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Antalis launches educational workshop series
Antalis UK has launched a series of educational workshops aimed initially at helping printers diversify into wide-format.

Sequana presses ahead with Arjo restructure, posts strong H1 results
Sequana, owner of Arjowiggins and Antalis, has posted an 11% improvement in its first-half EBITDA despite difficult market conditions as it presses ahead with its financial and operational...

Spandex extends POS portfolio with new product range
Sign making and display industry trade supplier Spandex has extended its POS display systems portfolio to include a new range of more than 40 products.

High-tech lube has potential to reduce running costs
Switching to high-tech lubricants could result in energy savings on printing presses of between 5%-15%, according to a specialist manufacturer.

Ink and speed issues delay Landa-enabled Manroland Sheetfed press
The cost of Landa NanoInk is one of two factors currently preventing Manroland Sheetfed from integrating the technology into a hybrid press, according to chief executive Raphael Penuela.

Ink costs are key to high-speed inkjet
It’s a regular staple of the tabloid press, a shock-horror headline stating that consumers are paying more for their desktop printer ink than they’d pay for vintage champagne.

Intercoat appoints Soyang Europe to UK distributor role
German large-format media manufacturer Intercoat has appointed Soyang Europe as its UK distributor.

APP cuts European lead times for graphic and speciality
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has cut European lead times for its graphic and speciality papers to around a week after expanding its warehousing facilities in Antwerp, Belgium.

Arjowiggins Graphic announces price rise
Arjowiggins Graphic has announced an 8% price rise for its coated woodfree (CWF) sheets and reels in the European market from September.

Hybrid promises flexo plate savings with Patchplanner
Hybrid Software has launched Patchplanner, a flexo plate mounting workflow for AV Flexologic plate mounters that could dramatically reduce flexo printers' consumables bills.