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Fujifilm UK launches new plate business model
Fujifilm UK has launched a new litho plate management business model that it said will allow printers to cost-effectively manage or outsource their plate production.
Fujifilm unveils food-safe ink for Jet Press 720S
Fujifilm Europe has revealed it is to launch a new food-safe ink for its Jet Press 720S that it claims will make the machine the first B2 digital printer approved for primary food packaging...
Kodak latest to raise plate prices
Kodak is set to raise the price of its offset printing plates by up to 9% after the escalating cost of aluminium became "too great to bear".
Forecast worsening for paper supply
Earlier this month PrintWeek reported on the ‘perfect storm’ of global events that have tightened the supply of graphical papers and resulted in paper mills resorting to allocation for the first time...
Has fixed-palette come of age at last?
A quarter century has passed since serious proposals were first made for six- and seven-colour process sets to replace the need for spot colour inks.
Agfa confirms plate price rise
Agfa has announced immediate plate price rises of up to 10% due to rocketing aluminium costs.
Four new substrates from PrintPlus Fabrics
PrintPlus Fabrics has debuted four new textile substrates for digital printing applications at Fespa.
Serge Ferrari debuts signage substrate at Fespa
Serge Ferrari has released a grey-backed variant of its Decolit creative interiors fabric.
MagnaColours shows latest inks
Inks supplier MagnaColours is taking part in the Print Make Wear fashion textile feature, with live screen printing demonstrations using its water-based inks.
Sonora sales jump in Kodak Q1 results
Kodak achieved double-digit growth in volumes for its Sonora process-free and Flexcel flexo plates in Q1, but posted a loss for the quarter amid moves that could lead to more M&A activity at the...