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Mondi to increase uncoated prices next month
Mondi is planning to bring in price increases of up to 15% on most of its uncoated fine paper grades next month.

Bobst updates on connectivity vision
Bobst CEO Jean-Pascal Bobst has hailed the firm’s 2020 results as “a major achievement” in light of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fujifilm systems back online after cyber attack
Fujifilm’s Japanese HQ has been the subject of a cyber attack which resulted in knock-on disruption to its European business – although systems here were not breached.

Andreou acquisition Printstore in Duplo spend
The company acquired earlier this year by Peter Andreou has brought digital cutting in-house with the purchase of a Duplo PFi Blade B2+.

Print promos kick off for Euros
The upcoming UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament has provided a welcome boost to raft of printing companies.

Magna Signs ups capacity with Agfa install
Magna Signs has substantially increased its print capacity after installing a hybrid 3.2m-wide Agfa Anapurna H3200i LED printer.

Heidelberg: 'comprehensive transformation' is paying off
Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer said the business was now “leaner and more efficient”, and is poised to return to profitability in 2022/23 on the back of a raft of growth initiatives including...

Fedrigoni launches new shades
Fedrigoni has launched four new shades as part of its latest swatch book.

Industry associates mourn Tim Blincoe
Industry colleagues and associates are mourning the loss of Fujifilm product manager Tim Blincoe, who has died after a year-long illness.

Compass adds Recovery Loan Scheme to offering
Compass Business Finance has become accredited to offer the new Recovery Loan Scheme from the British Business Bank.

More bumper print tenders go live
A trio of print contracts collectively worth tens of millions, with one alone worth £20m, are up for grabs via the government’s Find a Tender service.

UK Greetings joins Carbon Balanced Paper programme
A major greetings cards manufacturer and publisher will offset close to 10,000 tonnes of CO2e relating to the manufacturing of the board used to produce its cards annually after signing up to the...

Sappi to implement another price increase
Sappi Europe has announced another price increase, this time for all of its containerboard grades.

OUP closure to end centuries-long print tradition
UPDATED: Oxford University Press is planning to break a centuries-long tradition of printing by closing its Oxuniprint operation – a move slammed by union Unite as the “short-sighted and disloyal”...

MacroArt supports growth with key appointment
Wide-format printer MacroArt has supported its growth aspirations with the appointment of a new non-executive chairman.