Consumables

Overmatter: Ossas?
It’s not every day that a typo will end up getting nearly 50,000 ‘likes’ on Twitter, but that’s exactly what happened when online fashion behemoth ASOS fessed up to a blooper on a batch of its bags,...

Three new Sun Chemical inks to make Fespa debuts
Sun Chemical will debut new products in its graphics, industrial and digital textiles portfolios when it returns to Fespa next month.

Executive changes at Kodak
Kodak’s Brad Kruchten is to retire later this month after 36 years at the company, and will be replaced at the helm of its worldwide printing business with another long-serving executive.

Ultrachem future unclear as business fails
Pressroom consumables manufacturer and supplier Ultrachem has gone into administration.

Agfa launches new eco-friendly plate
Agfa Graphics has launched the new Adamas plate, which is said to offer all of the benefits of existing chem-free alternatives but “brings robustness to a whole new level”.

MagnaColours launches new glow-in-the-dark ink
Water-based textile inks supplier MagnaColours has bolstered its range of special effects products for the screen printing industry with the launch of a new glow-in-the-dark phosphorescent ink.

Mark Andy buys Presstek
Label and flexible packaging specialist Mark Andy has acquired Direct Imaging press and plates specialist Presstek from its private equity owners, in the latest consolidation play among industry...

Kodak revenue down but profits up in full-year results
Kodak has released its full-year and Q4 2017 earnings, posting $94m in net earnings for the year, but with revenue down 7% to $1.5bn (£1.1bn), from $1.64bn in 2016.

Ricoh launches new ink range for Pro VC60000
Ricoh UK is launching a new ink range for its Pro VC60000 continuous-feed inkjet machines designed to print directly onto traditional offset coated substrates without primers.

Kodak: next-gen Sonora plates open up process-free to all
Kodak claims that its new Sonora X plates mean “nearly every" offset printer can now benefit from process-free platemaking.