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Brits oppose plain packaging on junk food
Only 11% of Brits believe plain ‘tobacco-style’ packaging would have a significant impact on whether they bought junk food or not, according to new research.

UPM strike resolved: industry reacts
Industry business leaders have expressed relief that the long-running strike action at UPM’s Finnish mills is over – but concerns remain about how long it will take for paper and label supplies to...

Stora Enso divests Russian sawmills and forest ops
Stora Enso has entered into an agreement to divest its two sawmills in Russia.

Bex Design & Print acquired by Amcomri Group
Engineering and manufacturing specialist Amcomri Group has acquired screen and digital printer Bex Design & Print.

KGK Genix swaps two for one in Vutek install
KGK Genix has upgraded its superwide-format offering with an EFI Vutek h5 printer.

Flint to close UK ink factory due to newspaper decline
Flint Group is likely to close its UK newspaper ink plant due to falling demand caused by the ongoing decline in newspaper circulations.

Healeys claims first with SBT
Healeys Print Group has chosen Earth Day 2022 to announce that it has become the first SME printer in the UK to gain approval for its Science Based Targets (SBT) to reduce emissions.

Xerox profits impacted by rising costs
Xerox said its revenue was in line with expectations in Q1, “despite an increasingly volatile operating environment” but the company posted operating and pre-tax losses for the period, resulting in a...

Hybrid Software reports bumper results
Hybrid Software Group said it is on track to achieve its target of €100m (£84m) revenue and €35m EBITDA in 2026 after more than doubling its turnover last year.

Agreement reached over UPM strike
The Finnish Paperworkers' Union has agreed a settlement proposal to end the devastating long-running strike action at UPM.

Information gap over what's next for YM Group
Three weeks on from the abrupt administration of YM Group’s web offset sites, major backer Pricoa is yet to comment on the situation – which left hundreds of employees unpaid – or on its future plans...

Print and packaging names among Queen’s Awards winners
Several print related businesses and packaging companies have been honoured in this year’s Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

Agfa: Inca deal gives us 'best and most advanced solutions'
Agfa boss Pascal Juéry believes the group’s acquisition of Inca will allow it to speedily enter new high-growth inkjet markets and dramatically increase ink sales.

Propack tops mega investment drive with Canon inkjet
Direct mail specialist Propack has topped off investment of over £2.7m into new technology and equipment for its West Yorkshire site with its biggest purchase yet, a Canon VarioPrint iX3200 cutsheet...

Fresh proposals submitted over UPM strike
There’s a glimmer of hope that agreement could be reached in the long-running strike action that has shuttered UPM’s Finnish paper mills.