Paper

Howard Smith Paper launches carbon calculator service

Howard Smith Paper (HSP) has introduced a carbon calculator service and two "carbon pre-balanced" papers, Greencoat and Think4.

Antalis McNaughton awarded the Carbon Trust Standard

Antalis McNaughton has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard after it reduced its carbon emissions by 13.6% in 2010.

Fire crews work through night as blaze hits Pensord warehouse

Fire crews were called out to attend a fire at sheetfed magazine printer Pensord's Pontllanfraith facility early this morning.

UPM to acquire Myllykoski Corporation and Rhein Papier

UPM has agreed to acquire Myllykoski Corporation and Rhein Papier to "improve cost competitiveness"..

WWF Germany's anti-printing PDF campaign exposes internal rifts

The 'save as WWF' campaign launched by WWF Germany this month has not only outraged the print and paper industries but, according to correspondence seen by <i>PrintWeek</i>, has caused a rift within...

Landor extends applications for Phototex to small format digital

Hot on the heels of its appearance on Channel Five's Gadget Show Landor has extended the applications of its Phototex products to include small format digital cutsheet and reel-fed machines.

Cloud computing and paper characterisation discussed at Digtal Ad Lab

Digital Ad Lab's last quarterly meeting of 2010 featured a panel discussion on cloud computing and an update on the PPA paper characterisation initiative.

Printers brace for new year paper price rises

Printers will face more paper woes in the new year after Europe's mills proposed double-digit price hikes, including an increase of up to 50 per tonne for coated mechanical papers.

SCA fined over worker crushed by paper reel

Paper manufacturer SCA has been fined 120,000 after an employee at one of its UK sites was crushed by a two-tonne paper reel in an incident that left him paralysed from the waist down.

Post Script: Bog-standard toilet paper scrubs up well

The doom-mongers may whinge about the industry going down the pan, but now you can find out how to create paper art on the toilet thanks to a handy guide to origami illustrated using the humble loo...