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UPM CEO Jussi Pesonen has tweeted on the developing situation

Reports: UPM Pulp negotiations underway

UPDATED: UPM’s negotiations with the Finnish Paperworkers’ Union (Paperiliitto) are now underway for UPM Pulp, with the other UPM businesses expected to follow, according to media reports from...

Choose’s patented technology provides an alternative to plastic bottles

HP makes Scottish packaging acquisition

HP Inc has acquired Scottish plastic-free bottle manufacturer Choose Packaging to strengthen its sustainable packaging offering.

UPM: Union "seems to be playing for time" at the expense of their members and UPM’s businesses

Despair as UPM strike extended for third time

Printers, print buyers and paper merchants are in despair after UPM announced that strike action at its Finnish mills could be extended for a third time and by a further three weeks – until 12 March.

Williams: renowned for his knowledge and skill

Tributes paid to Dave Williams

Industry associates have paid tribute to former Pindar technical director Dave Williams, who has died aged 71.

Existing supply chain pressures have been aggravated by strikes

Finat warns on paper strike pressures on supply chain

Finat has warned that the continued union strike “in some Nordic paper mills” is posing severe lead time problems for European label converters.

Peeling (L, with Clifton): "Books are a very important growth area for us"

Precision Proco in Cliftons acquisition and HP Indigo 100K install

Precision Proco Group (PPG) has acquired the trade finishing arm of Cliftons Bookbinders and taken delivery of an HP Indigo 100K at its Dagenham site.

RRD cyber attack: certain corporate data "was accessed and exfiltrated"

RRD mystery buyer withdraws offer, group suffers cyber attack

The unnamed "strategic buyer" that made an unsolicited non-binding bid to acquire RR Donnelley for $11.50 (£8.48) per share in cash has withdrawn its offer.

Signs Direct (UK) ceased trading earlier this month. Image: Google Maps

Wide-format kit up for auction from closed Hampshire printer

A wide range of printing equipment along with a number of other assets is set to go to auction as its Alton-based owner enters liquidation.

Moo's Farringdon office had featured a 200ft-long spine made of more than 500 paper panels

Covid crisis results in 'long-term improvements' at Moo

Moo lost the equivalent of more than $1m a month during the pandemic-afflicted 2020 trading year as the business racked up exceptional costs of nearly $7m and sales of its core business card products...

Sad tale tops January’s most read

While our first 2022 listicle of the most-read articles on printweek.com could hardly be described as cheery collection, much like with the January skies, if you look hard enough there was the...