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Roto Smeets dashes hopes of rapid European recovery
Print giant Roto Smeets Group has painted a gloomy picture of the European print market with its half-year pre-tax losses, before interest and tax, totalling 10m euro (8.6m).
HP's Imaging and Printing Group revenues drop 20%
A 42% drop in the shipment of commerical printer hardware has impacted on HP's revenues within its Imaging and Printing Group (IPG), which dipped 20% in the third quarter to $5.7bn (3.45bn).
New look Quebecor World posts $59.5m Q2 loss in first results since exiting Chapter 11
World Color Press, formerly Quebecor World, has announced its first results since exiting Chapter 11 last month.
KBA experiences profit drop but sheetfed order outlook strong
Press manufacturer KBA has recorded a decline in first-half sales across its sheetfed and web divisions, but said that incoming orders in its sheetfed division are strong.
Anger as RBS shrinks loan book to small businesses
Tax-payer owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has attracted criticism for reducing its lending to small businesses, despite undertakings given to the government when it was part-nationalised.
RR Donnelley bullish despite Q2 83% profit drop
US print giant RR Donnelley has reported a slump in second-quarter profits as it "continues to be impacted by the global economic recession".
Xaar records revenue rise for past six months
Cambridge-based inkjet technology specialist Xaar has revealed trading for the first half of the year was "in line" with board expectations, with revenue up on the previous six months.
Oc to shed 300 more jobs following 12m Q2 loss
Oc will cut 300 more jobs after posting a 14m euro (12m) loss for the second quarter of 2009.
Communisis warns of 'material' impact on profits following proposed cheque ban
The government's proposal to ban unsolicited cheques from credit card companies is likely to 'impact on group profitability' for the current year, Communisis has said.
BPIF survey paints gloomy picture of UK print industry
Almost 60% of print companies have cut prices and half anticipate further cuts, the latest BPIF Directions survey has found.