Companies & suppliers

Navigator to increase UWF prices again
The Navigator Company will increase uncoated woodfree (UWF) paper prices in Europe by 8-15% from next month.

Cestrian produces sustainable film and TV sets
Cestrian has pivoted into the film and TV industry with a recent job that has seen it produce sustainable film sets made from cardboard.

Frogmore updates after fire
Frogmore Paper Mill has confirmed that a “significant amount” of irreplaceable artefacts were lost in last month’s fire – although its historic paper machines survived the worst of the blaze.

Offset Print & Packaging in UK K&B first
High quality carton manufacturer Offset Print & Packaging has become the first UK customer to purchase the new generation Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145.

Canon opens new manufacturing plant at Dutch site
Canon has opened a new production facility for water-based, polymer inks at its site in Venlo, the Netherlands.

Coveris launches new stretch film that meets PPT requirements
Coveris has launched a range of lightweight, next generation stretch films that contain a minimum of 30% recycled content to reduce reliance on virgin plastics and meet forthcoming UK Plastic...

Fujifilm upgrades full year forecast
Fujifilm has reported that sales of printing plates are recovering in its results for the first nine months of its financial year.

C&T acquires Clear Group
C&T Matrix has acquired a majority stake in Clear Group in a move that will expand its portfolio and strengthen its global distribution reach.

Printondemand-worldwide upgrades BookVault
On demand book and journal printer Printondemand-worldwide (PODWW) has overhauled its portal for authors and publishers to bring their titles to the consumer market.

Sappi posts strong Q1 results
Sappi has reported strong results for its first quarter with sales of $1.697bn (£1.25bn), up 46% year-on-year, and a profit of $123m – compared to a loss of $17m in Q1 2020.