Consumables

Kodak latest to raise plate prices
Kodak is set to raise the price of its offset printing plates by up to 9% after the escalating cost of aluminium became "too great to bear".

Forecast worsening for paper supply
Earlier this month PrintWeek reported on the ‘perfect storm’ of global events that have tightened the supply of graphical papers and resulted in paper mills resorting to allocation for the first time...

Has fixed-palette come of age at last?
A quarter century has passed since serious proposals were first made for six- and seven-colour process sets to replace the need for spot colour inks.

Agfa confirms plate price rise
Agfa has announced immediate plate price rises of up to 10% due to rocketing aluminium costs.

Four new substrates from PrintPlus Fabrics
PrintPlus Fabrics has debuted four new textile substrates for digital printing applications at Fespa.

Serge Ferrari debuts signage substrate at Fespa
Serge Ferrari has released a grey-backed variant of its Decolit creative interiors fabric.

MagnaColours shows latest inks
Inks supplier MagnaColours is taking part in the Print Make Wear fashion textile feature, with live screen printing demonstrations using its water-based inks.

Sonora sales jump in Kodak Q1 results
Kodak achieved double-digit growth in volumes for its Sonora process-free and Flexcel flexo plates in Q1, but posted a loss for the quarter amid moves that could lead to more M&A activity at the...

Northern Flags runs up the colours for naval gazers
Northern Flags has helped naval supply store Mainbrace Marine provide the Royal Navy’s flags on a number of occasions. This time, however, the recurring client tested just how tight a ship the...

Fujifilm offers printers a step to processless with new low-chem plate
Fujifilm has launched a new low-chemistry plate that only requires a one-stage gum clean out, rather than traditional processing chemistry.