A printing plate used for the historical Ulster Covenant has sold for £15,000 at a Belfast auction house.

UK-based paper bottle manufacturer Frugalpac has signed a deal with a Canadian packaging firm for its pioneering paper bottle machine.

The pandemic fall out continues to impact the industry as two more print businesses hit the buffers and pre-pack to survive.

Union members across Sun Chemical’s major UK ink plants are taking part in a second day of strikes.

UK wide-format specialist Papergraphics has signed an agreement with Roland DG to join its exclusive dealer channel, selling some of the manufacturer’s key products for the sign and graphics market.

Webmart and CFH Docmail are the latest to join print and paper advocacy group Two Sides.

Welsh manufacturer Printing Components has been acquired in a management buyout, securing 20 jobs.

Benny Landa’s Lusix venture, which produces lab-grown diamonds, has completed an investment round of $90m (£74.5m).

The print market is moving to an “increasingly digital future,” according to the latest Smithers industry report.

The Print Box, based in south Staffordshire, has breathed new life into the business, diversifying and adding new staff, with the help of new funding.

DMG Media is to close one of its newspaper printing sites, with significant job losses anticipated, after acquiring the plant less than two years ago.

Two paper manufacturers have raised their guidance for 2022 due to strong market conditions.