Environment

Mortons Print awards Palm Recycling waste collection contract

Newspaper printer Mortons Print has awarded Palm Recycling a collection contract for its waste newsprint.

Fujifilm helps Severnprint reduce waste

Gloucester-based commercial printer Severnprint has cut water consumption by more than 70% after switching to Fuji's third-generation processless plate, Pro-T3.

Chesapeake places waste work with J&G Environmental

Waste management business J&G Environmental has won a contract to collect print waste from Chesapeake's 14 production sites.

Paper-based packaging industry makes pledge over mineral oils

The European paper-based packaging industry is to phase out the use of printing inks based on mineral oils for food packaging, following last March's health scare.

Heidelberg offers glimpse of new products ahead of Drupa launches

Visitors to Heidelberg's stand at Drupa 2012 will walk through an 'innovation gallery' showing a glimpse of potential future developments, although the main focus on the stand proper will be on...

EU investigates Apple and five publishers over e-book sales

Apple is being investigated along with some of the biggest names in publishing by European regulators over whether their arrangements for e-book sales are in breach of competition rules.

DS Smith hails "improved performance in every division" in half-year results

DS Smith has announced a 20% year-on-year increase in its pre-tax profits from 35.6m to 42.8m in its half-year results, on revenues of 1,034m.

EcoPrint to confer on sustainability issues in print industry

EcoPrint Europe 2012 is scheduled for September 26-27 in Berlin. Centralised around the theme 'are you ready', the event directs the question to the manufacturers and consumer brands whether the print...

Konica Minolta wins Green Apple Award

Konica Minolta has been awarded a Green Apple Award in recognition of its environmental project to improve customers' efficiency.

Heidelberg launches carbon neutral scheme for Speedmaster presses

Heidelberg has rolled out a carbon neutral certification option across its portfolio of Speedmaster presses.