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The damaged PM2 machine at Stora Enso’s Veitsiluoto mill will not be fully up and running again until the end of the year at the earliest, PrintWeek has learned.

A further squeeze on uncoated paper supplies appears likely following a ‘major incident’ that has put one of Stora Enso’s paper machines out of action for at least six weeks.

The Bank of England has confirmed that it will not be reformulating the polymer used for its new banknotes, despite protests about the use of trace amounts of animal derivative.

Scottish paper merchant PG Paper is targeting growth in Latin America after securing a £10m funding package from Santander Corporate & Commercial.

Clyde Paper & Print has been accredited as a Living Wage Foundation employer, with up to 20% of the company's staff set to benefit.

Drytac has expanded its SpotOn range of self-adhesive materials with the new SpotOn White M50 film.

Antalis has launched its new E-Photo range of papers, which it says will “revolutionise the vividness and quality of photo-based printed products”.

Paper merchant Antalis and its partner Arjowiggins Graphic have donated 200 solar panels to support education for children in Mali as part of their collaboration with the ChildFund Alliance.

Clydesdale Bank’s new £10 polymer banknote will go into circulation in September.

Former employees of Paperlinx will now not have their day in court after liquidators from Deloitte made an eleventh-hour offer to settle the Protective Award claim.