Consumables

Colorific's UV Light enters market
Colorific will make the first deliveries of its UV Light ink technology, which it launched at EcoPrint, next week.

Sun Chemical Europe announces universal price hike
Sun Chemical Europe has announced a "high single digit" price increase across all of its product lines from 1 January 2013.

Antalis McNaughton grows sign and display sales team
Antalis McNaughton has appointed Joe Kennedy as account manager to its growing sign and display sales team.

Favini adds papers to Majestics range
Favini has added Satin coated papers to the Metallics line of its Majestics fine paper range, which is aimed at design and print companies.

John Dickinson envelopes to close
Envelope manufacturer John Dickinson is to close by the end of 2012.

Smith Anderson staff strike over holiday changes
Employees at paper bag manufacturer Smith Anderson started industrial action last week (21 November) over changes to their holiday entitlement.

Creazy launches instant photo box canvas
Creazy has added Photo Box Canvas, a pre-creased SRA3 sheet of 210gsm board that creates the look of a box canvas, to its range of pre-creased SRA3 media.

M&A activity frenzy results from international growth
There's been a frenzy of M&A activity across the print industry this week, with no fewer than three deals splashed across the front pages of this issue.

James Cropper boosts profits despite falling paper sales
Paper manufacturer James Cropper has recorded a double digit increase in its operating profit for the first half of 2012 despite falling sales in its speciality paper business.

Paperlinx to streamline sales operations across merchanting divisions
Paperlinx UK is to centralise its "face to market" across its commercial print operations in a move that could prove to be its first step in consolidating Howard Smith, PaperCo and Robert Horne into...