Companies & suppliers
New life for UPM mill
UPM’s shuttered Chapelle Darblay newsprint mill in France is set to be reborn as a cardboard production site under its new owners.
Italian Job rescue for historic Italian printhouse's presses
Seven antique print machines have been saved from scrap by a print novice after the collapse of an artisanal Tuscan printhouse that included Jodie Foster among its clients.
Plates wing buoys Agfa Q1 results
Agfa has posted a big jump in Q1 EBITDA despite what the group described as “an extraordinary inflationary context”.
Hague expands with PSL buy
Hague Group has returned to the acquisition trail with a deal to buy PSL Print Management.
CPMA speaks out on Diageo packaging change implications
The Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance (CPMA) has commented on the potential wider implications on the packaging industry of Diageo’s decision to start phasing out the use of 183 million...
Sylvamo brings in rights plan as industry awaits Russia update
Paper manufacturer Sylvamo has instigated a ‘poison pill’ Shareholder Rights Plan after a big private equity business gained a substantial stake.
THEMPC opens UK digital print studio and European ops hub
THEMPC has opened a digital printing studio, production facility and warehouse in Hampshire and an operations hub in Munich, Germany that will support its EU customers.
War speeds Koenig & Bauer plans to expand in-house power generation
Koenig & Bauer has reduced its Q1 losses on sales that were slightly down on 2021, while flagging that ongoing supply chain uncertainties meant it could not provide a reliable forecast for the full...
MBA Group ups capacity with fourth Fusion Cross
MBA Group has taken on a fourth Bowe Systec Fusion Cross high speed inserter from Bowe UK to further increase its capacity.
Company financial distress levels rise
There was a 19% increase in the number of companies in critical financial distress in the first quarter of 2022, according to new research.