Consumables

Sun Chemical will increase prices across a wide range of products in EMEA from next month, citing raw material shortages and “dramatically increased” freight costs.

Print consumables specialist JAG Products has added in-house manufacturing after investing more than £350,000 during the coronavirus pandemic in a new bespoke manufacturing and distribution hub.

Premier Paper has become the new UK & Ireland exclusive partner for media manufacturer Folex’s HP Indigo portfolio of speciality materials, and opened a new regional distribution centre in the North...

Papermaker Stora Enso has completed the conversion of its Oulu paper mill for the production of packaging board.

Small retailers and printers have reported struggles in getting hold of cardboard boxes for deliveries due to a raft of factors hitting the supply chain, but the Confederation of Paper Industries...

Arjobex Synthetic Papers has acquired Germany-based specialty papers and films manufacturer and coater MDV Group.

Agfa intends to further restructure its printing business with plans to make its Offset Solutions wing a separate legal entity and streamline its product range.

James Cropper has boosted its Technical Fibre Products wing with the acquisition of a specialist manufacturer of electrochemical materials.

Specialist substrate manufacturer Neschen has launched a new coated polypropylene (PP) film specially designed for use with water-based inks and HP Indigo ElectroInk.

Sappi Europe is to increase the price of its coated and uncoated woodfree paper grades by 8%-10% across Europe.