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Paper produced from elephant dung is on its way to the UK

<i>Hello!</i> publishing director Sally Cartwright has called for an international third-party certification symbol for paper, and launched a scathing attack on UPM-Kymmene chief executive Juha Niemel

The paper and board industry "lags way behind the majority of the manufacturing industry in its adoption of e-commerce", with only 17% of companies developing e-commerce strategies and plans

Online print buying service TripleArc is looking to float on the Alternative Investment Market by Christmas

Progressive Impressions International used last weeks Print Buyers Forum as a launchpad for its UK operations

Kodak is buying wide-format ink-jet manufacturer Encad for 17.5m ($25m)

Akzo Nobel has agreed to sell its printing inks business to a management team led by Akzo Nobel Printing Inks president Peter Koivula.

Pershke Price Service (PPS), MAN Rolands UK sales agent, is to make 7% of its staff redundant due to current trading conditions.

Staff at Belgian digital press manufacturer Xeikon were in a mass meeting this morning (9 November), amid speculation about the firms financial situation.

Oc has reached an agreement with Gretag Imaging Group to acquire its Professional Imaging division.

Essex Colour, the repro house owned by Goodspeed Communications, has been bought in an MBO led by Mark Dane

Xeikon has filed a request for creditor protection under applicable Belgian legislation.

Polestar is proposing 31 job losses at Broadley, its Accrington-based wet-glue label printing plant, to improve productivity because of increasing pressure on label prices.

Flat sales at large-format printer manufacturer NUR have led to cost-saving measures including an unspecified number of job cuts

Finchmark Graphics has ceased trading with the loss of around 60 jobs after its administrative receiver failed to achieve a sale of the business as a going concern