Companies & suppliers
Kodak's Prosper beta pulls plug in favour of rival HP technology
Kodak has suffered a setback to the launch of its Prosper press range with Italian firm Rotomail plumping for an HP T300 machine instead of Kodak's Prosper 5000XL.
Inca creates business development role to develop new markets
Inca has appointed its first business development manager Nigel Sherman to spearhead the firm's expansion into new markets for its inkjet technology beyond large-format display graphics.
IGS appoints Holdom to develop its inks business
After-market inks specialist Shaun Holdom has joined IGS UK as business development manager.
Generation Druck opts for HP technology to make a clean start
A German wide-format start-up has opted for a trio of HP's water-based printers, including two latex machines, due to the machines' environmental credentials.
Indian paper manufacturing companies zoom ahead
During the month of July, prices for creamwove writing paper at Rs 41,000 a tonne and maplitho printing paper at Rs 52,205 a tonne, had notched up about 5 to 9% on a yearly basis.
New manager for Manroland warns against skimping on consumables
Manroland GB has made Andrew Newton area sales manager for its Printcom division.
Agfa first half-earnings rebound following 2009 cost-cutting exercise
Agfa Graphic's pre-tax result rebounded strongly in the first half of the year as it reaped the benefits of the cost-cutting exercise it undertook through 2009.
Bobst Novacut 106
With more than 70 machines sold to more than 40 customers in India both, Novacut and it's counterpart Speria 106, have been bestsellers in India for the past six years.
Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills is now FSC certified
Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills (APPM) has received forest stewardship council's (FSC) chain-of-custody (COC) certificate for its responsible sourcing of pulpwood fibre for manufacture of pulp and paper.
StockWatch: Print in India
As per stock analysts, packaging companies are definitely growing and so are their share prices. Flexible packaging giants like Jindal Poly Films, Polyplex Corp saw high growth this week.