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Portals produces high-security, non-currency paper on cylinder mould machines

Portals completes Fedrigoni security buy

Portals has completed the acquisition of Fedrigoni’s specialist Security business.

Mullarkey and Burford with the X2

Wilmot-Budgen first with Inca EoS upgrade

Wilmot-Budgen has upgraded its Inca Onset R50i to an Onset X2 using Inca’s ‘End of Support’ upgrade option, becoming the first firm to do so in the process.

Shares in RRD were up by nearly 40% in premarket trading

RRD to be acquired by LSC owner

RR Donnelley & Sons (RRD) is set to be acquired by affiliates of Atlas Holdings and go private in an all-cash deal worth around $2.1bn (£1.54bn).

Beese: the secret in diversifying is in the finishing

DecTek diversifies again with finishing spend

DecTek has significantly expanded its small-format finishing and embellishment capabilities as it looks to lean heavily into more new growth areas as it reaps the rewards of post-pandemic...

Strong: "We are now a much larger and more resilient business"

Opus Trust acquires Adare SEC

Omnichannel communications specialist Opus Trust Communications will become a £110m-turnover business after acquiring Adare SEC.

Carlin: "We see this as a key moment for Blake"

Blake acquires All Colour Envelopes

Blake Envelopes has acquired All Colour Envelopes in a strategic move.

KM: toner production volume expected to be about 75% of the actual demand

Konica Minolta: toner issues result in near-£40m order backlog

Konica Minolta has a ¥6bn (£38.6m) order backlog at its Professional Print division because of the current hiatus in toner manufacturing – but the group said the toner supply shortage was “expected to...

The Kyro mill has a production capacity of 190,000 tonnes per year

Metsä Board starts up modernised finishing line

Metsä Board has completed the modernisation of the finishing area at its Kyro mill in Finland after starting up its upgraded finishing line.

Barbara Braun-Metz with ColorLogic CTO Thorsten Braun

Hybrid Software buys colour specialist

Hybrid Software Group has acquired Germany’s ColorLogic to boost its capabilities in ‘beyond CMYK’ applications.

Tame: paper products have a great sustainable story to share

GB Mail and W&G Baird join Two Sides

Two more industry names have joined print and paper advocacy group Two Sides, with one becoming a partner member.