suitable for a wide range of large-format and other industrial inkjet machines.