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Kodak Park was home to 'secret' nuclear reactor
Kodak's Rochester, New York, headquarters was home to a secret nuclear reactor for 30 years prior to its dismantling in November 2007, it has emerged.

Arjowiggins launches Cocoon direct mail campaign
Arjowiggins Graphics has teamed up with Antalis McNaughton to launch a campaign raising awareness of the recycled paper.
RPM regrows business with short-run packaging
Traditional commercial printer RPM Solutions has found a new niche to rebuild its business: short-run, small carton packaging.

Late payments to UK SMEs top 35bn
Printers are among almost 800,000 UK SMEs owed a record 35bn in overdue payments, new research shows.

French algae problem creates opportunity for eco-friendly paper
Italian paper manufacturer Favini is harvesting algae blooms caused by pollution off the French coasts of Brittany and Normandy to create its environmentally-friendly artistic paper range Shiro Alga...
Print industry news roundup: Trinity, Bell & Bain, Shere, paper prices, Unite
Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Trinity employees threaten industrial action; Bell & Bain add third Rapida; Shere first...
Media roundup: Marketing, Brooks, Look, Kopparberg, Sun on Sunday
We bring you the buzz from the wider media sphere, across the world and across the web. This week: UK's top marketers; Brooks charged with perverting justice; Look launch; Kopparberg unveils 10m...

Kodak's Eric Owen adds European role as Mark Clark retires
Kodak worldwide VP of sales and business development Eric Owen has taken on the additional role of European digital print system VP following Mark Clark's retirement at the beginning of April.

Unite has MMP strategy into 2013
Unite has said that it already has plans in place to keep its dispute with Austrian packaging manufacturer Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) going into 2013.
Bagel Direkt in double Sitma order
Bagel Direkt, a member of the TSB Group, is strengthening its partnership with Sitma.

Merchant competition forces paper price increase
Paper manufacturer Papierfabrik Scheufelen's imminent price increase will occur due to competition between merchants, says the company.

Aylesford Newsprint signs to Npower
Recycled paper manufacturer Aylesford Newsprint has signed a new four-year agreement with Npower Cogen for the supply of energy to its newsprint operations.

Unite advises members to ask for 3.6% pay increase
Unite has advised its members to request an inflation-based pay increase this year, in lieu of a national agreement.

IFS adds to specialist range
Finishing equipment supplier IFS has continued to expand its portfolio with the addition of bookbinding and finishing solutions provider SCS Automaberg.

Kenton InStore invests in Inca Onset S40i
Point-of-sale specialist Kenton InStore will become one of the first companies worldwide to install an Inca Onset S40i printer after confirming an order at global distributor Fujilfilm's Drupa stand.