Disciplines

Navigating the paper supply crisis

The issues currently affecting paper supplies are well-documented. Seismic changes in European capacity involving machine closures and mill conversions over the past four years have now taken effect.

Labelexpo Europe last took place in 2019

Labelexpo Europe cancelled, postponed to 2023

Labelexpo Europe, due to take place in eight weeks' time, has been postponed until next year.

Pack sector fends off mounting challenges

No industry has been unchallenged over the past two years since Covid-19 took a stranglehold on our lives, with even the most pandemic- proof sectors at the very least needing to quickly adapt to new...

The DecoNetwork Business Hub provides multiple features

DecoNetwork partners with The Magic Touch on DTF

DecoNetwork has partnered with The Magic Touch to offer a selection of garment transfer templates and process guidelines for the new direct-to-film (DTF) transfer process.

Some solvent-based inkjet inks contain the controlled substances

GPMA: £1bn of print would be hit by new drug regs

Industry trade association collective the GPMA has warned the government that the use of chemicals newly-classified as Class B dugs has been “grossly underestimated” in the printing industry, and the...

DC-648: "JDF finishing without the high costs of implementation"

New Duplo multi-finisher adds Industry 4.0 smarts

Duplo has launched a new multi-finisher that boasts full Industry 4.0 connectivity for data capture and “raises the bar”.

RRD cyber attack: certain corporate data "was accessed and exfiltrated"

Chatham Asset Management completes RRD buy

Chatham Asset Management has finally completed its acquisition of R.R. Donnelley, with affiliates of Chatham acquiring the business for $10.85 (£8.10) per share in cash.

Sun Chemical had already increased prices in the EMEA region in January

Sun Chemical to implement energy surcharges

Sun Chemical will implement energy surcharges across its entire portfolio of packaging, commercial sheetfed, and screen inks, coatings, consumables, and adhesives in Europe, Middle East, and Africa,...

UPM Raflatac: label paper mills are included in the strike

Union confirms UPM strike extension

Finnish Paperworker’s Union Paperiliitto has confirmed that strike action at UPM will be extended into April, and has slammed UPM’s “arrogance towards its own employees”.