Companies & suppliers

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.

Lecta to up prices on specialty grades
Lecta will increase prices on all of its specialty paper grades by 8% to 10% from next month.

Spandex unifies group under single brand
Spandex has introduced a new logo to reflect the evolution of the business while also unifying its brand across all group companies in Europe and Australia.

Inkjet drug regs changes scrapped
Industry bodies have welcomed the government’s decision to can looming regulation changes which threatened to effectively ban certain ingredients crucial to the manufacture of inks and press...

Smurfit Kappa acquires Atlas Packaging
Smurfit Kappa UK (SKUK) has acquired corrugated packaging provider Atlas Packaging.

Despairing duopoly dominates April’s headlines
You could be forgiven for having a strong sense of Déjà vu when checking out April’s listicle of our most-read stories, although Paragon thankfully managed to shoulder its way into our top 10 to break...