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Elliott Baxter & Company (EBB) has enhanced its offering with the acquisition of Irish company Realt Paper.

Kenover Puit, one of the leading stretcher bar manufacturers, shares its expert advice on choosing the best material for canvas stretcher bars to ensure the longevity of printed canvas jobs.

The Fedrigoni Group has acquired certain assets of Mohawk Fine Papers, the company it entered into an industrial partnership with in September 2022.

Lecta and Sappi Europe will both implement price rises on speciality products from 1 April 2024.

Premier Paper Group has added three new brands as part of its ongoing developments into the lamination film market.

Xampla has gained a further $7m (£5.5m) in funding to fuel expansion of its natural, biodegradable materials that promise a drop-in replacement to plastics.

Workers at De La Rue’s banknote polymer factory are planning a 24-hour walkout over a below inflation pay rise proposal.

Fedrigoni has finalised its acquisition of the entire share capital of Arjowiggins HKK3 Ltd, owner of the Arjowiggins China Group.

Sappi has confirmed the closure of its Lanaken Mill in Belgium, a move that will take out more than half a million tonnes of coated woodfree paper production for the heatset web offset market.

Unite the union has secured a likely £1m-plus payout for former workers at Arjowiggins’ Stoneywood Mill.