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Media group Reach has warned that “print driven cost inflation” will hit its 2022 profits, and it could increase cover prices or look at product changes to mitigate the impact.

Paper makers are implementing a further swathe of surcharges and at least one continental mill has been temporarily shut down after spiralling energy costs made its operation uneconomical.

UPM has continued to meet with union representatives on a daily basis this week, but despite some progress the union has described negotiations as “not yet well advanced”.

MIS and ERP specialist eProductivity Software will exhibit in Europe for the first time as a standalone entity at the upcoming CCE International corrugated show in Germany.

Kornit Digital and not-for-profit social enterprise Fashion-Enter have opened a new innovation centre in London.

Venn Holdings has relocated the recently-acquired Culverlands Press business to its main site in Hampshire.

StackaWraps has scored a major coup for its new PopHeads pop-out posters after National Geographic included a 3D tiger in its Kids magazine.

Mondi Group has said it is “assessing all options” for its Russian business, which is starting to be impacted by sanctions affecting the country following the invasion of Ukraine.

FSC and PEFC have barred wood and timber from Russia and Belarus from their certified products, as a host of other industry suppliers go public with their stance against Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Agfa’s sign and display business turned in a strong performance in 2021, while losses at its Offset Solutions division have been substantially reduced.