Environment

Kodak says Magnus CTP offers green benefits

Kodak is targeting commercial and offset packaging printers with a new platesetter that it said combines ease of use with low environmental impact.

Vertec opts for Agfa Avalon N8 to boost green credentials

Vertec Printing Services has bought an Agfa CTP system in a bid to enhance its environmental performance.

Reading the printed page is 'greener' than online browsing, says papermaker

Reading newspaper print has a lower impact on global warming than reading online, according to one of the world's leading papermakers.

MPs told by CPI to prioritise paper or lose competitive edge

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has written to MPs to drive home the desperate need for action to help the UK papermaking industry.

MPs hear print's side from Two Sides, BPIF and Unite

Representatives from the BPIF, Unite and Two Sides lobbied MPs at the annual All-Party Parliamentary Print Group (APPG) last week in order to get the industry's messages into the political agenda.

APP refutes further allegations over Indonesian rainforest

Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has strongly denied allegations by the charity Greenpeace that it is "still trashing" Indonesia's rainforest and making false claims about its sustainability.

Russell Press becomes Green Mark certified

Commercial printer Russell Press has been successfully audited for the Green Mark environmental standard.

PEFC brand 'ever more visible' following printer sign-ups

PEFC has said its brand is becoming "ever more visible" following the rise in the number of printers that are accredited to the Chain-of-Custody certification.

150 firefighters called to Wastecare site fire

Print and packaging recycler Wastecare has said it is "business as usual" after a fire broke out at its Garforth site, near Leeds, in the early hours of this morning (1 July) and raged for around...

Customer concern prompts Ultima Displays to go for green credential

Portable display kit supplier Ultima Displays has achieved the ISO 140001 environmental standard after undertaking a raft of eco measures in response to customer demand.