Environment

Cameron announces late payment consultation

A consultation to tackle the problem of late payments to small businesses will launch later this year, following criticism of the Prompt Payment Code.

Finat warns label printers over new EU food regs

Self-adhesive label industry association Finat has warned label printers that they could be struck off supplier rosters if they fail to comply with the latest EU food safety regulations.

Kodak extends Sonora plate into newspaper applications

Kodak has this week launched a newspaper version of the Sonora thermal, process-free commercial printing plate that it unveiled at last year's Drupa.

Duncan Print invests to bite into food sector

Duncan Print Group is expanding into food packaging after a recent kit investment and accreditation.

Casepak chairman George Smith passes away

Casepak chairman and founder "Bingo" George Smith has died, aged 77.

UPM achieves sustainability accolade

UPM has been named industry leader in environmental sustainability in the Paper and Forest Products sector in the Dow Jones European and World Sustainability Indices (DJSI).

Timber regulations turn over a new leaf

That nothing even closely resembling the new EU Timber Regulations (EUTR) existed before they were launched in March, is kind of surprising. Most would probably have assumed that introducing illegally...

JR Press embarks on £400,000 finishing kit spend

Daventry-based JR Press has installed a new Heidelberg Polar 78 ECO guillotine as part of a wider move away from commercial print into B3 packaging.

Don't throw away your tax comeback

Deficits, cuts and public spending have been the defining topic of political discourse in post-crunch Britain, which means the subject of taxation is never far behind.

Shotgun wedding for European paper giants?

As mega-mergers go, the potential combination of UPM and Stora Enso's European paper assets is hard to top. The resulting entity would produce 16m tonnes of paper annually, control 40% of the European...