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Rumours in the Israeli press that large-format digital printer manufacturers NUR and Scitex Vision have aborted discussions about a proposed merger have been scotched by Scitex Vision

Xeroxs preliminary third-quarter results show an estimated 2.6bn to 2.7bn in revenue, and a loss in the region of 15p to 17p per share

KBA has launched a second member of its Karat DI press family, the 46 Karat

Heidelberg has revealed the names of the first two UK NexPress 2100 users and says it aims to install 50 of the digital colour presses in the UK over the next year

A battle between Oc and Xerox has ended at the Office of Fair Trading with the former winning the squabble over sales of spare parts

Iggesund Paperboard has introduced its new folding boxboard, Incada, following rebuilding and development at its Workington paperboard mill

US group Willamette has said it is willing to enter talks with hostile bidder Weyerhaeuser, if its rival increases its current offer by several dollars per share

Stora Enso aims to give a massive push to the sale of papers, labels and packaging by launching a global group

Independent Paper has celebrated its launch by announcing that parent company Denmaur Papers recorded a rise in turnover of nearly 20%

Dutch printer Roto Smeets has raided the UK market to win two big contracts for magazines for tabloids

Demand for books on Islam since Septembers terrorist attacks is forcing up print runs

Waddies has enlisted a corporate finance expert to help it expand through takeovers and is looking to spend up to 15m

Not even the worlds largest print group can ward off the economic crisis: Quebecor World is to close seven plants and cut 6% of its workforce due to a slowdown "greater than we imagined"

Photobitions share price has plummeted 50% after Equitable Life, one of its three largest shareholders, disposed of its stake

Dudley Stationery is set to focus attention on the South East and shed more jobs from satellite distribution centres, in addition to the 100 lost last week