Print buying

York Media has confirmed two key appointments as the business prepares to start printing at the end of next month.

James Cropper has reported on a “challenging” year with sales down 21% and a pre-tax loss filed.

UPM Raflatac has acquired Grafityp to further accelerate its growth in the graphics area.

Elliott Baxter & Company (EBB) has started stocking “new and improved” KraftPak from WestRock, a single-ply uncoated, unbleached kraft paperboard that has been rebranded as KraftPak Evadale.

Sappi has dramatically reduced the carbon footprint of its Galerie range of coated papers, and aims to achieve a 70% reduction by the end of the year.

Packaging converter Sirane has appointed administrators, with 172 staff made redundant.

A massive Hollywood film memorabilia auction has gone live, putting millions of dollars’ worth of props, costumes, and collectable print up for sale.

Ink and pigment giant Sun Chemical has announced a price increase across a broad portfolio of its inks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective immediately.

Nonagenarian media mogul Rupert Murdoch has predicted that printed newspapers likely have 15 years left, “with a lot of luck”.

Lloyds Bank has made a further push to switch customers away from paper statements, by automatically opting customers out and requiring them to take action if they want to continue with physical...