Paper

Paper manufacturers implement price increases

Idempapers has increased the price of all its speciality paper products by 7% as of 1 June.

Indonesia to tackle illegal timber exports

A voluntary agreement between the EU and Indonesia to stop exports of illegal timber and related products from the South East Asian nation will only work if corruption is tackled head on, forestry...

Chinese anti-dumping duties imposed after EU's CFP probe concludes

Anti-dumping duties of between 8-35.1% and anti-subsidy duties of between 4%-12% have been imposed on imports of Chinese coated fine paper (CFP) as of 14 May.

James Cropper ends final salary pension payouts

Members of James Cropper's two funded pension schemes will no longer receive pensions based on their final salary, under changes revealed by the Cumbria-based papermaker this week.

Killer app: New era for event branding

Service Graphics has unveiled a new print-ready fabric cover that it has designed to cover crowd safety barriers at outdoor events. The reusable Barrier Skin is a lightweight Stretchtex polyester...

Technology Monitor: Smart substrates create printing apps

Advances in paper, board and PVC have lead to the development of new kinds of print, which reduce some of the processes or enhance value, find out Tanvi Parekh and Ramu Ramanathan

Archant launches eco-font across titles

Newspaper publisher Archant is to launch a new eco-font that cuts down on ink but does not alter the quality of its printed titles.

Stephens & George revealed as Royal Wedding Programme printer

Merthyr Tydfil-based sheetfed magazine printer Stephens & George has been revealed as the company responsible for printing the Official Programme for the Royal Wedding.

Print directors sentenced over DVD scam

Two directors of Pinpoint Press have been sentenced at the Old Bailey for their part in the supply and distribution of hundreds of counterfeit DVDs and printed inlays with a street value of 2.5m.

Strike hits Stora Enso and Metsliitto

Proliitto members at Stora Enso and Metsliitto have become the latest Finnish paper industry workers to go on strike in the ongoing dispute over pay.