Companies & suppliers

Intergraf flags French law regulating mineral oils
Intergraf has highlighted a French law regulating the use of mineral oils in printing inks, which it said is impacting the European market, including European printers placing printed products on the...

Heinzel to convert idled Steyrermühl paper machine
Heinzel Group is set to convert an idled paper machine at the Steyrermühl mill in Austria to produce sustainable kraft papers for flexible packaging.

Propack launches sustainable greetings cards business
Propack has launched its own online sustainable greetings cards retail business, Planet Bee Cards.

Royal Mail hikes stamp prices, agrees new talks with CWU
Royal Mail has announced an inflation-busting near-16% increase in the price of First Class stamps, which will breach the £1 mark for the first time.

Macfarlane Group acquires Suttons
Macfarlane Group has acquired specialist protective packaging manufacturing business A.E. Sutton, which trades as Suttons Performance Packaging.

Zeus opens new Irish logistics facility
Irish packaging group Zeus has opened a new 6,500sqm logistics facility in Watergrasshill, Cork.

Manroland Sheetfed streamlines after losses
Manroland Sheetfed has streamlined its German operation with 140 jobs, around 15% of the workforce, going as a result.

Busy and successful Hunkeler Innovationdays highlights sector advances
Hunkeler Innovationdays has closed its doors after four very successful and busy days that saw the continuous-feed inkjet sector move well ahead of where it was in 2019 – the show’s previous outing.

Heidelberg appoints new comms and brand champion
Heidelberg has appointed a new head of global corporate communications from outside the industry.

Finnish port strikes end
Strike action by thousands of stevedores at Finnish ports, which it was warned could impact the paper and pulp industry, has reached a swifter than expected resolution.