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UPM posts Q4 loss
Paper giant UPM has posted a larger than expected 46m euro (42m) loss for the fourth quarter of 2008.
Litho Supplies cuts 10 staff and turns focus to online sales
Printing equipment Litho Supplies has made 10 staff redundant as the company focuses more attention on its online consumables sales.
Rigid Paper shuts down Selby mill at a cost of 86 jobs
All 86 staff at Rigid Paper's Selby papermill are to be made redundant, as the company announces it has stopped production at the site.
Star product: Hello coated woodfree
The Hello range of gloss, silk, silk crme and matt papers and boards features coated woodfree grades available in weights between 90-400gsm.
I swear by my... UPM Cote
Cote is a lightweight coated paper, which is produced at UPM's Caledonian mill in Scotland.
Flint Group announces ink price rises
Flint Group has said it will increase the price of web offset inks by 15% with immediate effect.
Ink giant warns of 'testing' year ahead
Overcapacity and further price increases will continue to be on the cards during a "testing" 2009, according to ink company Stehlin Hostag.
Fedrigoni says breadth and innovation key to tough 2009
Paper merchant and manufacturer Fedrigoni UK has said it expects breadth of product range to be imperative to surviving a "tough year" in 2009.
Sappi to rein in fine paper output by a fifth
Sappi Fine Paper Europe has said it will curtail its fine paper production in the coming months by "at least 20%", as a result of continuous adverse market conditions.
Star product: Blanc Canvas YouFrame
DIY canvas framing system YouFrame "is set to revolutionise box framing", according to its creator Blanc Canvas.