Finance

DS Smith H1 results boosted by SCA acquisition
UK recycled packaging group DS Smith has posted a 62% increase in 2012 first half profits helping to offset significant decline in UK paper revenues.

Autumn Statement fails to inspire print
This week's Autumn Statement has failed to 'wow' the print industry, despite the reduction in corporation tax, increase in capital allowances and scrapping of the 3p fuel duty hike.

Autumn Statement 2012: Live text
Live updates of the Autumn Statement and the measures that will impact UK print as it happens.

KBA to close Trennfeld site
KBA is to merge its Trennfeld plant into its main Wrzburg facility 16 miles away, a move it said would save several million euros a year but lead to "almost all" 220 staff being offered new roles.

Concern over skills funding ahead of Autumn Statement
Concerns have arisen over proposals, expected to be backed by the Chancellor in the Autumn Statment, that could see billions of pounds of ring-fenced skills funding devolved to a single pot.

Funding for Lending users cut borrowing by 1.1bn
Lending decreased by 1.1bn across the six banks that borrowed from the Bank of England (BoE) during the first two months of its Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS).

Kodak secures $830m exit finance facility
Kodak said its lenders were demonstrating increased confidence in the company's future after they boosted its $793m interim and exit finance facility by $37m and established "improved" terms for...

Asset finance firm 'offered inducements' for intros to failing firms
One of the UK's largest independent asset finance providers has been accused of offering incentives for introductions to struggling firms so that it could profit from their collapse.

Veil of secrecy around print's 'secret six' uncovered
The Royal Mail's undercover printers, who anonymously produced thousands of stamps for the Olympics, have been revealed. These are their stories

James Cropper boosts profits despite falling paper sales
Paper manufacturer James Cropper has recorded a double digit increase in its operating profit for the first half of 2012 despite falling sales in its speciality paper business.