Coronavirus
IG warns on profits due to supply chain crisis
IG Design Group's share price has slumped after the group issued a profit warning due to the impact of supply chain disruption and input cost increases.
Essentra refocuses, packaging ops likely to be sold off
Essentra plans to become a “pure play” components business, meaning its Filters and Packaging divisions are likely to be sold off.
ACA subsidiary shuttered
Directors at ACA Group have put part of the business into liquidation due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ending of the furlough scheme.
Mimaki demonstrating recent launches at RAI
Mimaki Europe is showcasing several machines it has launched during the coronavirus pandemic at Fespa this week.
K&B Durst reveals VariJet 106 pricing model
Two beta customers will take delivery of Koenig & Bauer Durst’s B1 inkjet press early next year, with commercial shipments slated for the second half of 2022.
Fespa 2021 opens its doors
Fespa’s Global Print Expo 2021 has kicked off at the RAI exhibition centre in Amsterdam, welcoming wide-format printers and signmakers back to a live event for the first time since May 2019.
Paper industry warns on energy crisis
UK paper mills could be forced to shut down if the gas price crisis impacting energy-intensive industries isn’t resolved soon, an industry expert has warned.
Fujifilm brings in fresh surcharge
Fujifilm has urged customers to switch to its Platesense programme to help mitigate rising input costs, as the manufacturer announces a further surcharge on plate prices effective from next month.
Kodak targets embellishment opportunity with new Ascend
Kodak CEO Jim Continenza has vowed that the firm will be “the last company standing in plates” as the manufacturer announced a raft of new products including a new electrophotographic digital press...
Long-standing family firm latest to fall victim to pandemic
A long-standing Yorkshire-based large-format printing business has gone into administration, with its assets subsequently sold to a fellow Yorkshire print company.