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UPM earnings back to pre-pandemic levels
Sales at UPM were up 14% to nearly €10bn (£8.33bn) last year in what CEO Jussi Pesonen described as a “strong year” for the overall group, although its Communication Papers business remained...

Canon and Plockmatic collaborate on inline coating for VarioPrint iX
Canon and finishing kit supplier Plockmatic have collaborated on the inline integration of Canon’s VarioPrint iX-series digital inkjet sheetfed press with Plockmatic’s DigiCoater Pro 400 HD LED paper...

Kellmatt upgrades folding with Morgana
Kellmatt has upgraded its folding by investing in a Morgana DigiFold Pro XL.

IG Design Group shares halve after further profit warning
IG Design Group has issued a profit warning and will not pay a final dividend after supply chain issues resulted in extra costs fulfilling Christmas orders. It is also reviewing costs at its US...

Opus Trust to exit Nottingham operation
Omnichannel communications specialist Opus Trust Communications is set to exit its Nottingham site by the end of December 2022, with a number of jobs at risk of redundancy.

Fujifilm bolsters digital ambitions with big hire
Fujifilm has hired an industry big hitter to spearhead its attack on the cutsheet toner market after its split from Xerox.

DCS London wins global Xerox award
DCS London has scooped first place in its category in the 2021 global Xerox Best of the Best Awards.

Directors fined over asbestos removal
Two directors of a now-defunct specialist printing business have been fined over safety breaches related to asbestos removal.

Intergraf: Spiralling paper prices and shortages damaging print
Rising paper prices and lack of availability is stymying the print industry’s pandemic bounce back and is likely to cause permanent damage according to Intergraf, which has issued a plea for the paper...

Flint Group to implement more price rises
Flint Group’s Offset Packaging Solutions (OPS) and Commercial Publication Web (CPW) divisions are set to announce further price increases.