Finance

Manufacturing sector receives second largest cut of EFG funding

The manufacturing sector has been the second biggest beneficiary of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee lending scheme since it was formed, according to BIS figures.

Arjowiggins follows Sappi's lead on paper price rises

Arjowiggins Graphic is to implement a price increase across its woodfree coated papers from 1 April.

Communisis announces 20m share issue

Communisis has announced the release of 20m worth of new shares to help fund growth and restructuring costs.

No price changes from Metsa following 25% profit boost

Metsa Group has said that it expects "no significant price changes" to its uncoated paper, liner and folding boxboard (FBB) expected in the coming months, while coated paper prices are expected to...

Sappi unveils second price hike of 2013

Sappi is to increase prices for the second time in three months with a five to seven per cent increase to be implemented across its coated fine paper grades from April.

UPM sells Stracel to shrink unprofitable paper business

UPM has agreed the sale of its Stracel mill as the group announced it had made a EUR 1.6bn (1.4bn) operating loss in Q4 2012.

Government puts 240m skills funding up for grabs

Applications for round two of the government's vocational training-focused Employment Ownership Pilot (EOP) have opened for bidding.

<i>Sun on Sunday</i> offsets <i>News of The World</i> legal bill

Investigations into the phone hacking scandals at <i>News of The World</i> continue to impose significant costs for parent company News Corporation, according to its second quarter results.

Print Yorkshire to hold second Media Marketplace exhibition

The BPIF regional arm is to hold a one-day event in Leeds to promote digital and creative industries across Yorkshire.

FSA finds 90% of interest rate swaps were mis-sold

More than 90% of the 40,000 SMEs caught up in the interest rate swap scandal were likely mis-sold the complex hedging products, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has found.